The highest DDT concentration in aquatic food chain shall occur in?

1. phytoplankton

2. seagull

3. crab

4. eel

Subtopic:  Water Pollution |
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NEET - 2016
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Depletion of which gas in the atmosphere can lead to an increase of skin cancers:
1. ozone
2. ammonia
3. methane
4. nitrous oxide

Subtopic:  Ozone Layer Depletion |
 93%
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NEET - 2016
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Joint Forest Management Concept was introduced in India during?
1. 1970s
2. 1980s
3. 1990s
4. 1960s
Subtopic:  Resource Utilisation & Maintenance |
 79%
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NEET - 2016
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A river with an inflow of domestic sewage rich in organic waste may result in:
1. increased population of aquatic food web organisms
2. an increased production of fish due to biodegradable nutrients
3. death of fish due to lack of oxygen
4. drying of the river very soon due to algal bloom
Subtopic:  Water Pollution |
 87%
From NCERT
NEET - 2016
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An increase in the concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels is known as:

1. Biomagnifications

2. Biodeterioration

3. Biotransformation

4. Biogeochemical cycling

Subtopic:  Water Pollution: I | Water Pollution |
 94%
From NCERT
NEET - 2015
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Eutrophication of water bodies leading to the killing of fishes is mainly due to non-availability of:

1. Food

2. Light

3. Essential minerals

4. Oxygen

Subtopic:  Water Pollution: I | Water Pollution |
 87%
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NEET - 2015
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The zone of atmosphere in which the ozone layer is present is called:

1. Ionosphere

2. Mesosphere

3. Stratosphere

4. Troposphere

Subtopic:  Ozone Layer Depletion |
 93%
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AIPMT - 2014
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The Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act came into force in:
1. 1981
2. 1985
3. 1990
4. 1975
Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 85%
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AIPMT - 2013
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A scrubber in the exhaust of a chemical industrial plant removes:

1. Gases like sulphur dioxide

2. Particulate matter of the size 5 micrometer or above

3. Gases like ozone and methane

4. Particulate matter of the size 2.5 micrometer or less

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 75%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2014
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Global warming can be controlled by:

1. Reducing reforestation, increasing the use of fossil fuel.
2. Increasing deforestation, slowing down the growth of the human population
3. Increasing deforestation, reduces the efficiency of energy usage.
4. Reducing deforestation, cutting down the use of fossil fuel.

Subtopic:  Green House Effect & Global Warming |
 92%
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AIPMT - 2013
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