The Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act came into force in ?

1. 1975

2. 1981

3. 1985

4. 1990

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 84%
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NEET - 2013
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In an area where DDT had been used extensively, the population of birds declined

significantly because

1. birds stopped laying eggs

2. earthworms in the area got eradicated

3. cobras were feeding exclusively on birds

4. many of the birds laid eggs and the eggs hatched early

Subtopic:  Water Pollution: I | Water Pollution |
 88%
From NCERT
NEET - 2012
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Which one of the following is a wrong statement?

1. Most of the forests have been lost in tropical areas

2. Ozone in upper part of atmosphere is harmful to animals

3. Greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon

4. Eutrophication is a natural phenomenon in freshwater bodies

Subtopic:  Ozone Layer Depletion |
 77%
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NEET - 2012
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Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a method used for

1. estimating the amount of organic matter in sewage water

2. working out the efficiency of oil driven automobile engines

3. measuring the activity of Saccharomyces cerevisae in producing curd on a commercial

scale

4. working out the efficiency of RBCs about their capacity to carry oxygen

 

Subtopic:  Water Pollution: I | Water Pollution |
 94%
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NEET - 2012
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Which one of the following pairs of gases are the major cause of Green house effect?

1. CO2 and CO

2. CFCs and SO2

3. CO2 and N20

4. CO2 and O3

Subtopic:  Green House Effect & Global Warming |
 69%
From NCERT
NEET - 2011
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Which one of the following statements is wrong in case Bhopal gas tragedy?

1. Thousands of human beings died

2. Radioactive fall out engulfed Bhopal

3. It took place in the night of December 2/3, 1984

4. Methyl isocynate gas leakage took place

Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste |
 64%
NEET - 2011
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Eutrophication is often seen in

1. fresh water lakes

2. ocean

3. mountains

4. deserts

Subtopic:  Water Pollution: I | Water Pollution |
 93%
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NEET - 2011
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A renewable exhaustible natural resource is 

1. coal

2. petroleum

3. minerals

4. forest

Subtopic:  Resource Utilisation & Maintenance |
 64%
NEET - 2010
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dB is a standard abbreviation used for the quantitative expression of

1. the density of bacteria in a medium

2. a particular pollutant

3. the dominant Bacillus in a culture

4. a certain pesticide

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 85%
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NEET - 2010
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The two gases making highest relative contribution to the greenhouse gases are

1. CO2 and CH4

2. CH4 and NO2

3. CFCs and N20

4. CO2 and N20

 

Subtopic:  Green House Effect & Global Warming |
 75%
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NEET - 2010
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