Burying the 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 vegetation
The addition of fertilizers is frequently required in agricultural lands but not in wild mainly because:
1. | nitrogen-fixing bacteria and detrivores are less potent in agricultural lands. |
2. | the nutrients that enter the plants are not returned to the soil on lands where they are harvested. |
3. | the agricultural lands are selected for their oligotrophic soils. |
4. | cultivation of agricultural lands inhibits the decomposition of organic matter. |
The radiatively active gas with the maximum percent increase in the atmosphere since 1750 AD is:
1. | Carbon dioxide | 2. | Methane |
3. | Nitrous oxide | 4. | Chlorofluorocarbons |
The accidental leakage of radioactive wastes occurred in the “Three Mile Island” and “Chernobyl” respectively in:
1. | 1979 and 1986 | 2. | 1981 and 1988 |
3. | 1985 and 1991 | 4. | 1987 and 1999 |
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): | Slash-and-char is an alternative to slash-and-burn that has a lesser effect on the environment. |
Reason (R): | It is the practice of charring the biomass resulting from the slashing, instead of burning it. |
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. |
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): | Burying radioactive waste in a suitably shielded container deep in the rocks is a method not agreeable to many people. |
Reason (R): | According to them, the best solution will be disposal of nuclear waste in space. |
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. |
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. | Water logging: Increased salinity of the soil |
2. | Jhum cultivation: Deforestation |
3. | Three-mile Island and Chernobyl: Sites where tsunami led to a large loss of human lives |
4. | Excess nitrates in drinking water: Blue baby syndrome |