Dobson units are used to measure thickness of:
1. Ozone
2. Troposphere
3. CFCs
4. Stratosphere

Subtopic:  Ozone Layer Depletion |
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According to the Central Pollution Control Board [CPCB] what size (in diameter) of particulate is responsible for causing greater harm to human health?

1. 3.5 micrometers

2. 2.5 micrometers

3. 4.0 micrometers

4. 3.0 micrometers

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was amended in 1987 to include among pollutants:

1. Vehicular exhaust

2. Allergy causing pollen

3. Noise

4. Particulates of size 2.5 micrometer or below

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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A species that was introduced for ornamentation but has become a troublesome weed in India:

1. Parthenium hysterophorus

2. Eichhornia crassipes

3. Prosopis juliflora

4. Trapa Spinosa

Subtopic:  Water Pollution |
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The device which can remove particulate matter present in the exhaust from a thermal power plant is : 
1. Catalytic Convertor
2. STP
3. Incinerator
4. Electrostatic Precipitator

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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The entire fleet of buses in Delhi was converted to CNG from diesel. In reference to this, which one of the following statements is false?

1. It cannot be adulterated like diesel.
2. CNG burns more efficiently than diesel.
3. The same diesel engine is used in CNG buses making the cost of conversion low.
4. It is cheaper than diesel.



 

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: In a scrubber the exhaust from the thermal plant is passed through the electric wires to charge the dust particles.
Statement II: Particulate matter (PM 2.5) cannot be removed by scrubber but can be removed by an electrostatic precipitator.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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High dose of UV-B causes inflammation of cornea and is called as: 
1. UV -blindness 
2. Colour-blindness 
3. Evening- blindness 
4. Snow- blindness 

Subtopic:  Ozone Layer Depletion |
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The thickness of the ozone in a column of air from the ground to the top of the atmosphere is measured in terms of : 
1. Dalton units 
2. Svedberg units 
3. Monomeric units 
4. Dobson units 

Subtopic:  Ozone Layer Depletion |
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Which biological process leads to a decrease in the fish-eating bird population near a water body containing toxicants from industrial drainage? 
1. Algal bloom 
2. Biochemical oxygen demand 
3. Accelerated Eutrophication 
4. Biomagnification 

Subtopic:  Water Pollution |
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