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Environmental Issues · Question 27

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1

The highest DDT concentration in aquatic food chain shall occur in

  1. crab
  2. Phytoplankton
  3. eel
  4. seagull

Answer

(4) seagull

Solution

DDT is non-biodegradable and accumulates in fatty tissues, so its concentration increases at each successive trophic level (biomagnification).

As per NCERT, in an aquatic food chain: water (0.003 ppb) zooplankton (0.04 ppm) small fish (0.5 ppm) large fish (2 ppm) fish-eating birds (25 ppm).

Seagull is a fish-eating bird at the top of this food chain, so it has the highest DDT concentration.

Answer: (4)

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2

Acid rain is caused by increase in the atmospheric concentration of -

  1. SO3 and CO
  2. CO2 and CO
  3. O3 and dust
  4. SO2 and NO2
Out of syllabusAIPMT 2015
3

Eutrophication of water bodies leading to killing of fishes is mainly due to nonavailability of

  1. light
  2. food
  3. essential minerals
  4. oxygen
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4

The UN conference of Parties on climate change in the year 2012 was held at:

  1. Lima
  2. Warsaw
  3. Doha
  4. Durban
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5

Which of the following are most suitable indicators of SO2 pollution in the environment?

  1. Conifers
  2. Fungi
  3. Algae
  4. Lichens
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6

Increase in concentration of the toxicant at successive trophic levels is known as:

  1. Biomagnification
  2. Biotransformation
  3. Biodeterioration
  4. Biogeochemical cycling
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7

The UN Conference of Parties on climate change in the year 2011 was held in :

  1. Peru
  2. Qatar
  3. Poland
  4. South Africa
Out of syllabusAIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)
8

Which of the following is not one of the prime health risks associated with greater UV radiation through the atmosphere due to depletion of stratospheric ozone?

  1. Increased liver cancer
  2. Increased skin cancer
  3. Damage to eyes
  4. Reduced Immune System
Out of syllabusAIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)
9

High value of BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) indicates that :

  1. water is highly polluted
  2. consumption of organic matter in the water is higher by the microbes
  3. water is pure
  4. water is less polluted
Out of syllabusAIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)
10

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

  1. Population explosion
  2. Pesticide pollution
  3. Ecosystem management
  4. Noise pollution
Out of syllabusAIPMT 2015 (Cancelled)
11

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

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