Assertion (A): | Water pollutants like mercury and DDT undergo biomagnification. |
Reason (R): | Toxic substances cannot be metabolised or excreted thus they accumulate in the organism. Then, they passed on to the next higher trophic level. |
1. | Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion. |
2. | Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. |
3. | Assertion is true but Reason is false. |
4. | Both Assertion and Reason are false. |
1. | Reducing the amount of unburnt hydrocarbons before exhaust formation |
2. | Converting NOx to nitrogen |
3. | Reducing lead in the exhaust |
4. | Converting carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide |
1. | CFCs are being produced in high amounts all over the world |
2. | CFCs release fluorine atoms which degrade ozone |
3. | Cl atoms formed by them act as catalyst in reaction causing degradation of ozone |
4. | Cl atoms formed by CFCs are used up in the reaction causing degradation of ozone |
A. | Bad ozone is formed in the troposphere. |
B. | Good ozone is formed in the stratosphere and act as shield against UV rays. |
C. | UV A may cause snow blindness. |
A | B | C | |
1. | T | T | T |
2. | T | F | T |
3. | T | T | F |
4. | F | T | F |