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Read the following statements carefully and select the correct option. **Statement 1:** Ozone layer present in the stratosphere protects the living organisms from harmful UV rays coming from the sun by absorbing nearly all of them. **Statement 2:** Ozone formed in the troposphere by photochemical reactions as a result of human activities is harmful for all living organisms.

Answer: (A)

Solution

Stratospheric ozone genuinely absorbs nearly all incoming harmful UV radiation, protecting living organisms (Statement 1 correct); tropospheric ozone, formed through photochemical smog

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