Drinking of mineral water with very low level of pesticides (about 0.02 ppm) for long periods may:
produce immunity against mosquito
cause leukemia (blood cancer) in most people
cause cancer of the intestine
lead to accumulation of pesticide residues in body fat
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lead to accumulation of pesticide residues in body fat
Pesticides are poisonous. They harm more than just the pests at which they are targeted. They are toxic and their exposure can lead to number of health effects. It can lead to respiratory problems to cancer.
Human body stores many pesticides in fat beforethey are removed from the body by the liver or kidneys. Pesticides are stored in fat and can build up in larger quantities in the bodies of older adults.
A lake with an inflow of domestic sewage rich in organic waste may result in
drying of the lake very soon due to algal bloom
an increased production of fish due to lot of nutrients
death of fish due to lack of oxygen
increased population of aquatic food web organisms.
Assertion : Presently, the global atmosphere is warming up.
Reason : The depletion of stratospheric ozone layer has resulted in increase in ultraviolet radiations reaching the earth.
If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
If both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
If both Assertion and Reason are false
An artificial pacemaker is implanted subcutaneously and connected to the heart in patients
having 90% blockage of the three main coronary arteries
having a very high blood pressure
with irregularity in the heart rhythm
suffering from arteriosclerosis.
Minamata disease was caused due to the consumption of
sea food containing lot of cadmium
fish contaminated with mercury
oysters with lot of pesticide
sea food contaminated with selenium.
Photochemical smog formed in congested metropolitan cities mainly consists of:
Hydrocarbons, ozone and SOx
Hydrocarbons, SO2 and CO2
Smoke, peroxyacetyl nitrate and SO2
Ozone, peroxyacetyl nitrate and NOx
The correct match of atmospheric gases is :
Nitrogen - 0.03%; Oxygen - 78.08%; Argon - 0.93%; CO2 - 20.95%
Nitrogen - 78.08%; Oxygen - 20.95%; Argon - 0.03%; CO2 - 0.03%
Nitrogen - 0.03%; Oxygen - 78.08%; Argon - 20.95%; CO2 - 0.93%
Nitrogen - 78.08%; Oxygen - 20.95%; Argon - 0.93%; CO2 - 0.03%
Assertion: Agricultural output increased several times after introduction of DDT.
Reason: DDT was the first insecticide used on a wide scale.
If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
If Assertion is true but Reason is false
If both Assertion and Reason are false.
In almost all Indian metropolitan cities like Delhi, the major atmospheric pollutant(s) is/are:
suspended particulate matter (SPM)
oxides of sulphur
carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide
oxides of nitrogen
