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                | 1. | The effect of pollution is first and most marked on: |  
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				| A. | Natural flora of a place | B. | Natural balance of our environment |  
				 				 | C. | Natural geo-chemical cycles | D. | All the above three |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 2. | Biological treatment of water pollution is done with the help of: |  
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				| A. | Lichens | B. | Fungi |  
				 				 | C. | Phytoplanktons | D. | None of the above |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 3. | Foul smell in the water tanks, ponds etc, is due to: |  
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				| A. | Anaerobiosis | B. | Aerobiosis |  
				 				 | C. | Biological magnification | D. | Psammophytes |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 4. | Air pollution is not caused by: |  
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				| A. | Thermal power plant | B. | Diesel engine |  
				 				 | C. | Hydroelectric power station | D. | Pollen grain |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 5. | If water pollution continues at its present rate, it will eventually: |  
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				| A. | Make oxygen molecules unavailable to aquatic life | B. | Make nitrates unavailable to aquatic life |  
				 				 | C. | Prevent precipitation | D. | Stop the water cycle |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 6. | Which of the following is likely to have the highest level of DDT deposition in its body? |  
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				| A. | Eel | B. | Crab |  
				 				 | C. | Sea gull | D. | Phytoplanktons |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 7. | Which of the following enhances BOD of water? |  
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				| A. | Algae | B. | Sand |  
				 				 | C. | Moss | D. | Sugar mill effluents |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 8. | The part of earth in which life exists is known as: |  
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				| A. | Lithosphere | B. | Biosphere |  
				 				 | C. | Atmosphere | D. | Hydrosphere |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 9. | Mercury pollution causes a disease: |  
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				| A. | Methaelo binemia | B. | Minimata |  
				 				 | C. | Foolish disease | D. | Hepatitis |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 10. | Heating of earth surface is due to: |  
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				| A. | Air pollution | B. | Water pollution |  
				 				 | C. | Soil pollution | D. | All of these |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
 
			
			
 
 
 
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