Which of the following is not a conventional source of energy?

Which of the following statement$(s)$ is/are not correct regarding biomagnification?
$I.$ Heavy metals and persistent pesticides pass into the food chain and increase in amount per unit weight of organisms with the rise in trophic level due to their accumulation in fat.
$II.$ Accumulation of zinc can cause thinning of eggshells in birds.
$III.$ $DDT$ accumulation is a major cause of the killing of fish-eating birds.
$IV.$ Biomagnification occurs only in marine food chains.

Soil erosion is prevented by ..........

What is the ascending order of $BOD$ for the following: Sewage $(S)$,Paper mill effluent $(PE)$,Distillery effluent $(DE)$,and Sugar factory effluent $(SE)$?

$DDT$ residues are rapidly passed through the food chain causing biomagnification because $DDT$ is:

$A$ large number of fish suddenly die in a lake near a village. Which of the following could be the reason for this?
$(a)$ Excessive use of urea and phosphate fertilizers in nearby fields.
$(b)$ Spraying of $DDT$ in the entire area.
$(c)$ The lake water has turned green and murky.
$(d)$ The population of phytoplankton in the lake has decreased,reducing the photosynthetic capacity.
Which two of the above reasons are responsible?