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Read the following statements carefully and select the incorrect ones.
(i) Development of the fertile top-soil takes centuries, but it can be easily removed due to human activites such as over-cultivation, unrestricted grazing, etc.
(ii) Waterlogging results in soil salinity.
(iii) UV rays are responsible for degradation of ozone shield in atmosphere.
(iv) Ozone present in troposphere acts as a shield abosrbing UV radiations coming from the Sun.
(v) Global warming can be controlled by increasing the use of fossil fuels.

A

(i), (iii) and (v)

B

(iii), (iv) and (v)

C

(iv) and (v)

D

(i), (ii) and (iii)

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The correct Answer is:
C

Ozone present in the stratosphere act as a shield absorbing UV radiations coming from the sun. Global warming can be controlled by cutting down the use of fossil fuels.
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