563. The European Union has a permanent ban on the use of __________ in toys.

A. Phthalates
B. Clay
C. Polycarbonate
D. Bisphenol
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The European Parliament has voted to permanently ban the use of a group of chemicals to soften children’s toys following health concerns. Phthalates have been linked to damage to the reproductive system, and an increased risk of asthma and cancer.

564. MAB program stands for

A. Man and biotechnology
B. Material and biology
C. Man and Biology
D. Man and Biosphere
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is an intergovernmental scientific programme, launched in 1971 by UNESCO, that aims to establish a scientific basis for the improvement of relationships between people and their environments.

565. Any unfavorable alteration of the environment may be called as

A. eutrophication
B. environmental pollution
C. biomagnigication
D. bioaccumulation
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Environmental pollution is the unfavorable alteration of our surroundings, wholly or largely as a byproduct of man’s actions, through direct or indirect effects of the changes in the energy pattern, radiation levels, and chemical and physical constitution and abundance of organisms.

570. The sun emits its greatest intensity of radiation in:

A. The visible portion of the spectrum
B. The infrared portion of the spectrum
C. The ultraviolet portion of the spectrum
D. The x-ray portion of the spectrum
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The sun emits it greatest intensity of radiation in: the visible region of the spectrum. The temperature of a rising parcel: cools as its molecules expand in less dense air.