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Q. No.Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was amended in 1987 to include among pollutants:
1. Vehicular exhaust
2. Allergy causing pollen
3. Noise
4. Particulates of size 2.5 micrometer or below
Subtopic: Air Pollution |
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Level 2: 60%+
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A species that was introduced for ornamentation but has become a troublesome weed in India:
1. Parthenium hysterophorus
2. Eichhornia crassipes
3. Prosopis juliflora
4. Trapa Spinosa
Subtopic: Water Pollution |
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Level 1: 80%+
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Subtopic: Ozone Layer Depletion |
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Level 1: 80%+
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Montreal Protocol was signed in 1987 for the control of:
| 1. | Emission of ozone-depleting substances |
| 2. | Release of Green House gases |
| 3. | Disposal of e-waste |
| 4. | Transport of genetically modified organisms from one country to another |
Subtopic: Ozone Layer Depletion |
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Snow-blindness in Antarctic regions is due to:
| 1. | Inflammation of cornea due to high doses of UV-B radiation |
| 2. | High reflection of light from snow |
| 3. | Damage to the retina caused by infra-red rays |
| 4. | Freezing of fluids in the eye because of the low temperature |
Subtopic: Ozone Layer Depletion |
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Level 1: 80%+
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Excess nitrates in drinking water can cause:
1. Itai–itai disease
2. Black foot disease
3. Methemoglobinemia (Blue baby syndrome)
4. Minamata disease
Subtopic: Water Pollution |
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Algal blooms:
I. are the result of a nutrient, like nitrogen or phosphorus from various sources entering the aquatic system and causing excessive growth of algae.
II. lead to increased dissolved oxygen in water body as algae are photosynthetic
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
I. are the result of a nutrient, like nitrogen or phosphorus from various sources entering the aquatic system and causing excessive growth of algae.
II. lead to increased dissolved oxygen in water body as algae are photosynthetic
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic: Water Pollution |
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India has promised to become carbon neutral and achieve net zero emissions by
1. 2030
2. 2050
3. 2060
4. 2070
1. 2030
2. 2050
3. 2060
4. 2070
Subtopic: Air Pollution |
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Identify the correct statements:
| I: | Chipko movement aimed at protecting trees and forests. |
| II: | Joint Forest Management originated in West Bengal in 1980's in India. |
| III: | The Amrita Devi Bishnoi Wildlife Protection Award is a national award instituted by the government of India for wildlife conservation. |
| 1. | Only I and II |
| 2. | Only I and III |
| 3. | Only II and III |
| 4. | I, II and III |
Subtopic: Resource Utilisation & Maintenance |
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Montreal protocol:
| 1. | is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer signed in 1987, and entered into force in 1989. |
| 2. | is an international treaty designed to control global warming signed in 1991, and entered into force in 1993. |
| 3. | is an international treaty designed to protect the ecological hotspots of biodiversity signed in 1987, and entered into force in 1989. |
| 4. | is an international treaty designed to protect wetlands signed in 1985, and entered into force in 1987. |
Subtopic: Ozone Layer Depletion |
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