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Which compound is mainly responsible for the depletion of ozone layer?
  • CO2
  • CH4
  • CH3 OH
  • CF2 Cl2
Green house effect is caused by
  • NO2
  • CO
  • NO
  • CO2
Among the following compounds, which one is not responsible for the depletion of ozone layer?
  • CH4
  • CFCl3
  • NO
  • Cl2
Which of the following is secondary pollutant?
  • CO2
  • N2O
  • PAN
  • SO2
The gas that is not considered as a 'green house gas' is
  • CO2
  • CH4
  • O2
  • O3
Which of the following is not an air pollutant?
  • N2
  • N2O
  • NO
  • CO
Which of the following is a measurement of water pollution ?
  • PSC
  • PCB
  • BOD
  • COD
The gas leaked from a storage tank of the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal gas tragedy was
  • methyl isocyanate
  • methylamine
  • ammonia
  • phosgene
Use of chlorofluorocarbons is not encouraged because
  • they are harmful to the eyes of people that use it
  • they damage the refrigerators and air conditioners
  • they eat away the ozone in the atmosphere
  • they destroy the oxygen layer
What is DDT among the following?
  • Green house gas
  • A fertiliser
  • Biodegradable pollutant
  • Non-biodegradable pollutant
The ozone layer forms naturally by
  • the interaction of CFC with oxygen
  • the interaction of UV radiation with oxygen
  • the interaction of IR radiation with oxygen
  • the interaction of oxygen and water vapour
Identify the incorrect statements in the following.
  • Chlorofluorocarbons are responsible for ozone layer depletion
  • Green house effect is responsible for global warming
  • Ozone layer does not permit infrared radiation from the sun to reach the earth
  • Acid rain the is mostly because of oxides of nitrogen and sulphur
In which part of the atmosphere, ozone layer is present ?
  • Stratosphere
  • Troposphere
  • Mesosphere
  • Thermosphere
The smog is essentially caused by the presence of
  • O2 and O3
  • O2 and N2
  • oxides of sulphur and nitrogen
  • O3 and N2
The photochemical smog can be suppressed by
  • nitrogen oxides
  • hydrocarbons
  • radical traps
  • formaldehyde
  • peroxyacetyl nitrate
Which of the following is responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer in the upper strata of the atmosphere?
  • Polyhalogens
  • Ferrocenes
  • Fullerenes
  • Freons
In Antarctica ozone depletion is due to the formation of following compound.
  • Acrolein
  • Peroxyacetyl nitrate
  • SO2 and SO3
  • Chlorine nitrate
  • Formaldehyde
CFCl2 is responsible for the decomposition of ozone to oxygen. Which of the following reacts with ozone to form oxygen?
  • Cl2
  • Cl-
  • F-
  • Cl
When rain is accompanied by a thunderstorm, the collected rain water will have a pH value
  • slightly lower than that of rain water without thunderstorm
  • slightly higher than that when the thunderstorm is not there
  • uninfluenced by occurrence of thunderstorm
  • which depends on the amount of dust in air
Which of the following does not contribute towards the formation of photochemical smog ?
  • NO
  • SO2
  • O3
  • Hydrocarbons
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