Which one of the following pairs of gases are the cause of 'Greenhouse effect'?

1. CO2 and CO

2. CFCs and SO2

3. CO2 and N2O

4. CO2 and O3

Subtopic:  Green House Effect & Global Warming |
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AIPMT - 2011
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Which one of the following expanded forms of the following acronyms is correct?
 
1. UNEP - United Nations Environmental Policy
2. EPA - Environmental Pollution Agency
3. IUCN -International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
4. IPCC -International Panel for Climate Change

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 86%
AIPMT - 2011
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Which one of the following statements is wrong in case Bhopal gas tragedy?

1.  Thousands of human beings died

2.  Radioactive fall-out engulfed Bhopal

3.  It took place on the night of December 2/3, 1984

4.  Methyl isocyanate gas leakage took place

Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste |
 72%
AIPMT - 2011
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A renewable exhaustible natural resource is:

1. coal 

2. petroleum

3. minerals

4. forest

Subtopic:  Resource Utilisation & Maintenance |
 67%
AIPMT - 2010
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dB is a standard abbreviation used for the quantitative expression of:

1. the density of bacteria in a medium

2. a particular pollutant

3. the dominant Bacillus in a culture

4. a certain pesticide

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 84%
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AIPMT - 2010
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The two gases making the highest relative contribution to the greenhouse gases are:

1. CO2 and CH4

2. CH4 and  NO2

3. CFCs and N2O

4. CO2 and N2O

Subtopic:  Green House Effect & Global Warming |
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AIPMT - 2010
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Chipko movement was launched for the protection of:

1. grasslands

2. forests

3. livestock

4. wet lands

Subtopic:  Resource Utilisation & Maintenance |
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AIPMT - 2009
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DDT residues are rapidly passed through food chain causing biomagnification because DDT is:

1. lipo soluble

2. moderately toxic

3. non-toxic to aquatic animals

4. water soluble

Subtopic:  Water Pollution: I | Water Pollution: II | Water Pollution |
 57%
AIPMT - 2009
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Steps taken by the Government of India to control air pollution include:

1. compulsory mixing of 20% ethyl alcohol with petrol and 20% biodiesel with diesel
2. compulsory PUC (Pollution Under Control) certification of petrol driven vehicles,
which tests for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons
3. permission to use only pure diesel with a maximum of 500 ppm Sulphur as fuel for vehicles
4. use of non-polluting Compressed Natural Gas(CNG) only as fuel by all buses and trucks

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
AIPMT - 2009
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Montreal protocol aims at:

1. reduction of ozone depleting substances

2. biodiversity conservation

3. control of water pollution

4. control of CO2 emission

Subtopic:  Ozone Layer Depletion |
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AIPMT - 2009
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