GATE ES Global effects of air pollution PYQs & Answers — Page 2

Questions 11–13 of 13. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

Which one of the following statements is correct regarding Global warming?

Your answerChoose one option.

Water vapour does not contribute to global warming.

Global warming is likely to increase the productivity of plants due to CO₂ fertilization.

CFCs do not cause global warming, but can cause ozone layer depletion in stratosphere.

HFCs and HCFCs are good substitutes for the ozone depleting substances as they cause neither global warming nor ozone layer depletion.

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Which of the following is/are both greenhouse gas(es) and ozone depleting substance(s)?

Your answerSelect all correct options. You can choose more than one.

CFC-11

CO₂

HCFC-22

N₂O

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Which of the following international multilateral agreements (conventions, protocols) from Column I match with the entries in Column II?

Column I	Column II
P. Ramsar Convention	(i) Ozone depletion
Q. Kyoto Protocol	(ii) Trans-boundary movement of hazardous wastes
R. Basel Convention	(iii) Climate change
S. Montreal Protocol	(iv) Conservation of wetlands

Your answerChoose one option.

P-(iv), Q-(iii), R-(ii), S-(i)

P-(iv), Q-(ii), R-(iii), S-(i)

P-(iii), Q-(i), R-(ii), S-(iv)

P-(i), Q-(iii), R-(iv), S-(ii)

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