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What would be average temperature of earth without greenhouse gases?

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  1. $90^{o}C$

  2. $70^{o}C$

  3. $10^{o}C$

  4. $18^{c}ircC$

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Correct Option: D

Earth's surface temperature can be altered, by changing concentration of

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  1. Heat

  2. Greenhouse Gases

  3. Air pollutants

  4. All of above

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Correct Option: B

What is the number of Green House Gases, as recognized by the Kyoto Protocol?

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  1. 3

  2. 4

  3. 5

  4. 6

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Correct Option: D

What is the name of world's first greenhouse-gas-monitoring satellite?

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  1. ICESat

  2. Jason-1

  3. Ibuki

  4. NPOESS

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Correct Option: C

Which among the following is the most correct statement in context with Carbon footprint?

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  1. It is a measure of Green house gas emissions by a product

  2. It is a unit under the Kyoto Protocol representing a reduction of greenhouse gases under the Joint Implementation mechanism

  3. It is a administrative approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollution

  4. All of above are correct

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Correct Option: A

In the year 2009, Japan launched its first satellite to monitor greenhouse gases. What is the name of the satellite?

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  1. Tadami

  2. Yasushi

  3. Kyoto

  4. Ibuki

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Correct Option: D

Major source of methane in India is

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  1. Rice fields

  2. Sugarcane plantation

  3. Wheat fields

  4. Fruit orchards

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In India, paddy or rice cultivation is done across the different regions and in different seasons. The availability of the monsoon and irrigation facility further promote the paddy cultivation. The paddy cultivation occurs in water logged condition and favours the release of methane after the bacteria has respired aerobically. So, the methane release in the country is largely due to the rice fields. Sugarcane plantations, wheat fields and fruit orchard do not need water-logged condition.

So, the correct answer is 'Rice fields'

Gas being produced by paddy fields and involved in global warming is

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  1. Chlorine

  2. Methane

  3. $CO _2$

  4. $H _2S$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The microbes in the paddy field respire and release the carbon dioxide. The increase in carbon dioxide increases the nearby temperature. This further results in the release of methane. Methane, in combination with carbon dioxide becomes a potent greenhouse gas. They trap the sun radiations, preventing them from reflecting back and falling on the earth's surface. This results in raising the overall global temperature. 

Hence, the correct answer is 'Methane'.

Which green-house gas other than methane is being produced by agricultural fields?

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  1. Nitrous oxide

  2. Ammonia

  3. Sulphur dioxide

  4. Arsenic

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas produced by soil cultivation practices, especially the use of commercial organic fertilizers (including manure), biomass burning etc, This is done by a process of nitrification which converts the nitrogen in fertilizer to the production of nitrous oxide. The excessive use of the fertilizers thereby results in an increase in the nitrous oxide production.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Nitrous oxide'.

$CO _2, CH _4, N _2O, CFCs$ are called green house gases because they can absorb

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  1. Ultraviolet radiations

  2. Long wave infra-red radiations

  3. Visible light radiation

  4. X-ray radiation

  5. $\gamma$-ray radiation

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The greenhouse gases are called so because they absorb the long wave infra-red radiations reflected from the earth's surface and trap them such that they do not get reflected back to space. This trapping of the long wave infra-red radiations causes an increase in the temperature of the atmosphere, called global warming. CO$ _{2}$, CH$ _{4}$, N$ _{2}$O, CFCs are the gases that are capable of showing greenhouse effect. These have increased in the concentration over the years due to the anthropogenic activities.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Long wave infra-red radiations'.