Modern catalytic converters in automobiles are capable of:

I:  Oxidation of carbon, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide
II:  Oxidation of nitrogen oxides to nitrogen (N2)

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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Provided it is carried out in an environmentally friendly manner, the only solution for the treatment of e-waste is:
1. Recycling
2. Incineration
3. Sanitary landfills
4. Burying deep in earth

Subtopic:  Solid Waste Pollution |
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Water [Prevention and Control of Pollution] Act was passed by the Government of India in:

1. 1974 2. 1981
3. 1987 4. 1992
Subtopic:  Water Pollution: II |
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Apart from DDT, what else is known to undergo biological magnification in aquatic food chain?

1.  Nitrates 2.  Phosphates
3.  Mercury 4.  Calcium
Subtopic:  Water Pollution |
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Burying radioactive wastes is not acceptable to many people as:
1. there is a risk of groundwater contamination
2. it may explode
3. it will harm the buried dead bodies
4. it may get accumulated in vegetations

Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste |
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In India, the name Ramesh Chandra Dagar, is associated with:
1. Organic farming
2. Conservation of forests
3. Recycling of plastic wastes
4. Preservation of water lands

Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste |
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If there was no green house effect:

1.  Earth would have been too cold for many organisms to survive
2.  The diversity on Earth would have been much higher
3.  The primary productivity would have been much higher
4.  Earth would not have any atmosphere

Subtopic:  Green House Effect & Global Warming |
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Identify the correctly matched pairs:
A Desertification A type of land degradation in drylands in which biological productivity is lost due to natural processes or induced by human activities whereby fertile areas become increasingly arid.
B Soil erosion A form of soil degradation, it is the denudation of the fertile top layer of the soil.
C Water-logging It is the saturation of soil with water where the soil is nearly saturated with water much of the time such that its air phase is restricted and anaerobic conditions prevail.
D Soil Salinity It is the salt content in the soil; the process of increasing the salt content is known as salinization.
1.    Only A and B
2.    Only C and D
3.    Only B and D
4.    A, B, C and D
Subtopic:  Resource Utilisation & Maintenance |
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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):  Irrigation without proper drainage of water has a very detrimental effect on crops.
Reason (R):  It draws salt to the surface of the soil which is inimical to the growth of crops.
 In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1.  Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A).
2.  (A) is true but (R) is false.
3.  (A) is false but (R) is true. 
4.  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A).
 
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The Environment [protection] Act to protect and improve the quality of our environment [Air, Water and Soil] was passed by the Government of India in:

1. 1974 2. 1981
3. 1986 4.  1988
Subtopic:  Introduction to Pollution & Types |
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