Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a method used for

1. estimating the amount of organic matter in sewage water

2. working out the efficiency of oil driven automobile engines

3. measuring the activity of Saccharomyces cerevisae in producing curd on a commercial

scale

4. working out the efficiency of RBCs about their capacity to carry oxygen

 

Which one of the following pairs of gases are the major cause of Green house effect?

1. CO₂ and CO

2. CFCs and SO₂

3. CO₂ and N₂0

4. CO₂ and O₃

Eutrophication is often seen in

1. fresh water lakes

2. ocean

3. mountains

4. deserts

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

Chipko movement was launched for the protection of

1. grasslands

2. forests

3. liverstock

4. wet lands

Montreal protocol aims at
1. reduction of ozone depleting substances
2. biodiversity conservation
3. control of water pollution
4. control of CO₂ emission

Checking of re-radiating heat by atmospheric CO₂ methane, ozone, dust is known as 

1. green house effect

2. radioactive effect

3. ozone layer

4. solar effect.

A large quantity of urban sewage is drained to nearby village river. Which among the given conditions would happen after mixing of sewage into the river?

(i) Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of receiving water body increases.
(ii) Dissolved oxygen of receiving water body decreases.
(iii) It will not cause mortality among fishes and other aquatic creatures
(iv) It will lead to nutrient enrichment of receiving water body.

1. (i), (ii) and (iii)

2. (i), (ii) and (iv)

3. (ii) and (iii)

4. (iii) and (iv)

Match teh following and select the correct option.

1. A - (iii), B - (ii), C - (iv), D - (i)

2. A - (ii), B - (iii), C - (iv), D - (i)

3. A - (i), B - (iii), C - (ii), D - (iv)

4. A - (iv), B - (ii), C - (iii), D - (i)

One greenhouse gas contributes 14% to total global warming and another contributes 6%. These are respectively identified as 
1. N₂O and CO₂

2. CFCs and N₂O

3. methane and CO₂

4. methane and CFCs