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Ozone acts as a filter absorbing which rays from the sun?
AUltra-violet rays
BInfrared heat rays
CLong radio waves
DVisible light rays
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Ultra-violet rays
1. Without it these rays would reach the surface.
2. Ozone absorbs ultra-violet rays.
3. It shields life on earth.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 8, Composition and Structure of Atmosphere._
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