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  1. The water management act is complemented by the waste water charges act at

  2. A.

     34641

    B.

     14631

    C.

     35277

    D.

     36059


  3. Ultraviolet radiation which is not lethal but harm to the organism is

  4. A.

     0.1 to 0.28

    B.

     0.28-0.32

    C.

     0.32-0.4

    D.

     0.4-0.5


  5. If all the water vapour in the atmosphere were to condense and fall to the ground, the globe would be covered with about ______ of water.

  6. A.

     1 millimeter

    B.

     1 inch

    C.

     1 foot

    D.

     1 meter


  7. The total mass of water vapour stored in the atmosphere at any moment is about ____ of the world's supply of precipitation.

  8. A.

     1 day

    B.

     1 week

    C.

     1 month

    D.

     1 year


  9. The sun emits a maximum amount of radiation at wavelengths near ____, while the earth emits maximum radiation near wavelengths of ____.

  10. A.

     0.5 micrometers, 30 micrometers

    B.

     0.5 micrometers, 10 micrometers

    C.

     10 micrometers, 30 micrometers

    D.

     1 micrometer, 10 micrometers


  11. Thickness of plastic cover permissible to use

  12. A.

     50 Microns

    B.

     20 Microns

    C.

     100 Microns

    D.

     10 Microns


  13. The deadliest Tsunami in recorded history took place on

  14. A.

     26-Dec-2004

    B.

     26-Dec-2000

    C.

     15-Nov-1990

    D.

     15-Dec-1999


  15. Environmental Protection Act was introduced in the year

  16. A.

     1986

    B.

     1988

    C.

     1972

    D.

     1989


  17. Ganga Action Plan in India was launched in the year _________

  18. A.

     1988

    B.

     1986

    C.

     1980

    D.

     1978


  19. The first global environmental protection treaty "The Montreal Protocol" was signed on September 26 in

  20. A.

     1985

    B.

     1990

    C.

     1981

    D.

     1987