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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'Assistant Scientist in Kerala State Pollution Control Board' And exam conducted in the year 2023. And Question paper code was '096/2023'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
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Accumulation of nutrients in lakes and water bodies is called
A) Greenhouse effect B) Eutrophication
C) Humification D) Toxification
Permanent hardness of water is due to
A) Chloride, bicarbonate and sulphate of Ca and Mg
B) Chloride, nitrite and sulphate of Ca and Mg
C) Chloride, sulphate and nitrate of Ca and Mg
D) Chloride, carbonate and nitrate of Ca and Mg
Ozone layer can be found
A) 10-30 kms above earth surface B) 50-100 kms above earth surface
C) At Lithosphere D) At Troposphere
Acidity of rain is best described by presence of
A) Ammonium compounds B) S and N compounds
C) S,N and ammonium compounds D) S or N compounds
To protect ozone layer and to retain properties of CFC, the latter is largely replaced by
A) Methyl chloride B) Hydrofluorocarbon
C) Fluoromethane D) Methane
The main species causing photochemical smog is
A) Oxygen radical B) NO radical
C) Ozone D) Hydroxide radical
Most radioactive element is
A) Thorium B) Uranium C) Plutonium D) Radium
Pyrethrin is a natural
A) Pesticide B) Herbicide C) Fungicide D) Insecticide
Oxidation using potassium dichromate is for determining
A) BOD B) COD
C) Radioactive pollution D) Toxicity
Which of the following corresponds to a linear operator ?
A) Av=¥* B) Av=d¥/dx = 0) A¥=1/¥ 0) ^= ¢
Consider an electron in a 1d box of length 12 A. What will be the energy difference
between E6 and E5 levels (in ണ്) for the electron ?
A) 2.86 B) 0.26 C) 2.3 x104 D) 2.3x 10°