Q. No.Which of the following is implicated in the causation of skin cancers and snow-blindness cataracts in humans?
1.
UV – A
2.
UV - B
3.
UV - C
4.
None of the above
The normal greenhouse effect is necessary for survival of life on Earth as it has raised the temperature of Earth’s surface by:
| 1. | - 18°C | 2. | 15°C |
| 3. | 33°C | 4. | 50°C |
The correct descending order of the relative contribution of various greenhouse gases to total global warming is:
1. carbon dioxide; methane; nitrous oxide; CFCs
2. carbon dioxide; CFCs; methane; nitrous oxide
3. carbon dioxide; CFCs; nitrous oxide; methane
4. carbon dioxide; methane; CFCs; nitrous oxide
An abnormal warming of surface ocean waters in the eastern tropical Pacific is termed as:
| 1. | El Nino | 2. | La Nina |
| 3. | ENSO | 4. | Ocean hazard |
The three-mile island is famous as:
| 1. | it hosted the Kyoto protocol |
| 2. | it was the site of a large oil spill |
| 3. | it was a site of a nuclear accident |
| 4. | it hosted the Earth summit |
Burying the radioactive wastes is not acceptable to many people as:
1. there is a risk of groundwater contamination
2. it may explode
3. it will harm the buried dead bodies
4. it may get accumulated in vegetation
The “Polyblend” developed by Ahmad Khan is a:
1. possible solution to accumulating plastic wastes
2. method for dealing with electronic wastes
3. synthetic fiber produced in India
4. organic farming product
Ecological sanitation, also known as 'Ecosan', is a new paradigm in sanitation that:
| 1. | eliminates the use of conventional pesticides to decrease environmental insult |
| 2. | recognises human excreta and household wastewater as resources that can and are recovered, treated, and reused |
| 3. | emphasises the disposal of solid waste in sanitary landfill sites |
| 4. | emphasises the need for strict legislation against polluting industries. |
In a water body polluted with biodegradable organic compounds,
1. the BOD and DO content are low
2. the BOD and DO content are high
3. the BOD is low and DO content is high
4. the BOD is high and DO content is low
The world’s most problematic aquatic weed, “The terror of Bengal”, is the name given to:
| 1. | Zostera | 2. | Ceratophyllum |
| 3. | Eichhornia | 4. | Parthenium |
© 2024 GoodEd Technologies Pvt. Ltd.