Environmental Issues
- Which one of the following statements is not valid for aerosols?
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Aerosols through its direct or indirect effects on plants can cause various problems in agriculture. However, continuous increase in air pollution may represent a threat to agriculture in the future that is persistent and largely irreversible.
Correct Option: B
Aerosols through its direct or indirect effects on plants can cause various problems in agriculture. However, continuous increase in air pollution may represent a threat to agriculture in the future that is persistent and largely irreversible.
- Acid rain is caused by increase in the atmospheric concentration of:
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60% – 70% SO2 and 20% – 30% NO2 contribute to the acid rain.
Correct Option: D
60% – 70% SO2 and 20% – 30% NO2 contribute to the acid rain.
- A location with luxuriant growth of lichens on the trees indicates that the:
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Lichens are very good pollution indicators, they do not grow in pollutted areas. They are sensitive to sulphur dioxide pollution.
Correct Option: D
Lichens are very good pollution indicators, they do not grow in pollutted areas. They are sensitive to sulphur dioxide pollution.
- If there was no CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere the temperature of earth’s surface would be
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CO2 is a green house gas which traps the solar radiation i.e. heats up the earth’s atmosphere.
Correct Option: B
CO2 is a green house gas which traps the solar radiation i.e. heats up the earth’s atmosphere.
- The zone of atmosphere in which the ozone layer is present is called:
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The ozone (O2) found in upper part of the atmosphere, i.e., Stratosphere, is Good ozone, since, it acts as a shield for absorbing UV-radiations from sun.
Correct Option: C
The ozone (O2) found in upper part of the atmosphere, i.e., Stratosphere, is Good ozone, since, it acts as a shield for absorbing UV-radiations from sun.