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                | 71. | In the polluted water, the values of: |  
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				| A. | BOD much higher than COD | B. | BOD slightly higher than COD |  
				 				 | C. | COD slightly higher than BOD | D. | COD much higher than BOD |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 72. | COD stands for: |  
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				| A. | Caesium oxide deposition | B. | Control of diesel |  
				 				 | C. | Chemistry of depositions | D. | Chemical oxygen demand |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 73. | The Escherichia cells in a human excreta number in: |  
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				| A. | Thousands | B. | Hundreds |  
				 				 | C. | Billion | D. | Millions |  
                        
                        
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                | 74. | Prolonged liberal irrigation of agricultural fields is likely to create the problem of: |  
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				| A. | Acidity | B. | Metal toxicity |  
				 				 | C. | Aridity | D. | Salinity |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 75. | Pollution is: |  
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				| A. | Always an unfavourble alteration | B. | Always a favourable change |  
				 				 | C. | Rarely a favoruable alteration | D. | Usually an unfavourable change |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 76. | Which of the following is generally used for induced mutagenesis in crop plants? |  
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				| A. | Gamma rays (from cobalt 60) | B. | X-rays |  
				 				 | C. | UV (260 nm) | D. | Alpha particles |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 77. | The percentage of water found in oceans is: |  
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                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 78. | Greenhouse effect refers to: |  
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				| A. | Production of cereals | B. | Trapping of UV rays |  
				 				 | C. | Cooling of earth | D. | Warming of earth |  
                        
                        
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                | 79. | PAN stands for: |  
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				| A. | Peroxy acetyl nitrate | B. | Peroxy acyl nitrite |  
				 				 | C. | Pyridine aceto-nitrite | D. | Peroxy aceto-nitrile |  
                        
                        
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                | 80. | The sea water gets pollution mainly due to: |  
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				| A. | Industrial waste | B. | Oil spills |  
				 				 | C. | Death of marine fauna | D. | None of these |  
                        
                        
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