Environmental Issues

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Environmental Issues: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Environmental Pollution, E-Waste, Environmental Impact Assessment, Conference of Parties & Green Economy etc.

Important Questions on Environmental Issues

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Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
I. Soil pollution is any physical or chemical change in the soil conditions that may adversely affect the growth of plants and other organisms living in or on it.
II. Most soil pollutants are agricultural chemicals, primary fertilizers and pesticides.

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Each mile of railway track required

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Which of the following is NOT a method of aseptic technique?

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Guidelines limits for dust concentrations on combines in the Netherlands is

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The accumulation of CO2 in large quantities in the atmosphere causes the problem of:

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Rina has separated the garbage waste into two piles depending on the criteria:

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Cutting of branches of a tree is also called:

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The thickness of landside is given by following expression

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The percentage use of waste for the total energy consumption in the world

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Which of the following is not a problem associated with land?

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Which list-I (pesticide) with list-II (chemical nature) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Aldrin 1. Synthetic pyrethroid
B. Fenvalerate 2. Carbamate
C. Parathion 3. Chlorinated hydrocarbon
D. Aldicarb 4. Organophosphate
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A B C D

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The global fisheries have nearly collapseOption D. What are the factors responsible for the decline in fisheries?
I. Massive harvesting of fish
II. Pollution of water bodies
III. Climate change
IV. Destruction of mangroves and coral reefs

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Coal, oil, natural gas which types of energy sources of energy

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The energy sources whose net energy yield is zero:

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Which of the following is not a feature of shifting cultivation?

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Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
I. Mining is the process of extracting and processing minerals.
II. Underground mining has little direct effect on the environment, but it can cause long-term problems like subsidence and pollution of aquifers.

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Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.
I. Mining is the process of extracting and processing minerals.
II. Underground mining has little direct effect on the environment, but it can cause long-term problems like subsidence and pollution of aquifers.

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Where was the India's 1st plant set up to produce diesel from plastic waste opened?

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What are the global impacts in the world?

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Barometer is used to measure which of the following?