Ozone can be destroyed by a number of free radical catalysts; the most important are:
I. OH-
II. NO-
III. Cl-
IV. Br-
Of these, human activity has drastically increased the levels of:
1. Only III
2. Only III and IV
3. Only I and II
4. I, II, III and IV
Limit of BOD prescribed by Central Pollution Control Board for discharge of industrial and municipalwaste waters into natural surface waters is
1. < 3.0 ppm
2. < 10 ppm
3. < 30 ppm
4. < 100 ppm
“Greenpeace” is a non-governmental environmental organization with headquarters in:
1. Geneva, Switzerland
2. Paris, France
3. Amsterdam, Netherlands
4. Nuuk, Greenland
A water body has low DO content. An organism that is likely to flourish here will be:
1. Gonyaulax, an annelid
2. Gonyaulax, a nematode
3. Tubifex, an annelid
4. Tubifex, a nematode
In which one of the following the BOD (Biochemical oxygen demand) of sewage (s), distellary effluent(DE), paper mill effluent (PE) and sugarmill effluent (SE) have been arranged in ascending order.
1. SE < PE < S < DE
2. PE < S < SE < DE
3. S < DE < PE < SE
4. SE < S < PE < DE
A painful bone condition is produced when the drinking water is contaminated with:
1. Lead
2. Mercury
3. Cadmium
4. Arsenic
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The COP 26 is scheduled to be held in:
1. Brazil
2. Chile
3. Spain
4. United Kingdom
Rachel Carson's famous book "Silent Spring" is related to :
1. Noise pollution
2. Population explosion
3. Ecosystem management
4. Pesticide pollution
Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984 took place because methyl isocyanate reacted with
1. DDT
2. Ammonia
3.
4. Water
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. |
International Day of Forests |
March 21 |
2. |
World Water Day |
March 22 |
3. |
Earth Day |
May 22 |
4. |
World Environment Day |
June 5 |