Which biological process leads to a decrease in the fish-eating bird population near a water body containing toxicants from industrial drainage?
1. Algal bloom
2. Biochemical oxygen demand
3. Accelerated Eutrophication
4. Biomagnification
The thickness of the ozone in a column of air from the ground to the top of the atmosphere is measured in terms of :
1. Dalton units
2. Svedberg units
3. Monomeric units
4. Dobson units
High dose of UV-B causes inflammation of cornea and is called as:
1. UV -blindness
2. Colour-blindness
3. Evening- blindness
4. Snow- blindness
Statement I: | The ozone hole is a “hole” where no ozone is present. |
Statement II: | The ozone hole is a result of catalyzed ozone loss from chlorine and bromine compounds. |
Statement I: | The movement originated in the Garhwal Himalayan region of Uttarakhand (then part of Uttar Pradesh). |
Statement II: | Although many of its leaders were men, women were not only its backbone, but also its mainstay. |