DIRECTIONS: These are Assertion-Reason type questions. Question contains two statements:Statement-1 (Assertion) and Statement-2 (Reason). Answer these questions from the following four options.
Statement-1 :CO2 causes green house effect.
Statement-2 :Other gases do not show such effect.
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Solution
Other gases like CFCs, Ozone, water vapour and nitrous oxide also show green house effect.
DIRECTIONS: These are Assertion-Reason type questions. Question contains two statements:Statement-1 (Assertion) and Statement-2 (Reason). Answer these questions from the following four options.
Statement-1 :The main cause of Bhopal gas tragedy was phosgene.
Statement-2 :Phosgene is a volatile liquid.
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Solution
Phosgene (COCl2) is a poisonous and suffocating volatile liquid. Release of methyl isocyanate in industrial accident of Bhopal was the main reason of Bhopal gas tragedy.
DIRECTIONS: These are Assertion-Reason type questions. Question contains two statements:Statement-1 (Assertion) and Statement-2 (Reason). Answer these questions from the following four options.
Statement-1 :Eutrophication shows increase in productivity in water.
Statement-2 :With increasing eutrophication, the diversity of the phytoplankton increases.
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Eutrophication is a natural process which literally means well nourished or enriched. It is a natural state in many lakes and ponds which have a rich supply of nutrients.Eutrophication become excessive, however when abnormally high amount of nutrient from sewage,fertilizers, animal wastage and detergent,enter streams and lakes causes excessive growth or blooms of microorganisms. With increasing eutrophication, the diversity of the phytoplankton community of a lake increases and the lake finally becomes dominated by blue - green algae.
DIRECTIONS: These are Assertion-Reason type questions. Question contains two statements:Statement-1 (Assertion) and Statement-2 (Reason). Answer these questions from the following four options.
Statement-1 :Suspended particulate matter (SPM) is an important pollutant released by diesel vehicles.
Statement-2 :Catalytic converters greatly reduce pollution caused by automobiles.
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DIRECTIONS: These are Assertion-Reason type questions. Question contains two statements:Statement-1 (Assertion) and Statement-2 (Reason). Answer these questions from the following four options.
Statement-1:Inhabitants close to very busy airports are likely to experience health hazards.
Statement-2 :Sound level of jet aeroplanes usually exceeds 160 dB.
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Noise level upto 64 dB (decibel) is well tolerated.Prolonged exposure to noise level to 80 dB or more leads to loss of hearing ability, fatigue,nervousness,fever, hypertension, gastric disorder, increase in cholesterol level and dilation of pupil of the eye. As the jet aeroplanes have the noise upto 150-160 dB, the inhabitants in the vicinity of busy airports are likely to experience above health hazards. Maximum noise level is recorded in rockets, i.e., 180 dB.
Identify the incorrect statement from the following :
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Identify the wrong statement in the following:
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Ozone layer acts as a shield and does not allow ultraviolet radiation from sun to reach earth. It does not prevent infra-red radiation from sun to reach earth.Thus option (c) is wrong statement and so it is the correct answer.
Which one of the following statement is not true ?
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The ideal value of D.O for growth of fishes is 8 mg/ℓ. 7mg /ℓ is desirable range, below this value fishes get susceptible to disease. A value of 2 mg/ℓ or below is lethal for fishes.
The greenhouse effect is because of the
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Green house gases such as CO2, ozone, methane,the chlorofluorocarbon compounds and water vapour forma thick cover around the earth which prevents the IR rays emitted by the earth to escape. It gradually leads to increase in temperature of atmosphere.
Select the one that is an oxygen demanding waste.
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[Many organic substances break up into simpler substances by taking up dissolved oxygen in presence of some bacteria. As they continue, dissolved oxygen,runs short for aquatic life, which is then badly affected.Moreover many harmful products are formed].