Question

Which one of the following is a result of ozone layer depletion?

(a) Increase in the oxygen level

(b) Increase in the nitrogen level

(c) Increase in the phosphorous level

(d) Increases in the carbon dioxide level

I had been asked this question in examination.

This is a very interesting question from Ozone Layer Depletion topic in chapter Social Issues and the Environment of Energy Management

Answer 1

The correct option is (d) Increases in the carbon dioxide level

Easiest explanation: The destruction of the ozone layer causes harm to positive vegetation and to plankton and accordingly affecting nature’s food chains and food webs. This in turn causes an increase in carbon dioxide due to the decrease in vegetation.