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Cement manufacturing is one of the largest _________ commodity industry.

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  1. Mineral

  2. Essential

  3. Consumer

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A

A foul-smelling gas known for its rotten egg-like odour called hydrogen sulphide is also emitted from the petroleum refineries.  

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

Give full form of UNEP.

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  1. United Nations Environment Programme

  2. United Nations Engineering Programme

  3. United Nations English Programme

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

UNEP is an arm of United Nations aimed at coordinating and formulating environmental programs in member countries. It assists the developing countries in implementing environment friendly processes and techniques and promotes sustainable development.

Thermal power plants emit large quantities of _________which is a greenhouse gas

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  1. carbon monoxide

  2. carbon dioxide

  3. nitrogen oxide

  4. both A and C

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Correct Option: B

Environmental degradation does not consists of ______________.

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  1. Land degradation and soil erosion

  2. Problem of overgrazing and ecological degradation

  3. Floods

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: D

What gets released in the air due to the activities like drilling, blasting, road haulage, crushing and screening?

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  1. Smoke and dust

  2. Fumes

  3. Particulate matter

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D

Cement factories during their manufacture process produce hydrogen sulphide, ________.

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  1. Sulphur oxide

  2. Fluorides

  3. Dust

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D

The forest of Norway maintained by the addition of over _______ sapling every year.

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  1. 100,000,000

  2. 100,000

  3. 100,00

  4. 100

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The forest of Norway maintained by the addition of over 100,000,000  sapling every year.

Manpower resource represent ___________________.

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  1. People of the country.

  2. Soil of the country.

  3. Animal of the country.

  4. None of these.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

People of the country,

1. General: Total supply of personnel available or engaged for a specific job or task. 2. Economics: Total labor force of a nation, including both men and women. If there are more people than available jobs, it is called manpower surplus; if available people are fewer than jobs, it is called manpower deficit.

The main fishing waters in Europe are the _______________.

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  1. Bay of Biscay

  2.  Norwegian sea

  3. North sea

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bulgaria and Romania fish exclusively in the Black sea. EU Member States fishing in Mediterranean waters include Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Malta, Cyprus and Portugal. Bulgaria and Romania fish exclusively in the Black sea.