What is bad ozone?
1. Ozone formed in the troposphere
2. Ozone found in the lower stratosphere
3. Ozone found in the upper stratosphere
4. Ozone formed in the lab

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Ozone hole develops over Antarctica each year between:

1. Early January and late April

2. Early March and late July

3. Late August and early October

4. Late September and early December

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The thickness of ozone layer is measured in :
1. Centimorgan (cM)
2. Dobson unit
3. Roentgens
4. Lux

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UV rays are highly injurious to living organisms as:
1. they are part of invisible electromagnetic spectrum
2. they cannot be stopped by atmospheric gases
3. they are preferentially absorbed by DNA and proteins
4. they cause dissociation of atmospheric oxygen

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CFC have a continuing effect on ozone layer as:

1.  the Cl atoms formed by them only act as catalysts in reactions causing degradation of ozone
2.  the Cl atoms formed by them are used up in reactions causing degradation of ozone
3.  they are being produced in increasing amounts all over the world
4.  they are efficiently absorbed by the atmospheric water vapours
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Which of the following is implicated in the causation of skin cancers and snow-blindness cataracts in humans?

1.  UV – A 2.  UV - B
3.  UV - C 4.  None of the above

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The Montreal Protocol was signed in 1987 to:

1. prevent deforestation around the world
2. control the emission of ozone-depleting substances
3. control the greenhouse gases
4. prevent hazards from radioactive nuclear wastes
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A):  Most of the longer-wavelength UV-C radiation reaches the surface of the earth.
Reason (R):  Ozone is transparent to most UV-C.
 In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1.  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2.  Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3.  (A) is true but (R) is false.
4.  Both (A) and (R) are false.
  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
  4. If both the assertion and reason are false
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A):  Ozone hole over Antarctica develops each year between late August and early October.
Reason (R):  Ozone depletion occurs within the polar vortex.
 In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1.  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2.  Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3.  (A) is true but (R) is false.
4.  Both (A) and (R) are false.

  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
  4. If both the assertion and reason are false
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The image below [Courtesy NASA] shows ozone hole (blue and purple coloured area) over Antarctica in October 2004. What is true about ozone hole? 

 
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.

1.    Only Statement II is correct.
2.    Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
3.    Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
4.    Only Statement I is correct.
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