Biology : XII-CH16 – Environmental Issues – Assertion and Reason

Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option.

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Large area of thinned ozone layer particularly marked over the Antarctic region is known as ozone hole.

Reason: CFCs causes ozone depletion.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Presence of large amounts of nutrients in waters also causes excessive growth of planktonic (free-floating) algae, called algal bloom.

Reason: Algal bloom imparts a distinct colour to the water bodies.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Ozone in stratosphere is called good ozone.

Reason: This ozone absorb UV-radiation coming from sun, thus act as shield.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Noise is nothing but undesirable high level of sound.

Reason: Noise causes psychological and physiological disorder in humans.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Water hyacinth is an aquatic weed.

Reason: They grow abundantly in eutrophic water bodies.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Nuclear energy is a non-polluting way for generating electricity.

Reason: Nuclear waste is not at all dangerous for organism.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Use of DDT as insecticide cause decline in bird population.

Reason: DDT disturb calcium metabolism in birds, which cause thinning of eggshell and their premature breaking.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Deforestation may cause desertification.

Reason: It causes, loss of biodiversity, disturbs hydrological cycle, causes soil erosion, may lead to desertification in extreme cases.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

9 / 10

Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: UV rays are highly injurious to living organism.

Reason: DNA proteins of living organism preferentially absorb UV rays and its high energy breaks the chemical bonds within these molecules.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion: Sanitary landfills is also not a good method for disposal of solid wastes.

Reason: These landfills causes pollution of underground water resources due to seepage of chemicals.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of the assertion

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of the assertion

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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