Name the disease caused by mercury poisoning in Japan
A. Itai itai
B. Xeroderma pigmentosum
C. Measles
D. Minamata disease
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Minamata disease, sometimes referred to as Chisso-Minamata disease, is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. Symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, narrowing of the field of vision and damage to hearing and speech.This Question Belongs to General Knowledge >> Environmental Science
What is the cause of the Exxon Valdez?
A. Oil Tanker which sank in 1989 along the coast of Alaska and marine life seriously affected.
B. a plane which crashed and caused death of human life
C. a ship which wrecked on the coast of India
D. none of these.
A. A much higher temperature than -10o C
B. A much lower temperature than -10o C
C. A temperature of -10o C
D. A temperature of -30o C
Infrared and visible satellite images might provide:
A. A way of determining cloud thickness and altitude.
B. A way of distinguishing between wet and dry clouds.
C. A way of identifying clouds suitable for cloud seeding.
D. A way of distinguishing between "new" and "old" clouds.
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