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Q36 (CDS-II/2020) Environment & Ecology › Pollution & Conservation › Ozone layer protection Answer Verified

Which one of the following statements with regard to ozone is NOT correct?

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Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: C
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Statement 3 is incorrect because the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated on 16 September, not 16 November . This date commemorates the 1987 signing of the Montreal Protocol . Regarding the other statements: Ozone is a triatomic form of oxygen consisting of three atoms bound together [5]. It is primarily found in the stratosphere, with the ozonosphere spanning approximately 15 to 55 km [7]. While the highest concentration (the ozone layer) is typically between 20 and 35 km, the broader distribution extends throughout these altitudes [6]. Ozone is produced through gaseous chemical reactions; in the stratosphere, solar ultraviolet radiation splits oxygen molecules (O2) into atoms that then combine with other O2 molecules to form O3 [7]. Similar photochemical reactions involving pollutants occur in the troposphere [3].

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  1. [1] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 20: Earths Atmosphere > Ozone (O3) > p. 272
  2. [4] Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 19: Ozone Depletion > OTSNE $$FUETION > p. 267
  3. [5] https://ozone.unep.org/ozone-and-you
  4. [2] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 20: Earths Atmosphere > Ozonosphere > p. 276
  5. [6] https://csl.noaa.gov/assessments/ozone/2022/downloads/twentyquestions/Q1.pdf
  6. [7] https://www.un.org/en/observances/ozone-day
  7. [3] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 6: Environmental Degradation and Management > ozone depletion > p. 11
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