Multiple Choice Questions

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The Montreal Protocol (1987) refers to

  • Presistent organic pollutants

  • Global warming and climatic changes

  • Biosafety of genetically modified organisms

  • Controlling the emission of ozone depleting substances

  • Controlling the emission of ozone depleting substances


D.

Controlling the emission of ozone depleting substances

The Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer in an international treaty, designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion.


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Which of the following pairs of gases is mainly responsible for green house effect?

  • Oxygen and nitrogen

  • Nitrogen and Sulphur dioxide

  • Carbon dioxide and Methane

  • Ozone and Ammonia


Who proved that blends of polyblend (plastic waste) and bitumen, when used to lay roads, enhanced the bitumen's water repellant properties and helped to increase road life? 

  • Amrita Devi

  • Ramdeo Misra

  • W.H. Pearsall

  • Ramesh Chandra Dagan

  • Ramesh Chandra Dagan


Which of the following protocols did aim for reducing emission of chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere?

  • Kyoto Protocol

  • Gothenburg Protocol

  • Geneva Protocol

  • Montreal Protocol


The figure below is the diagrammatic representation relative contribution of various greenhouse gases to total global warming. What do (a), (b), (c) and (d) represent respectively?

  • A - Carbon dioxide; B - Methane; C - CFCs; D - N2O

  • A - Carbon dioxide; B - CFClC; C - Methane; D - N2O

  • A - Carbon dioxide; B - N2O ; C - CFClC; D - Methane

  • A - Carbon dioxide; B - Methane; C - N2O ; D - CFCs

  • A - Carbon dioxide; B - Methane; C - N2O ; D - CFCs


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