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The most abundant greenhouse gas in the earth's atmosphere:

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  1. Carbon dioxide $(CO _{2})$

  2. Nitrous oxide $(N _{2}O)$

  3. Water vapor $(H _{2}O)$

  4. Methane $(CH _{4})$

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Correct Option: C

The green house gases, otherwise called radioactively active gases includes

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  1. Carbon dioxide

  2. $CH _{4}$

  3. $N _{2}O$

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D

___________ is the phenomenon where the earth retains heat.

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  1. Air pollution

  2. Green house effect

  3. Global effect

  4. Land pollution

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Correct Option: B

Which two gases are most responsible for greenhouse effect?

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  1. Water vapour

  2. Carbon dioxide

  3. Argon

  4. Both a and b

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Correct Option: D

Chemical substances that increase earth's surface temperature is known as

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  1. Green house gases

  2. Global warming

  3. Climate change

  4. Urbanization

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Correct Option: A

Which gas plays a major role in global warming?

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  1. Carbon monoxide

  2. Nitrogen

  3. Carbon dioxide

  4. Sulphur dioxide

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The warming up of the atmosphere due to trapped radiation is called green house effect. Green house gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide etc; increase in green house gases leads to global  warming.

Green house effect is caused by

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  1. Green plants

  2. Infrared rays

  3. UV rays

  4. X-rays

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

When solar radiation enters the atmosphere, it is absorbed by the clouds and gases and heats the earth's surface. The earth, in return, reflects some of this heat into the atmosphere as infrared radiation. Most of this infrared radiation gets absorbed by atmospheric gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone, commonly known as greenhouse gases. These gases send the infrared radiation back to the earth's surface, thereby heating the surface again. This cycle repeats several times, thereby resulting in the greenhouse effect.

So, the correct answer is 'Infrared rays'.

Which of the following contribute to green house effect?

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  1. Methane

  2. Carbondioxide

  3. CFCs

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

(The greenhouse effect is the natural process by which the atmosphere traps some of the Sun's energy,  warming the Earth enough to support life.  Most mainstream scientists believe a human-driven increase in "greenhouse gases" is increasing the effect artificially.
These gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapour, CFCs, ozone etc. Ozone in the stratosphere acts as a protective layer, but harmful if it is present in the troposphere).

So, the correct answer is All of the above'.

CDM is 

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  1. Clean development mechanism

  2. Clear development machinary

  3. Clean development machine

  4. Clean development movement

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A national CDM (clean development mechanism) authority has set up in December 2003 to formulate projects for reducing emission of CO$ _2$ and other green house gases. 

A natural phenomenon that becomes harmful due to pollution is _____________.

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  1. Global warming

  2. Ecological balance

  3. Greenhouse effect

  4. Desertification

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Solar radiation is absorbed in the Earth's surface and emitted as thermal energy that can be re-absorbed by greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide, ozone, and methane; the major components of atmospheric gas nitrogen, oxygen, and argon are transparent to infrared radiation. The greenhouse effect insulates the earth's surface, making it hospitable to life; however, human activities have increased the concentration of these gases, causing global warming.

So, the correct answer is 'Greenhouse effect'.