Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Chemistry

Question:

Which of the following gas is present in minute quantity and increases day by day in our atmosphere?

Options:

Nitrogen

Carbondioxide

Oxygen

All of these

Correct Answer:

Carbondioxide

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 2. Carbondioxide.

Air consists of a mixture of gases. By volume, about 78% of this mixture is nitrogen and about 21% is oxygen.

Carbon dioxide, argon, methane, ozone and water vapour are also present in very small quantities.

Level of CO2 is increasing day by day due to human activities, power plants, automobiles exhaust etc.