Depletion of which gas in the atmosphere can lead to an increased incidence of skin cancers:
1. Methane
2. Nitrous oxide
3. Ozone
4. Ammonia

Joint Forest Management Concept was introduced in India during:
1. 1990s
2. 1960s
3. 1970s
4. 1980s

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) may not be good index for pollution for water bodies receiving effluents from
1. sugar industry
2. domestic sewage
3. dairy industry
4. petroleum industry

The highest DDT concentration in aquatic food chain shall occur in
1. Eel
2. phytoplankton
3. seagull
4. crab

Which one of the following statements in not valid for aerosols
1. They are harmful to human health
2. They alter rainfall and monsoon patterns
3. They cause increased agricultural productivity
4. They have negative impact on agricultural land

Which of the following is a secondary pollutant?
1. CO
2. ${\mathrm{O}}_3$
3. ${\mathrm{SO}}_2$
4. ${\mathrm{CO}}_2$

World Ozone Day is celebrated on
1. 5th June
2. 22nd April
3. 16th September
4. 21st April

In stratosphere, which of the following elements acts as a catalyst in degradation of ozone and releaseof molecular oxygen?
1. Carbon
2. Oxygen
3. Fe
4. CI

Drinking mineral water with low levels ( ~ 0.02 ppm) of pesticide for long period would
1. Cause cancer of intestine
2. Pesticide accumulation in the body
3. Cause leukaemia
4. Produce immunity against mosquito

Nitrogen oxides formed during emission from automobiles and power plants are a source of fine airparticles which lead to
1. Dry acid deposition
2. Photochemical smog
3. Wet acid deposition
4. Industrial smog