NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER SCREENING 2012

  • question_answer
    Which one of the following is a wrong statement?

    A) Most of the forests have been lost in tropical areas

    B) Ozone in upper part of atmosphere is harmful to animals

    C) Greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon

    D) Eutrophication is a natural phenomenon in freshwater bodies

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Ozone \[({{O}_{3}})\]is an isotope of oxygen which exists in so called ozone layer at a height of about 15-60 km in the middle and upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere. This ozone layer absorbs UV-rays of longer      wavelength and protects life on Earth from       damaging effects of these radiations. Ozone   in   the   lower   atmosphere (troposphere) is regarded as a pollutant.


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