General Studies Question 35

Question: The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air is slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere, because it absorbs

Options:

A) the water vapour of the air and retains its heat

B) the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation

C) all the solar radiations

D) the infra red part of the solar radiation

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

  • Exp. [d] Terrestrial Long Wave Radiations are in the infrared part of spectrum, which are absorbed by carbon dioxide.