Important environment quiz questions and answers – Part 1
As you all know, the environmental studies has become more and more popular in every competitive exams now. Keeping this in mind, we are sharing one liner quiz questions and answer from Environmental Studies today. This will be useful in all types of exams such as CTET, MP Samvida Teacher, MPPSC etc. and all other exams that come under environmental studies.
In this part of Environmental Studies, we will be sharing about Ozone layer degradation! So let’s start friends!
| Question | Answer |
| The ozone layer is primarily located in the ? | stratosphere |
| Located at the height of approximately 10 to 50 km from the Earth in the lower part of the stratosphere is ? | the ozone layer |
| The ozone layer is at an altitude of ____the Earth ? | 20 kilometers |
| Not true for chlorofluorocarbons ? | this does not contribute to the ‘ greenhouse ‘ effect. |
| Human manufactures of carbon containing chlorineand fluorine ? | CFC |
| ____ is responsible for the aperture of Ozone? | CFC |
| The radiation that is absorbed by the ozone present in the atmosphere is ? | ultraviolet |
| A gas consisting of three atoms of oxygen ? | ozone (O 3 ) |
| Saves life on Earth in the form of ozone layer in the upper atmosphere from ? | ultraviolet rays |
| Ozone layer is useful for human beings because ? | it does not let the sun’s ultraviolet rays come to Earth. |
| The harmful ultraviolet radiation coming from the Sun can be the cause of ? | cutaneous cancer |
| Ultraviolet radiation may cause ___ if human body exposed more to sunlight ? | genetic mutations in DNA |
| Ozone Layer Conservation Day’ is celebrated on ? | 16th September |
| Ozone layer’s most harmful pollutant ? | chlorofluorocarbons |
| Ozone layer erosion in the ozonosphere with its presence in the atmosphere ? | chlorofluorocarbons |
| ___ is not responsible for the loss of the Ozone layer ? | methyl chloroform used as solvent |
| The gases responsible for the depletion of ozone layer are ? | CFCs , Halojons , Nitrous Oxide , Trichloroethylene , Hahnon-1211 , 1301 |
| The Green house gas by which the ozone pollution is not in the Troposphere ? | carbon monoxide |
| Ozone hole is highest in destrucion ? | above Antarctica |
| The Montreal Protocol, which is related to protection of ? | ozone layer |
| ___became Effective from January 1, 1989 ? | Montreal Protocol |
| Montreal Protocol is related to ? | preventing the decay of ozone layer |
| Montreal Protocol’ is related to ? | chlorofluorocarbons |
| The level of ozone in the stratosphere is naturally regulated by ? | nitrogen dioxide |
| The thickness of the ozone layer varies according to the season. In the spring it has the highest thickness and in the year it remains ? | lowest |
| Ozone layer is measured in the ? | Dobson unit |
| 0 0 C and 1 is equal to the thickness of 01 mm of pure ozone at atm pressure ? | 1 Dobson Unit |
| A highly stable compound that can remain in the atmosphere for 80 to 100 years ? | chlorofluorocarbons |
| Chlorofluorocarbons, halones and carbon tetrachloride are all three substances which cause ? | ozone depletive |
| A medium where chlorine compounds change into chlorine particles that destroy the ozone layer ? | polar parabolic cloud |
| The gas that is filled in the fridge is ? | Mephron |
| Used as a refrigerant in large plants ? | Ammonia |
| In the year 1985, with the help of ‘Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer’, the ozone hole was detected on Antarctica by ? | the British team |
| On the Tibet Plateau, the ‘Ozone Himalaya’ (ozone hello) was detected in the year 2005 by ? | GW Kent Moore |
| Coughing in humans can cause pain in the chest as well as damage the lungs because of ? | High concentrations of O 3 |
| ___Absorbs 93-99 percent of the ultraviolet light of the Sun’s high frequency (which is harmful to life on Earth) ? | ozone layer |
| The use of ozone depleting substances is related to the issue of control and to phase out ? | Monitrial Protocol |
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