Agricultural [Agro-Chemical] pollution may lead to:
I: | Leaching, runoff and eutrophication |
II: | Contamination of water bodies by heavy metals |
1. | Only I | 2. | Only II |
3. | Both I and II | 4. | Neither I nor II |
In India, the name Ramesh Chandra Dagar, is associated with:
1. Organic farming
2. Conservation of forests
3. Recycling of plastic wastes
4. Preservation of water lands
The number of the correct statements regarding organic farming, amongst the following, are:
I: | Organic farming encourages crop diversity and often employs polyculture. |
II: | Organic farming relies heavily on the natural breakdown of organic matter. |
III: | Organic weed management promotes weed elimination, rather than weed suppression |
IV: | Pest are used under Integrated Pest Management |
V: | Raising livestock and poultry, for meat, dairy and eggs, is another traditional farming activity that complements growing. |
VI: | It promotes use of genetically engineered plants and animals. |
1. Three
2. Four
3. Five
4. Six
Statement I: | Biomagnification can never occur in terrestrial ecosystems. |
Statement II: | Inorganic fertilisers and pesticides are not toxic to non-target organisms. |
In the textbook you came across “Three Mile Island and Chernobyl disasters associated with accidental leakage of radioactive wastes.” In India, we had Bhopal gas tragedy. It is associated with which of the following?
1. | CO2 | 2. | Methyl Isocyanate |
3. | CFC | 4. | Methyl Cyanate |
Burying radioactive wastes is not acceptable to many people as:
1. there is a risk of groundwater contamination
2. it may explode
3. it will harm the buried dead bodies
4. it may get accumulated in vegetations
Assertion (A): | Nuclear waste is an extremely potent pollutant and has to be dealt with utmost caution. |
Reason (R): | Radiation that is given by nuclear waste causes mutations at a very high rate. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A). |
2. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
3. | (A) is false but (R) is true. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A). |
Assertion (A): | Soil erosion rate increases due to deforestation. |
Reason (R): | Deforestation decreases the amount of litter cover, which provides protection from surface runoff. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |