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
Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste |
 75%
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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

Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste |
 89%
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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

Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste |
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Consider the given two statements: 
Statement I:  Biomagnification can never occur in terrestrial ecosystems.
Statement II:    Inorganic fertilisers and pesticides are not toxic to non-target organisms.
1.    Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
2.    Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
3.    Only Statement II is correct 
4.    Only Statement I is correct
Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste | Water Pollution |
 69%
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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

Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste |
 91%
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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

Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste |
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
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.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
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).
Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste |
 81%
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A):  Soil erosion rate increases due to deforestation.
Reason (R):  Deforestation decreases the amount of litter cover, which provides protection from surface runoff.
 In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
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.

  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
  4. If both the assertion and reason are false
Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste |
 68%
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