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  1. Which of the following chemical materials is responsible for the depletion of ozone layer in the atmosphere ?

  2. A.

     Nitrous oxide

    B.

     Carbon dioxide

    C.

     Chlorofluorocarbon

    D.

     Sulphur dioxide


  3. Nitrogen fixation is a process of

  4. A.

     Assimilation of nitrate

    B.

     Utilisation of nitrogen gas

    C.

     Conversion of organic nitrogen to proteins

    D.

     Conversion of molecular nitrogen to ammonia


  5. Greenhouse effect is caused by

  6. A.

     Nitrogen

    B.

     Carbon dioxide

    C.

     Carbon monoxide

    D.

     Nitrogen dioxide


  7. The lowest layer of earth's atmosphere is

  8. A.

     Troposphere

    B.

     Stratosphere

    C.

     Mesosphere

    D.

     Ionosphere


  9. Earth’s atmosphere is an envelope of gases extending to a height of

  10. A.

     100 km

    B.

     150 km

    C.

     200 km

    D.

     300 km


  11. Depletion of ozone layer causes

  12. A.

     Blood cancer

    B.

     Lung cancer

    C.

     Skin cancer

    D.

     Breast cancer


  13. Nitrification is the biological process of converting

  14. A.

     N2 into nitrate

    B.

     N2 into nitrite

    C.

     Ammonia into nitrite

    D.

     Ammonia into N2


  15. Besides CO2, the other green house gas is

  16. A.

     CH4

    B.

     N2

    C.

     Ar

    D.

     O2


  17. The greenhouse effect is caused by the higher level of which gas in the atmosphere ?

  18. A.

     Carbon monoxide

    B.

     Carbon dioxide

    C.

     Nitrous oxide

    D.

     Sulphur dioxide


  19. The atmospheric gas that is mainly responsible for green house effect :

  20. A.

     Ozone

    B.

     Nitrogen

    C.

     Oxygen

    D.

     Carbon dioxide