Organizer : Department of Chemistry
N.S.P.R. Govt. Degree College for Women,
Hindupur.
About the Quiz
- Celebrate International Ozone Day with knowledge and fun. Test your environmental awareness and learn about ozone preservation in a friendly quiz competition.
- Free Participation
- E-certificates to the participants who score above 60% will be issued from 19.9.2023 onwards.
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Ozone holes are more pronounced at*
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Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Poles
Tropic of Capricorn
Which among the following gases are Green House Gases?
A. Nitrous Oxide
B. Surface Ozone
C. Methane
D. Ammonia
E. Carbon Monoxide
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A & C only
A, B & E only
B, C & D only
A, B, C & D
Ozone depletion causes the following disease:*
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Skin Cancer
Heart Stroke
Brain tumor
Tuberculosis
What is the unit used to measure the ozone content in the atmosphere?*
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Einstein unit
Dabson unit
Poise unit
Becquerel unit
Which of the following synthetic chemical is responsible for ozone layer depletion? *
2 points
Polyvinylchloride
Nylon
Chlorofluorocarbons
Polypropylene
In which layer of the earth’s atmosphere does the ozone layer exist?
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Troposphere
Mesosphere
Ionosphere
Stratosphere
Convention on ozone depleting substances is also known as:*
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Basel Convention
Montreal Protocol
Ramsar Convention
Bonn Convention
Ozone depletion in stratosphere causes the following effect:*
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Increase in greenhouse gases
Cooling of the earth’s atmosphere
Increase of infrared radiation in the troposphere
Increase of ultraviolet radiation in the troposphere
Greenhouse gases causing a rise of 3℃ rise in the overall global temperature in the past century are CFCs. The CFC used in refrigerators is:
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Freon
Ammonia
Methane
Carbondioxide
Ozone layer was discovered by:*
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G.M.B Dobson
Carl Sagan &G.M.B Dobson
Carl Sagan & Charles Fabry
Henri Buisson & Charles Fabry
The ozone layer absorbs what range of wavelengths of the sun’s radiation?
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0.80 nm – 1.50 nm
200 nm – 315 nm
450 nm – 570 nm
600 nm – 750 nm
Who discovered the formation of ozone from photochemical reactions?
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G.M.B Dobson
Sydney Chapman
Carl Sagan
Henri Buisson
Which of the following UV radiations is responsible for causing sun burns and skin cancer?
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2 points
UV-A
UV-B
UV-C
All of the mentioned
Which of the following chemicals are responsible for the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer?
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2 points
Refrigerants
Propellants
Foam-blowing agents
All of the mentioned
What does EESC stand for in context of ozone depleting compounds?
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Equivalent Effective Stratospheric Chlorine
Equivalent Effective Stratospheric Chlorofluorocarbons
Equivalent Energy Saving Compounds
Energy Effective Stratospheric Compounds
The Montreal Protocol bans the production of which of the following chemical substances?
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Chlorine, bromine, CFCs, freons
Carbon tetrachloride, halons, trichloroethane, CFCs
CFCs, bromine, halons, freons
CFCs, halons, freons
What is the average concentration of ozone in the ozone layer of the atmosphere?
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2 points
Nearly 100%
Greater than 90%
Between 10-50%
Less than 10ppm
In stratosphere which element acts as catalyst for degradation of ozone and release of molecular oxygen?*
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Iron
Chlorine
Oxygen
Carbon
Which of the following statements is correct regarding Bad Ozone?*
2 points
It is formed in Troposphere
An air pollutant that is harmful to breathe and damages crops
when heat and sunlight cause chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen and hydrocarbons
All the above
World Ozone Day is observed on*
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June 5
September 16
April 22
December 2