If an agricultural field is liberally irrigated for a prolonged period of time, it is likely to face the problem of:
1. | Metal Toxicity | 2. | Alkalinity |
3. | Acidity | 4. | Salinity |
Which of the following is an innovative remedy for plastic waste?
1. Burning in the absence of oxygen
2. Burying 500 m deep below the soil surface
3. Polyblend
4. Electrostatic precipitator
Which of the following statements about ozone is correct?
1. Tropospheric ozone protects us from UV radiation
2. Stratospheric ozone is 'bad'
3. Tropospheric ozone is 'good'
4. Stratospheric ozone protects us from UV radiation
Biomagnification of DDT in aquatic food chain leads to high concentration of DDT in fish eating birds. It results in
(1) Disturbance in calcium metabolism in birds.
(2) Thinning of egg shell and their premature breaking.
(3) Decline in birds population
1. (1) and (2) only
2. (2) and (3) only
3. (1) and (3) only
4. All (1), (2) and (3)
National Forest Policy __A__ of India has recommended __B__ forest cover for the plains and __C__ for the hills. Fill the blanks with suitable A, B and C
A B C
1. 1988 33% 67%
2. 1988 30% 19.4%
3. 1989 30% 65%
4. 1987 19.4% 30%
Which of the following is not correct with respect of control of vehicular air pollution in India?
1. Use of CNG as fuel
2. Not phasing out of old vehicles as they have better technology
3. Use of unleaded petrol, low-sulphur petrol and diesel
4. Use of catalytic converter
To protect and improve the quality of our environment, government of India has passed Environment (Protection) Act in the year ______
1. 1974
2. 1981
3. 1986
4. 1987
Assertion: During green revolution, crop production is increased.
Reason: Deforestation is one of the method of green revolution to increases productivity.
Which of the following protocols did aim for reducing the emission of chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere?
1. Geneva protocol
2. Montreal protocol
3. Kyoto protocol
4. Gothenburg protocol
Polyblend, a fine powder of recycled modified plastic, has proved to be a good material for:
1. making tubes and pipes
2. making plastic sacks
3. use as a fertilizer
4. construction of roads