Q. No.Polyblend, a fine powder of recycled modified plastic, has proved to be a good material for:
1. making tubes and pipes
2. making plastic sacks
3. use as a fertilizer
4. construction of roads
1. making tubes and pipes
2. making plastic sacks
3. use as a fertilizer
4. construction of roads
Which of the following pairs of gases is mainly responsible for green house effect?
1. Carbon dioxide and methane
2. Ozone and Ammonia
3. Oxygen and Nitrogen
4. Nitrogen and Sulphur dioxide
National Forest Policy __A__ of India has recommended __B__ forest cover for the plains and __C__ for the hills. Fill the blanks with suitable A, B and C
A B C
1. 1988 33% 67%
2. 1988 30% 19.4%
3. 1989 30% 65%
4. 1987 19.4% 30%
Biomagnification of DDT in aquatic food chain leads to high concentration of DDT in fish eating birds. It results in
(1) Disturbance in calcium metabolism in birds.
(2) Thinning of egg shell and their premature breaking.
(3) Decline in birds population
1. (1) and (2) only
2. (2) and (3) only
3. (1) and (3) only
4. All (1), (2) and (3)
Which one of the following statements is correct?
| 1. | Extensive use of chemical fertilizers may lead to eutrophication of nearby water bodies |
| 2. | Both Azotobacter and Rhizobium in root nodules of plants |
| 3. | Cyanobacteria such as Anabaena and Nostoc are important mobilizers of phosphates and potassium for plant nutrition in the soil |
| 4. | At present it is not possible to grow maize without chemical fertilizers |
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 |
| 1. | increased population of aquatic food web organisms |
| 2. | an increased production of fish due to biodegradable nutrients |
| 3. | death of fish due to lack of oxygen |
| 4. | drying of the river very soon due to algal bloom |
Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and select the correct option given below:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Eutrophication | (i) | UV-B radiation |
| (b) | Sanitary landfill | (ii) | Deforestation |
| (c) | Snow blindness | (iii) | Nutrient enrichment |
| (d) | Jhum cultivation | (iv) | Waste disposal |
| Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
| 1. | (ii) | (i) | (iii) | (iv) |
| 2. | (i) | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) |
| 3. | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
| 4. | (i) | (ii) | (iv) | (iii) |
1. Carbon
2. Cl
3. Fe
4. Oxygen
Which is not an effect of global warming
1. more extreme weather condition
2. melting of polar ice caps
3. Rise of sea level
4. Good fungal growth in soil
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