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52) The most serious environmental pollution from a nuclear reactor is:
(a) Radioactivity
(b) Particulate formation
(c) Thermal pollution
(d) Noise pollution
Answer: (c)
55) The most suitable motor oil for use in a car in cold weather is:
(a) a high viscosity oil
(b) a low viscosity oil
(c) a medium viscosity oil
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
56) The process by which a substance absorbs moisture upon exposure to the
atmosphere is called:
(a) Efflorescence
(b) Deliquescence
(c) Dehydrogenation
(d) Desalination
Answer: (b)
57) Which two gases are used to disinfect water in sewage treatment facilities?
(a) Helium and nitrogen
(b) Ozone and chlorine
(c) Oxygen and hydrogen
(d) Nitrogen and chlorine
Answer: (b)
59) What is the approximate weight in pounds of the atmosphere on a 1 sq. ft.
surface at sea level?
(a) 15 lbs.
(b) 1500 lbs.
(c) 2100 lbs.
(d) 20,000 lbs.
Answer: (c)
62) Who was the first scientist credited with pointing out that certain gases could
cause a greenhouse effect?
(a) John Tyndall
(b) Charles Darwin
(c) Roger Tory Peterson
(d) Stephen Jay Gould
Answer: (a)
64) The sun makes up approximately what percent of matter in our solar system?
(a) 17% (b) 50%
(c) 85% (d) 99%
Answer: (d)
65) Evaporation from water surfaces exposed to air is not dependent of the:
(a) Velocity of the wind
(b) Humidity
(c) Temperature
(d) Depth of the water
Answer: (d)
66) What percentage of land area should remain covered by forest to maintain
Ecological balance?
(a) 10%. (b) 5%.
(c) 33%. (d) None of these.
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)
86) Which of the following have been able to check the rapid growth of population?
90) Almost 99% of clean air consists of two gases which are;
(a) Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide.
(b) Oxygen and Argon.
(c) Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide.
(d) Nitrogen and Oxygen.
Answer: (d)