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701.

Which one of the following organic compounds has fruity smell?

A. lcohol
B. ldehyde
C. ster
D. ther
Answer» D. ther
702.

The depletion of Ozone layer is mainly due to

A. olcanic eruptions
B. viation fuels
C. adioactive rays
D. hlorofluorocarbons
Answer» E.
703.

Acid rain is caused due to emission of which of the following into the atmosphere ?

A. xides of nitrogen and sulphur
B. arbon dioxide and carbon monoxide
C. zone and carbon dioxide
D. arbon monoxide and nitrogen
Answer» B. arbon dioxide and carbon monoxide
704.

The function of skimming tank in sewage treatment is to remove

A. il and fatty substances
B. uspended solids
C. ritty substances
D. norganic substances
Answer» B. uspended solids
705.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of countries in terms of maximum carbon dioxide emission?

A. hina, USA, European Union, India
B. SA, India, China, European Union
C. hina, India, European Union, USA
D. uropean Union, China, USA, India
Answer» B. SA, India, China, European Union
706.

When a nutrient like fertilizer is present in large quantities in a water bodies, plants grow and decay in large numbers because of suffocation of pond that does not leave enough oxygen needed to support life. This type of pollution is called

A. mog
B. utrophication
C. reen house effect
D. one of these
Answer» C. reen house effect
707.

'Bhopal gas tragedy' 1984 is related to which gas

A. luminium Phosphide
B. ethyl bromide
C. ethyl isocyanate
D. arbon dioxide
Answer» D. arbon dioxide
708.

Ozone layer in the upper parts of the atmosphere serves as a protective shield against harmful

A. olar ultraviolet radiation
B. olar infrared radiation
C. O2 in the air
D. O2 in the air
Answer» B. olar infrared radiation
709.

Heavy metal pollution of water is caused by:

A. aints
B. ood burning
C. cid Plants
D. omestic sewage
Answer» B. ood burning
710.

The gas liberated in the Bhopal gas tragedy was:

A. heynl isocynate
B. cetylene
C. thylene
D. ethyl isocynate
Answer» E.
711.

Sullage water is –

A. aste water released from kitchen
B. aste water released from toilets
C. aste water released from factories
D. aste water released from hospitals
Answer» B. aste water released from toilets
712.

Which of the following is secondary air pollutant ?

A. hotochemical smog
B. O2
C. ust particles
D. O2
Answer» E.
713.

Which one is not a primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere?

A. arbon dioxide
B. ethane
C. itrogen
D. zone
Answer» D. zone
714.

High concentration hydrocarbon pollutants in atmospheric air causes

A. ancer
B. ilicosis
C. espiratory diseases (e.g.asthma)
D. educed crop yield
Answer» B. ilicosis
715.

Taj Mahal is greatly affected due to :

A. ourists
B. cid rain
C. eforestation
D. ound pollution
Answer» C. eforestation
716.

Coating of solid waste with impervious material is known as

A. ncapsulation
B. hemical fixation
C. andfill
D. apping
Answer» B. hemical fixation
717.

Sulphur dioxide present in the industrial chimney exhaust causes

A. espiratory and lung disease
B. eduction in plant's productivity owing to acid rain
C. orrosion building materials
D. ll of the above
Answer» E.
718.

Physico-chemical characteristics of water in water sources undergo changes due to

A. quatic macrophytes
B. uatic fungi
C. ffluents
D. vapotranspiration
Answer» D. vapotranspiration
719.

‘Aerosol’ is known as

A. uspended solid particles in air
B. ollutant gas, present in air
C. icrobes, present in air
D. reen house gas present in air
Answer» B. ollutant gas, present in air
720.

Chernobyl disaster is the result of pollution by

A. il spill
B. cid rain
C. arbon dioxide
D. adioactive waste
Answer» E.
721.

The gas which is mainly responsible for the green house effect is:

A. zone
B. xygen
C. arbon dioxide
D. arbon monoxide
Answer» D. arbon monoxide
722.

An important green-house gas other than methane being produced from the agricultural fields is

A. itrous oxide
B. mmonia
C. ulphur dioxide
D. rsine
Answer» B. mmonia
723.

Which one of the following contributes largely to the ‘green house effect’ ?

A. zone
B. arbon monoxide
C. arbon dioxide
D. ater vapour
Answer» E.
724.

Threshold limit value of copper in the atmospheric air is

A. .001 mg/m3
B. .01 mg/m3
C. .0 mg/m3
D. .0 mg/m3
Answer» D. .0 mg/m3
725.

Which of the following is ozone depleting pesticide ?

A. .D.T.
B. enzene
C. ethyl bromide
D. thylene ozonide
Answer» D. thylene ozonide
726.

Which of the following is not a gaseous air pollutant?

A. xides of nitrogen
B. ydrocarbon
C. moke
D. xides of sulphur
Answer» C. moke
727.

Ozone depletion in the stratosphere is mainly caused by

A. O2
B. O2
C. O
D. hlorofluorocarbons
Answer» E.
728.

Ozone depletion in the atmosphere is mainly caused by

A. ulphur dioxide
B. itrogen dioxide
C. ydrogen sulphide
D. hlorofluorocarbon
Answer» E.
729.

What happens when a chemical bond is formed ?

A. nergy is always absorbed
B. nergy in always released
C. ore energy is released than is absorbed
D. nergy is neither released nor absorbed
Answer» B. nergy in always released
730.

Which of the following is not a donor atom?

A. hosphorus
B. ntimony
C. rsenic
D. luminium
Answer» E.
731.

'All the four quantum numbers of two electrons in an atom are not the same.' It is the law of –

A. und's rule of maximum multiplicity
B. xclusion Principle of Pauli
C. ncertainty Principle of Hiesenberg
D. vogadro's Law
Answer» C. ncertainty Principle of Hiesenberg
732.

Soap is prepared by boiling caustic soda with

A. lcohol
B. erosene oil
C. lycerine
D. ats
Answer» E.
733.

Which of the following compounds is commonly used as an antiseptic in mouthwashes and toothpastes ?

A. orax
B. altpetre
C. ydrogen peroxide
D. odium chloride
Answer» E.
734.

Detergents clean surfaces on the principle of

A. iscosity
B. urface tension
C. lasticity
D. loatation
Answer» C. lasticity
735.

Which halide is used in making sensitive emulsion on photograhic film?

A. odium chloride
B. ilver bromide
C. ilver iodide
D. ilver chloride
Answer» C. ilver iodide
736.

Zinc sulphide is commonly used as

A. ungicide
B. erbicide
C. odenticide
D. eodorant
Answer» D. eodorant
737.

Which one of the following elements is used in the manufacture of safety matches?

A. raphite
B. hosphorus
C. ilicon
D. odium
Answer» C. ilicon
738.

The chief source for the production of nitrogeneous fertilizers is :

A. mmonia
B. itric acid
C. itrogen
D. itrogen dioxide
Answer» B. itric acid
739.

Tetra ethyle lead (TEL) is

A. catalyst in burning fossil fuel
B. n antioxidant
C. reductant
D. n antiknock compound
Answer» E.
740.

Tear gas is :

A. hloroprene
B. arbonyl chloride
C. itrous oxide
D. leaching powder
Answer» C. itrous oxide
741.

What is the most commonly used substance in fluorescent tubes?

A. odium oxide and argon
B. odium vapour and neon
C. ercury vapour and argon
D. ercury oxide and neon
Answer» D. ercury oxide and neon
742.

A thick paste of cement, sand and water is called

A. oncrete
B. .C.C.
C. ortar
D. iln
Answer» D. iln
743.

Which of the following is used to iodise common salt ?

A. otassium iodide
B. odine
C. otassium iodate
D. odium iodide
Answer» D. odium iodide
744.

'Fire-fighting clothes' are made from

A. ica
B. sbestos
C. alc
D. teatite
Answer» C. alc
745.

The chemical(s) most commonly used for cloud seeding or ‘artificial rainmaking’ is/are

A. ilver Iodide
B. odium Chloride
C. ry ice or frozen carbon dioxide
D. ll the above
Answer» B. odium Chloride
746.

The Refrigerant 'FREON' is

A. alcium Tetra Fluoride
B. ifluoro Dichloro Methane
C. luorspar and Felspar
D. ydrofluosilicic Acid
Answer» C. luorspar and Felspar
747.

The drug ‘Marijuana’ is a

A. edative
B. ental stimulant
C. allucinating substance
D. ranquillizer
Answer» B. ental stimulant
748.

The material used in solar cells contains

A. in
B. ilicon
C. aesium
D. hallium
Answer» C. aesium
749.

What is a common name for the substance which irritates lachrymal glands ?

A. ear Gas
B. aughing Gas
C. naesthetic Gas
D. oble Gas
Answer» B. aughing Gas
750.

Pyrethrin used in mosquito coil is obtained from

A. seed plant
B. n insect
C. bacterium
D. fungus
Answer» B. n insect