The entire fleet of buses in Delhi was converted to CNG from diesel. In reference to this, which one of the following statements is false?
1. | It cannot be adulterated like diesel. |
2. | CNG burns more efficiently than diesel. |
3. | The same diesel engine is used in CNG buses making the cost of conversion low. |
4. | It is cheaper than diesel. |
Statement I: | In a scrubber the exhaust from the thermal plant is passed through the electric wires to charge the dust particles. |
Statement II: | Particulate matter (PM 2.5) cannot be removed by scrubber but can be removed by an electrostatic precipitator. |
High dose of UV-B causes inflammation of cornea and is called as:
1. UV -blindness
2. Colour-blindness
3. Evening- blindness
4. Snow- blindness
The thickness of the ozone in a column of air from the ground to the top of the atmosphere is measured in terms of :
1. Dalton units
2. Svedberg units
3. Monomeric units
4. Dobson units
Which biological process leads to a decrease in the fish-eating bird population near a water body containing toxicants from industrial drainage?
1. Algal bloom
2. Biochemical oxygen demand
3. Accelerated Eutrophication
4. Biomagnification
List I | List II |
A. Ramsar Convention | I. Removal of hazardous waste |
B. Helsinki Declaration | II. Sustainable development |
C. Agenda-21 | III. Limit the release of CFC |
D. Basel Convention | IV. Conservation of wetlands |