Q. No.Nuisance growth of aquatic plants and bloom-forming algae in natural waters is generally due to high concentrations of:
| 1. | Carbon | 2. | Sulphur |
| 3. | Calcium | 4. | Phosphorus |
Match the following and choose the correct option.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | Environment Protection Act | i. | 1974 |
| B. | Air prevention & Control of pollution Act | ii. | 1987 |
| C. | Water act | iii. | 1986 |
| D. | Amendment of Air Act to include noise as an air pollutant | iv. | 1981 |
The correct match is :
| Options: | A | B | C | D |
| 1. | iii | iv | i | ii |
| 2. | i | iii | ii | iv |
| 3. | iv | i | ii | iii |
| 4. | iii | iv | ii | i |
Which of the following are commonly used as a bacterial indicator of water pollution?
| 1. | Coliforms | 2. | Shigella |
| 3. | Giardia | 4. | Salmonella |
The green scum seen in the freshwater bodies is:
1. Blue-green algae
2. Red algae
3. Green algae
4. Both 1 and 3
The expanded form of DDT is:
1. Dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane
2. Dichloro diethyl trichloroethane
3. Dichloro dipyridyl trichloroethane
4. Dichloro diphenyl tetrachloroacetate
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
|
1. |
Ozone depletion |
DNA damage |
|
2. |
Greenhouse effect |
Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide |
|
3. |
Acid rain |
pH < 5 |
|
4. |
Eutrophication |
Decreased primary productivity |
Match the items in column I and column II and choose the correct option:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | UV | i. | Biomagnifications |
| B. | Biodegradable organic matter | ii. | Eutrophication |
| C. | DDT | iii. | Snow blindness |
| D. | Phosphates | iv. | BOD |
| Options: | A | B | C | D |
| 1. | ii | i | iv | iii |
| 2. | iii | ii | iv | i |
| 3. | iii | iv | i | ii |
| 4. | iii | i | iv | ii |
Which one of the following diseases is not caused due to contamination of water?
| 1. | Hepatitis-B | 2. | Jaundice |
| 3. | Cholera | 4. | Typhoid |
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
| Assertion (A): | The presence of Tubifex in a water sample is a good indicator of high quality [non-polluted] of the water sample. |
| Reason (R): | Tubifex is a nematode that cannot survive in water with low dissolved oxygen content. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
- If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
- If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
- If the assertion is true but the reason is false
- If both the assertion and reason are false
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