Question : Eutrophication of a water body enhances:
Option 1: Organic matter production
Option 2: Biological oxygen demand
Option 3: Both (1) and (2)
Option 4: Neither (1) nor (2)
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Correct Answer: Both (1) and (2)
Solution : The correct answer is Both (1) and (2).
Eutrophication is also known as nutrient enrichment of a water body. It is caused because of the increased supply of nutrients through agricultural runoff and industrial wastes into the water body. It increases the rate of organic matter production because of increased uptake of nutrients by marine plants and animals and it also increases its biological oxygen demand. It is a negative phenomenon which leads to the death of a water body.
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Question : The biological process in which both aerobes and anaerobes degrade organic matter is:
Option 1: Manuring
Option 2: Composting
Option 3: Digesting
Option 4: Nitrifying
Question : A unit price elastic demand curve will touch
Option 1: Both price and quantity axis .
Option 2: Neither price axis , nor quantity axis.
Option 3: Only price axis .
Option 4: Only quantity axis .
Question : Eutrophication is caused by an excess of:
Option 1: Nitrogen and phosphorus
Option 2: Oxygen and carbon dioxide
Option 3: Mercury and lead
Option 4: Sulfur and chlorine
Question : The demand for the commodity is direct but the demand for a factor of production is called a:
Option 1: crossed demand
Option 2: joint demand
Option 3: derived demand
Option 4: independent demand
Question : Blood group AB has
Option 1: no antigen
Option 2: no antibody
Option 3: neither antigen nor antibody
Option 4: both antigen and antibody
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