Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

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Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Global Warming, Greenhouse Effect, World Environmental Day, Kyoto Protocol, Effects of Global Warming and, International Initiative for Mitigating Global Change

Important Questions on Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

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Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

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What is the major threat to the coastal areas of the Earth because of global-warming?

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Global warming is the main outcome of which of the following type of pollution:

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Which among the following organisms would be able to cope best with the global warming:

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Two major green house gases w.r.t. their global warming potential are

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Which of the following pair does not represent greenhouse gases?

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During the past century, the temperature of earth has increased by:

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Match the entries in columns I and II and choose the correct pairs from the choices below.

  Column I   Column II
A High BOD 1 Skin cancer
B Ozone hole 2 Greenhouse gas
C El Nino effect 3 Food chain
D Biomagnification 4 Water pollution

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Green house effect is caused by
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Which of the following is not ionising radiation

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Which of the following country is responsible for releasing largest amount of green-house gases

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Which of the following is/are not greenhouse gas/es?

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Study the following statements and pick up the incorrect one.

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Identify correct contribution of different green house gases in green house effect?

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Green house effect is mainly due to:

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Which one of the following pairs of gases are the major cause of "Greenhouse effect" ?

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The two gases making the highest relative contribution to the greenhouse gases are:

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Identify the green house gases in the diagram given below :-

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The figure is showing relative contribution of various green house gases to total global warming.

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In above diagram find out correct gaseous contribution:-

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According to forestry commission report-1997 the total forest cover of India :"