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1

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

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

Answer

(2) Pesticide pollution

Solution

Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" (1962) described the harmful effects of pesticides such as DDT on birds and other wildlife through biomagnification.

⇒ As per NCERT, DDT concentration increases at successive trophic levels (biomagnification); high DDT disturbs calcium metabolism in birds, causing thinning of eggshell and premature breaking, leading to decline in bird populations.

∴ "Silent Spring" is related to pesticide pollution.

Answer: (2)

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2

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

  1. Mesosphere
  2. Stratosphere
  3. Ionosphere
  4. Troposphere
Out of syllabusAIPMT 2014
3

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
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4

Kyoto-Protocol was endorsed at :

  1. CoP-6
  2. CoP-4
  3. CoP-3
  4. CoP-5
Out of syllabusNEET 2013
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
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6

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

  1. 1985
  2. 1981
  3. 1990
  4. 1975
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7

The second commitment period for Kyoto Protocol was decided at :

  1. Doha
  2. Cancun
  3. Durban
  4. Bali
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8

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
Out of syllabusNEET 2013 (Karnataka)
9

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
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10

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
Out of syllabusAIPMT 2012 (Prelims)
11

Which one of the following is a wrong statement?

  1. Most of the forests have been lost in tropical areas
  2. Greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon
  3. Ozone in upper part of atmosphere is harmful to animals
  4. Eutrophication is a natural phenomenon in freshwater bodies
Out of syllabusAIPMT 2012 (Prelims)

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