1. | Kilobase | 2. | Dobson unit |
3. | Decibels | 4. | Decameter |
1. | The amount of some toxic substances of industrial wastewater increases in the organisms at successive trophic levels. |
2. | The micro-organisms involved in biodegradation of organic matter in a sewage-polluted water body consume aquatic organisms. |
3. | Algal blooms caused by excess of organic matter in water improve water quality and promote fisheries. |
4. | Water hyacinth grows abundantly in eutrophic water bodies and lead to an imbalance in the ecosystem dynamics of the water body. |
Given below are two statements:
I: | Electrostatic precipitator is most widely used in thermal power plant. |
II: | Electrostatic precipitator in thermal power plant removes ionising radiations |
1. | Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct. |
2. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct. |
3. | Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect. |
4. | Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect. |
1. | Algal Bloom decreases fish mortality. |
2. | Eutrophication refers to increase in domestic sewage and waste water in lakes. |
3. | Biomagnification refers to increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels. |
4. | Presence of large amounts of nutrients in water restricts 'Algal Bloom'. |
1. | Eutrophication | 2. | Humification |
3. | Mineralisation | 4. | Stratification |
1. | Amount of dissolved oxygen in the lake will decrease. |
2. | The lake will remain unaffected |
3. | Number of submerged aquatic plants in the lake will increase |
4. | Number of aquatic animals in the lake will increase. |
List-I | List-II | ||
(A) | Deforestation | (I) | Responsible for heating of Earth's surface and atmosphere |
(B) | Reforesation | (II) | Conversion of forested areas to non-forested areas |
(C) | Green-house effect | (III) | Natural ageing of lake by nutrient enrichment of its water |
(D) | Eutrophication | (IV) | Process of restoring a forest that once existed but was removed |
Options: | (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) |
1. | IV | III | II | I |
2. | I | II | III | IV |
3. | III | I | II | IV |
4. | II | IV | I | III |
1. | BOD is inversely related to dissolved oxygen |
2. | Low dissolved oxygen and high BOD lead to loss of aquatic life. |
3. | High BOD leads to high dissolved oxygen |
4. | Both BOD and dissolved oxygen are indicator of health of a water body |
5. | Both BOD and dissolved oxygen are affected by amount of organic matter in the water body. |
1. | (A), (B), (C), (E) only | 2. | (A), (B), (D), (E) only |
3. | (A), (B), (C), (D) only | 4. | (B), (C), (D), (E) only |
The device which can remove particulate matter present in the exhaust from a thermal power plant is :
1. Catalytic Convertor
2. STP
3. Incinerator
4. Electrostatic Precipitator
The entire fleet of buses in Delhi was converted to CNG from diesel. In reference to this, which one of the following statements is false?
1. | It cannot be adulterated like diesel. |
2. | CNG burns more efficiently than diesel. |
3. | The same diesel engine is used in CNG buses making the cost of conversion low. |
4. | It is cheaper than diesel. |