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                | 61.  | 
The abbreviation MPN stand for: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Most probable number  | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Millions per night | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Millennium of probable number | 
				 				 D. | 
                 None of these | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A  
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                | 62.  | 
The ground water pollution is due to excess of: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 DDT is a growth retardant | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Pesticides | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Minerals | 
				 				 D. | 
                 Carbon deposit | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C  
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                | 63.  | 
Indiscriminate use of fertilizers have lead to: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Air pollution | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Soil pollution | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Water pollution | 
				 				 D. | 
                 All of the above | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C  
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                | 64.  | 
Which of the following is not used for disinfection of drinking water? |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Chlorine  | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Chloramines | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Phenyl | 
				 				 D. | 
                 Ozone | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C  
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                | 65.  | 
Which of the following is a biodegradable pollutant? |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Sewage | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Asbestos | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Plastic | 
				 				 D. | 
                 All of these | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A  
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                | 66.  | 
A very harmful fibrous component causing pollution an inflicting diseases of lungs in human beings: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Grease | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Asbestos | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Eichhornia roots | 
				 				 D. | 
                 ABS micelle | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B  
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                | 67.  | 
With the increase in water pollution, the BOD: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Decreases | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Increases | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Remains the same | 
				 				 D. | 
                 Is no measure of pollution | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B  
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                | 68.  | 
The enrichment of water by nutrients is: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Mineralization | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Oligotrophication | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Eutrophication | 
				 				 D. | 
                 All of these | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C  
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                | 69.  | 
Which of the following is not a commonly used pesticide? |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
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                 Aldrin | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Lindane | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Chlordane | 
				 				 D. | 
                 Chloremphenicol | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D  
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                | 70.  | 
The most harmful pesticide is: |  
 
 
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D  
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