UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2012
Question 57 of 66Environment and Ecology
The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air is slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere, because it absorbs
AThe water vapour of the air retains its heat
BThe ultraviolet part of the solar radiation
CAll the solar radiations
DThe infrared part of the solar radiation
Correct Answer
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Explanation
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