Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

  1. Oxygen — Remains abundant at a height of approximately 120 km
  2. Carbon dioxide and water vapour — Found only up to approximately 90 km
  3. Ozone — Concentrated between approximately 10 and 50 km and absorbs ultraviolet radiation
  4. Atmospheric mass — About 99 per cent confined within 32 km of the Earth’s surface
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