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 |
 80%
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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 |
 96%
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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 |
 92%
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AIPMT - 2009
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Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in river water:

1. remains unchanged when algal bloom occurs
2. has no relationship with the concentration of oxygen in the water
3. gives a measure of Salmonella in the water
4. increases, when sewage gets mixed with river water
Subtopic:  Water Pollution |
 88%
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AIPMT - 2009
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Global agreement in specific control strategies to reduce the release of ozone-depleting substance was adopted by:

1. Rio de Janeiro Conference

2. The Montreal Protocol

3. The Kyoto Protocol

4. The Vienna Convention

Subtopic:  Ozone Layer Depletion |
 93%
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AIPMT - 2009
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