Sooty and sulphurous smog formed due to combustion of fossil fuels particularly in winter, continues throughout the day and night. When the moist atmospheric air’s water vapor condenses on the solid particles of smoke thereby forming smog (smoke + fog), it causes_________________?

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Which of the following is not a practical method of low level radioactive waste disposal ?

A. Dilution with inert material B. Discharging to atmosphere through tall stacks after dilution C. Disposing off in rivers & oceans D. Filling in steel crates and shooting it off out of earth’s gravity...

Removal of ______________ is accomplished by aeration of water?

A. Dissolved gases B. Suspended solids C. Dissolved solids D. None of these...

Presence of carbon monoxide in atmosphere produced by decomposition of chlorophyll and haemoglobin breakdown of some animals, beyond TLV (>50 ppm) ?

A. Acts as a green house gas thereby raising earth’s temperature B. Causes asphyxia C. Causes increase in sea level D. Enhances the green house effect...

What are the methods of treatment & disposal of radioactive wastes ?

A. Evaporation & chemical precipitation B. Biological methods & adsorption in ion exchange materials C. Fixing into a solid mass with cement and sinking deep in the sea D. All A., B. & C....

Moist atmospheric air at high temperature (e.g., in summer) having high concentration of sulphur dioxide causes________________?

A. Fading of dyes on textiles B. Corrosion, tarnishing & soiling of metals C. Reduced strength of textiles D. All A., B. and C....