Water [Prevention and Control of Pollution] Act was passed by the Government of India in:
1. | 1974 | 2. | 1981 |
3. | 1987 | 4. | 1992 |
Provided it is carried out in an environmentally friendly manner, the only solution for the treatment of e-waste is:
1. Recycling
2. Incineration
3. Sanitary landfills
4. Burying deep in earth
Modern catalytic converters in automobiles are capable of:
I: | Oxidation of carbon, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide |
II: | Oxidation of nitrogen oxides to nitrogen (N2) |
1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II
Apart from DDT, what else is known to undergo biological magnification in aquatic food chain?
1. | Nitrates | 2. | Phosphates |
3. | Mercury | 4. | Calcium |
Burying 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 vegetations
In India, the name Ramesh Chandra Dagar, is associated with:
1. Organic farming
2. Conservation of forests
3. Recycling of plastic wastes
4. Preservation of water lands
If there was no green house effect:
1. | Earth would have been too cold for many organisms to survive |
2. | The diversity on Earth would have been much higher |
3. | The primary productivity would have been much higher |
4. | Earth would not have any atmosphere |
A | Desertification | A type of land degradation in drylands in which biological productivity is lost due to natural processes or induced by human activities whereby fertile areas become increasingly arid. |
B | Soil erosion | A form of soil degradation, it is the denudation of the fertile top layer of the soil. |
C | Water-logging | It is the saturation of soil with water where the soil is nearly saturated with water much of the time such that its air phase is restricted and anaerobic conditions prevail. |
D | Soil Salinity | It is the salt content in the soil; the process of increasing the salt content is known as salinization. |
Assertion (A): | Irrigation without proper drainage of water has a very detrimental effect on crops. |
Reason (R): | It draws salt to the surface of the soil which is inimical to the growth of crops. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A). |
2. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
3. | (A) is false but (R) is true. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A). |
The Environment [protection] Act to protect and improve the quality of our environment [Air, Water and Soil] was passed by the Government of India in:
1. | 1974 | 2. | 1981 |
3. | 1986 | 4. | 1988 |