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The Montreal Protocol refers to

persistent organic pollutants

global warming and climate change

substances that deplete the ozone layer

biosafety of genetically modified organisms.

Solution

C.

substances that deplete the ozone layer

The montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer was signed in Montreal. Canada, by over 150 countries at a convention in 1987 to cut use of CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons). The aim of the Protocol was to protect the ozone layer in the stratosphere by decreasing and eventually eliminating the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) like CFCs. It is regarded as one of the most successful international treaties in modern history

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WHO’s recommendations about the industrial noise limit is of :

Which of the atmospheric layer contains ozone layer ?

The amount of dissolved oxygen required by the microorganisms to degrade the organic wastes present in water is called ?

The cause of acid rain is :

Which one of the following causes ozone depletion ?

What disease is caused due to consumption of fishes captured from water contaminated with mercury ?

Which one of the following is not a green-house gas ?

Which gas contributes the maximum in global warming ?

Fill in the blanks with suitable words :
1. Increase in concentration of soluble salts in the soil is called.........

2. Aforestation can check the advancement of......... .

3. DDT is a serious pollutant as it is a.........pollutant and undergoes......... .

4 .........plant has become a troublesome weed in agricultural fields.

5 .........are major aerosol pollutant present in jet aircraft emission.

Write “True” or “False” :

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