Rachel Carson's famous book 'Silent Spring' is related to:

1. pesticide pollution
2. noise pollution
3. population explosion
4. ecosystem management

Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste |
NEET - 2015
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Which of the following is not one of the prime health risks associated with greater UV radiation through the atmosphere due to the depletion of the stratospheric zone?

1. Increased skin cancer
2. Reduced immune system
3. Damage to eyes
4. Increased liver cancer

Subtopic:  Ozone Layer Depletion |
 65%
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NEET - 2015
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The zone of atmosphere in which the ozone layer is present is called:

1. Ionosphere

2. Mesosphere

3. Stratosphere

4. Troposphere

Subtopic:  Ozone Layer Depletion |
 93%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2014
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The Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act came into force in:
1. 1981
2. 1985
3. 1990
4. 1975
Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 85%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2013
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Kyoto-Protocol was endorsed at:

1. CoP-3

2. CoP-5

3. CoP-6

4. CoP-4

Subtopic:  Resource Utilisation & Maintenance |
 53%
AIPMT - 2013
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A scrubber in the exhaust of a chemical industrial plant removes:

1. Gases like sulphur dioxide

2. Particulate matter of the size 5 micrometer or above

3. Gases like ozone and methane

4. Particulate matter of the size 2.5 micrometer or less

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 75%
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AIPMT - 2014
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Global warming can be controlled by:

1. Reducing reforestation, increasing the use of fossil fuel.
2. Increasing deforestation, slowing down the growth of the human population
3. Increasing deforestation, reduces the efficiency of energy usage.
4. Reducing deforestation, cutting down the use of fossil fuel.

Subtopic:  Green House Effect & Global Warming |
 92%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2013
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In an area where DDT had been used extensively, the population of birds declined significantly because:
1. Birds stopped laying eggs
2. Earthworms in the area got eradicated
3. Cobras were feeding exclusively on birds
4. Many of the birds laid eggs, but the eggs did not hatch

Subtopic:  Water Pollution: I | Water Pollution |
 86%
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AIPMT - 2012
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Which one of the following is a wrong statement?

1. Most of the forests have been lost in tropical areas
2. Ozone in upper part of atmosphere is harmful to animals
3. Greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon
4. Eutrophication is a natural phenomenon in freshwater bodies

Subtopic:  Water Pollution: I | Water Pollution: II | Green House Effect & Global Warming | Ozone Layer Depletion | Water Pollution |
 77%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2012
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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 |
 75%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2011
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