Question

Pick out the wrong statement.

a.

Biological oxygen demand (B.O.D.) value of a sewerage sample is always lower than its chemical oxygen demand (C.O.D.) value.

b.

Environmental pollution by NOₓ emission is much higher by four stroke petrol engines as compared to the two stroke engines.

c.

Temperature in stratosphere rises with increasing altitude.

d.

The characteristic of a green house body is that it allows the long wavelength incoming solar radiation to come in but does not allow the short wavelength infra red radiation to escape out of the earth's atmosphere.

Answer: (d).The characteristic of a green house body is that it allows the long wavelength incoming solar radiation to come in but does not allow the short wavelength infra red radiation to escape out of the earth's atmosphere.

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