The limit of BOD prescribed by Central Pollution Control Board for the discharge of industrial and municipal wastewater into natural surface water is:
1. < 3.0 ppm
2. < 10 ppm
3. < 100 ppm
4. < 30 ppm
Which of the following supports a dense population of plankton and littoral vegetation?
1. Oligotrophic
2. Eutrophic
3. Lithotrophic
4. Agroecotrophic
Maximum greenhouse gases are released by:
1. India
2. Britain
3. USA
4. France
In a coal-fired power plant, electrostatic precipitators are installed to control the emission of:
1.
2.
3. SPM
4. CO
A lake with an inflow of domestic s wage rich in organic waste may result in:
1. Drying of the lake very soon due to algal bloom
2. Increased production of fish due to lot of nutrients
3. Death of fish due to lack of oxygen
4. Increased population of aquatic food web organisms
Minamata disease is caused due to the presence of …………. in water.
1. cadmium
2. lead
3. arsenic
4. mercury
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a measure of:
1. | industrial wastes poured into water bodies |
2. | extent to which water is polluted with organic compound |
3. | amount of carbon monoxide inseparably combined with haemoglobin |
4. | amount of oxygen needed by green plants during night |
The Montreal Protocol refers to:
1. persistent organic pollutants
2. global warming and climate change
3. substances that deplete the ozone layer
4. biosafety of genetically modified organisms
Which of the following methods is the most suitable for the disposal of nuclear waste?
1. | Bury the waste within rocks, deep below the earth's surface |
2. | Shoot the waste into the space |
3. | Bury the waste under the Antarctic ice-cover |
4. | Dump the waste within rocks, under deep ocean |
Which of the following pairs of gases is mainly responsible for green house effect?
1. Carbon dioxide and methane
2. Ozone and Ammonia
3. Oxygen and Nitrogen
4. Nitrogen and Sulphur dioxide