| 1. |
Farm animals infected by BSE would commonly be suffering
from what?
Ans: Mad Cow disease |
| 2. |
Ruling regarding water given by the Supreme Court of
India, based on article 21 of constitution guaranteeing right to live was?
Ans: Clean drinking water is a fundamental right of all citizens |
| 3. |
Full form of "POP" which persists in
environment and travels long distances through ocean and wind currents; long been
associated with serious health effects ranging from growth retardation in children to
genetic defect in living organism
Ans: persistent organic pollutants |
| 4. |
What is the plan launched in 1985 and targeted to be
completed by 1997, whose main task was to intercept and treat 873 million litres per day
of waste water from 25 cities and in short was called GAP?
Ans: Ganga action plan |
| 5. |
What replaced Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) used as
a fuel additive in Mexico after being found to be contaminating ground water and also
being banned in the US?
Ans: ethanol |
| 6. |
Which Indian state has the lowest number of reported
AIDS cases?
Ans: Arunachal Pradesh |
| 7. |
Long distance air travel in cramped seats of economy
class can cause fatal blood clots this in term is called economy class syndrome. What is
it called in medical terms?
Ans: deep vein thrombosis |
| 8. |
Which protocol binding industrialized countries to cut
their green house gas (GHG) emission by about 5% below 1990 level during 2008-2012 was
rejected by U.S. president Bush claiming that it would be harmful to the US economy and
too lax on the developing countries?
Ans. Kyoto Protocol |
| 9. |
"Neeru Meeru" program is associated with
Andhra Pradesh. What does it stand for?
Ans. Water and You |
| 10. |
What is the deadline set by the Supreme court for the
Delhi government to clean the Yamuna river?
Ans. March 31 2003 |
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