Ozone depletion is caused by the increase in the level of
A. Water vapour
B. Chlorofluro carbon (CFC)
C. Oxygen
D. Carbon monoxide
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Which of the following is a beneficial activity of microorganisms?
A. Some microorganisms use carbon dioxide
B. Some microorganisms provide nitrogen for plant growth
C. Some microorganisms are used in sewage treatment
D. All the above
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Which of the following parameters indicates the organic pollution of a water sample?
A. pH
B. Turbidity
C. Hardness
D. COD
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The chemical system for removal of the ions of level of salt is called
A. Ion transfer
B. Ionization
C. Ion exchange
D. Ion vaporization
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The atmosphere is divided in four layers. The layer in contact with the surface of earth called
A. Stratosphere
B. Troposphere
C. Mesosphere
D. Ionosphere
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Which of the following layers of earth have the composition of peridotite?
A. Upper mantle
B. Inner core
C. Outer core
D. Continental Crust
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The flow in natural streams is almost always turbulent and may be assumed to be incompressible, consequently the applicable equations of motion for the fluid are the
A. Bed - load equation
B. Reynolds equation
C. Lane's model
D. Lacey's equation
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The antifreeze molecules that prevent intracellular ice formation in marine organisms are generally
A. Calcium salts
B. Glycoproteins
C. Membrane phospholipids
D. Long chain alcohols
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Chlorination is process of
A. Sewage treatment
B. Water purification
C. Bacteriophage analysis of water
D. None of these
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Dead zones in oceans refers to
A. Mariana trench, the deepest part of the ocean where living organisms have not been found
B. Hydrothermal vents that have extreme temperatures
C. Neritic zone at extreme end of continental shelf that is devoid of sunlight
D. Oceanic regions that are extremely hypoxic due to substantial eutrophication
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Ruminants are able to digest grass or straw. It is due to the activity of certain bacteria. What are these?
A. Protein digesting bacteria
B. Cellulose digesting bacteria
C. Bacteria which do not produces cellulases enzymes
D. Fat digesting enzymes
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Suspended sediment load is that part of the sediment load which is transported within the main body flow. The primary mechanism of maintaining the sediment particles in suspension is
A. Channel flow
B. Particle size
C. Turbulent diffusion
D. Dissolved gasses
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Biodiesel produced in India presently from
A. Calotrophis sp.
B. Catharanthus sp.
C. Jatropha sp.
D. Delonix sp.
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One of the following methods for disposal of municipal solid waste known to be scientific is
A. Open land disposal
B. Incineration
C. Landfill method
D. Sanitary landfill method
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A landscape which shows a pattern of denaturation n limestone and dolomitic rock is known as
A. Plateau
B. Mesa topography
C. Scarp face topography
D. Karst topography
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Which of the following water purification technology removes minerals from drinking water?
A. Filtration
B. Ultra-filtration
C. Reverse osmosis
D. UV treatment
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Omp-H protein is synthesized in
A. Barophiles
B. Thermophiles
C. Acidophiles
D. Alkalophiles
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Industries generating hazardous waste are classified as
A. Brown
B. Green
C. Yellow
D. Red
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Asbestos use is banned in many countries. It is known to cause
A. Cardiac disease
B. Urinary disease
C. Lung cancer
D. Cataract
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. . . . . . . . test is designated to enumerate total viable population
A. Presumptive test
B. Completed test
C. Standard plate count
D. Confirmed test
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