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  1. The greenhouse gas that is a product of the combustion of fossil fuels isAsked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2020
  2. Green house effect is enhanced in the environment due toAsked in UPPCS Prelims 2015
  3. Which one of the following gases is not a green house gas?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2016 · UPPSC Upper Mains 2012
  4. Which one of the following naturally occurring green house gases causes the highest percentage of Green house effect ?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2011
  5. Which is not the Green house gas among the following ?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2007
  6. What is the key characteristic of black carbon that accelerates global warming?Asked in APPSC Group II Mains paper 2 2025
  7. Which of the following is not a major greenhouse gas?Asked in APPSC Gazated Posts 2012 · Combined (Group C) Exam 2023
  8. The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air is slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere, because it absorbsAsked in WBCS Main Paper 4 2022
  9. The highest global warming potential is observed inAsked in WBCS Main Paper 4 2023
  10. The Global Warming Potential of CO₂ isAsked in WBCS Main Paper 4 2023
  11. Which is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?Asked in WBCS Main Paper 4 2019
  12. Which of the following is not a green house gas ?Asked in ACF And Forest Range Officer Gr I Comp. Exam 2018 · Assistant Conservator of Forest Exam 2019
  13. Which one of the following is not a major contributor of carbon dioxide in atmosphere?Asked in Asst. Engineer Comb. Comp. Exam 2018
  14. Which of the following process does not librate carbon dioxide into atmosphere ?Asked in Clerk GR II Comb. Comp. Exam 2013
  15. Which greenhouse gas, other than methane, is produced by agricultural fields?Asked in Junior Accountant and TRA 2013
  16. Which one of the following primary greenhouse gases is not associated with global warming?Asked in APPSCCE 2020 Prelims 2020
  17. Which of the following sets of gases contributes to the greenhouse effect on the earth?Asked in APPSCCE 2020 Prelims 2020
  18. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), the global concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere during May 2020 isAsked in APPSCCE 2020 Prelims 2020
  19. Which one of the following is correct about greenhouse gases?Asked in APPSCCE 2020 Prelims 2020
  20. Which of the following is not a green house gas ?Asked in Assistant Engineer (AE) Exam 2013 · Sub Inspector Comb. Comp. Exam 2021 b 2021
  21. Which of the following gases is not known as greenhouse gas?Asked in BJS 2023
  22. Which gas plays main role in the Green House effect?Asked in Civil Judge 2018
  23. Among following one is not a green house gas, that isAsked in District Statistical Officer Assistant Director 2025
  24. Which of the following has maximum contribution in Green house effect in the atmosphere?Asked in District Statistical Officer Assistant Director 2025
  25. Which of the following gases has the greatest impact on global climate change?Asked in Extension officer (EO) 2019