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Climate change - Test Set 2

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20 questions

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  1. Question 1

    Hydrophere does not cover
    1. Oceans
    2. Rivers
    3. Glaciers
    4. Rocks
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  2. Question 2

    Which one of the following is not included within the atmosphere?
    1. Troposphere
    2. Stratosphere
    3. Lithosphere
    4. Ozonosphere
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  3. Question 3

    The efficient utilization of fly ash does not recommend for making
    1. Portland fly ash cement
    2. fly ash based building bricks
    3. synthetic stone chips
    4. fillers in concrete
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  4. Question 4

    The first step of sewage treatment:
    1. Precipitation
    2. Chlorination
    3. Airation
    4. Sedimentation
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  5. Question 5

    CO level in burnt flue gas upto 150 ppm can be monitored by means of
    1. Non – dispersive IR spectroscopy
    2. UV-Vis spectroscopy
    3. Atomic absorption spectroscopy analysis
    4. Flame photometry
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  6. Question 6

    Acidity of normal rain water is due to
    1. CO
    2. NO
    3. CO2
    4. H2S
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  7. Question 7

    Historical monuments and temples are badly damaged due to corrosive action of
    1. SO2
    2. CO2
    3. NH3
    4. C2h2
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  8. Question 8

    The lower layer lonosphere is known as
    1. Troposphere
    2. Stratosphere
    3. Ozonosphere
    4. Thermosphere
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  9. Question 9

    Humidity is the result of
    1. Evaporation
    2. Transpiration
    3. Presence of heat
    4. Moisture content in the air
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  10. Question 10

    Which one of the following clay has the highest cation exchange capacity (CEC)?
    1. Bentonite`
    2. Halloysite
    3. Ball clay
    4. China clay
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  11. Question 11

    The gases responsible for green house efect are
    1. O2
    2. CO2
    3. N2
    4. SO2
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  12. Question 12

    The following is a sedentary cycle:
    1. P cycle
    2. N2 cycle
    3. C cycle
    4. O2 cycle
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  13. Question 13

    The fresh water percentage of Earth is
    1. 1%
    2. 2.5%
    3. 5%
    4. 10%
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  14. Question 14

    The operation 'Surya Hope' is related to
    1. Uttarakhand flood
    2. Kerala flood
    3. Kashmir flood
    4. Assam flood
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  15. Question 15

    Loss of water is maximum from
    1. leaf surface
    2. soil surface
    3. root
    4. stem surface
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  16. Question 16

    Major cause of Ozone depletion is due to which chemical?
    1. ChloroFluoro Carbons
    2. Polyphenols
    3. Dioxins
    4. Rayon
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  17. Question 17

    Which is the most abundent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?
    1. Carbon dioxide
    2. Water vapor
    3. Methane
    4. Nitrogen
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  18. Question 18

    Which of the following is the largest sink for carbon dioxide gas?
    1. Forests
    2. Oceans
    3. Ice Sheets
    4. Grasslands
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  19. Question 19

    Below, which of the following pH in rain regarded as 'acid rain'?
    1. 7
    2. 7.3
    3. 5.6
    4. 6
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  20. Question 20

    Which of the following pollutant is the major contributor to photochemical smog?
    1. Peroxynitrates
    2. Hydroperoxides
    3. Nitrogen dioxide
    4. Ozone
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