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A large quantity of urban sewage is drained to nearby village river. Which among the given conditions would happen after mixing of sewage into the river?

(i) Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of receiving water body increases.
(ii) Dissolved oxygen of receiving water body decreases.
(iii) It will not cause mortality among fishes and other aquatic creatures
(iv) It will lead to nutrient enrichment of receiving water body.

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(b) :When sewage, having biodegradable organic matter is released in water body micro-organisms involved in biodegradation of organic matter in the receiving water body consume a lot of oxygen to decompose the sewage and as a result there would be a sharp decline in dissolved oxygen downstream from the point of sewage discharge, and biological oxygen demand (BOD) would increase Presence of large amount of nutrients in water causes excessive growth of planktonic (free- floating) algae, called algal bloom. Algal bloom causes deterioration of water quality and fish mortality

 

One greenhouse gas contributes 14% to total global warming and another contributes 6%. These are respectively identified as 

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(b)

Which one option is incorrectly matched regarding biological magnification of DDT in aquatic ecosystem.

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(d) The correct matching is as follows: Zooplankton - 0.04 ppm
In biological magnification of DDT, concentration of DDT is 0.003 ppm in phytoplanton.

Which one is matched correctly?

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(a) Black foot disease caused by arsenic is a severe form of peripheral vascular disease. It has been observed in Taiwan.
Flouride       - Skeletal fluorosis
Mercury       - Minamata disease
Cadmium     - Itai-itai

Green muffler play a important role against

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(a) Green plant on roadsides are often considered as green mufler. These green belt minimise noise pollution.

The government of india in 1980s has introduced a concept to work closely with the local communities for protecting and managing forests. The concept is 

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Joint Forest Management (JFM) is introduced so as to work closely with the local communities for protecting and managing forests.

The thickness of the ozone is measured in terms of:-

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The thickness of the ozone in a column of air from the ground to the top of the atmosphere is measured in terms of Dobson Units (DU).

Agents that bring undesirable change in biological, physical and chemical environment is called

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The act to control environmental pollution is passed by Government of India is

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Environment Protection Act protects and improves the quality of

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