Assertion(A): DNA and proteins of living organisms preferentially absorb UV rays.
Reason(R): The high energy of UV rays breaks chemical bonds in DNA and proteins.
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. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Subtopic:  Ozone Layer Depletion |
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Assertion(A): Nuclear waste is an extremely potent pollutant.
Reason(R): At high doses, nuclear radiations cause cancer.
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. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste |
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Assertion(A): Greenhouse warms up like a car parked in the sun.
Reason(R): The glass panel of the greenhouse lets the light in and allows the heat to escape.
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. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Subtopic:  Green House Effect & Global Warming |
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Assertion(A): Burning of fossil fuels is harmful to humans, animals, and plants.
Reason(R): These air pollutants must be removed to keep our air clean.
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. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy, 1984, was due to the leakage of:
1. radioactive wastes
2. genetically modified hazardous microbes
3. methyl isocyanate gas
4. chlorofluorocarbons
Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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Consider the given statements:
Assertion(A):  Discharge of sewage into rivers can cause mortality of fish and other aquatic creatures downstream from the point of sewage discharge.
Reason (R):  Micro-organisms involved in the biodegradation of organic matter in the receiving water body consume a lot of oxygen, and as a result, there is a sharp decline in dissolved oxygen downstream from the point of sewage discharge.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains the (A).
2. (A) is True but (R) is False.
3. (A) is False but (R) is True.
4. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain the (A).
Subtopic:  Water Pollution |
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In India, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act came into force in 1981, but was amended to include noise as an air pollutant in:
1. 1982
2. 1985
3. 1987
4. 1989
Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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Which of the following gases is responsible for the least contribution to total global warming?
1. Carbon dioxide
2. Methane
3. CFCs
4. N2O
Subtopic:  Green House Effect & Global Warming |
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Consider the two statements:
Assertion (A):  A high dose of UV-B causes inflammation of cornea, called snow-blindness.
Reason (R):  UV radiation of wavelengths shorter than UV-B are almost completely absorbed by Earth’s atmosphere, given that the ozone layer is intact.
 
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.
Subtopic:  Ozone Layer Depletion |
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Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a fuel gas mainly composed of:
1. Hydrogen
2. Methane
3. Ammonia
4. Sulphur dioxide
Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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