NEET Biology question

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**Statement 1:** A brief exposure to an extremely high sound level of 150 dB or more, generated by the take-off of a jet plane or rocket, may damage the eardrum. **Statement 2:** In India, the Air Act was amended in 1987 to include noise as an air pollutant.

(A)Both statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1
(B)Both statements 1 and 2 are correct but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1Correct
(C)Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect
(D)Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct

Answer: (B)

Solution

Brief exposure to extremely intense sound (150 dB or more) genuinely can damage the eardrum (statement 1 correct), and the Air Act was indeed amended in 1987 to formally include noise as an air pollutant (statement 2 correct).

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Question ID VK-130411