Environmental Issues

Rachel Carson's famous book "Silent Spring" is related to:

1. Population explosion
2. Pesticide pollution
3. Ecosystem management
4. Noise pollution

The zone of atmosphere in which the ozone layer is present is called :

1. Mesosphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Ionosphere
4. Troposphere

A scrubber in the exhaust of a chemical industrial plant removes :

1. particulate matter of the size 5 micrometer or above
2. particulate matter of the size 2.5 micrometer or less
3. gases like ozone and methane
4. gases like sulphur dioxide

Kyoto-Protocol was endorsed at :

1. CoP-6
2. CoP-4
3. CoP-3
4. CoP-5

Global warming can be controlled by :

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

The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act came into force in :

1. 1985
2. 1981
3. 1990
4. 1975

The second commitment period for Kyoto Protocol was decided at :

1. Doha
2. Cancun
3. Durban
4. Bali

Climate of the world is threatened by :

1. Decreasing amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide
2. Increasing concentration of atmospheric oxygen
3. Decreasing amount of atmospheric oxygen
4. Increasing amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide

Which one of the following is not correct as regards the harmful effects of particulate matter of the size 2.5 micrometers or less?

1. It can directly enter into our circulatory system
2. It can be inhaled into the lungs
3. It can cause respiratory problems
4. It can cause inflammation and damage to the lungs

In an area where DDT had been used extensively, the population of birds declined significantly because :

1. Earthworms in the area got eradicated
2. Cobras were feeding exclusively on birds
3. Birds stopped laying eggs
4. Many of the birds' eggs laid did not hatch