Read the given statements and select the correct option.

Statement 1: The average temperature of Earth has increased by $0.6$ during the past century.
Statement 2: There has been a progressive increase in the use of fossil fuels generating more greenhouse gases.

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.

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Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.

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The correct option is D Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
The various greenhouse gases are ${C O}_{2}, {C H}_{4}, {C F C}_{s}$ and $N_{2} O$ . Excessive use of fossil fuel is adding more ${C O}_{2}$ to atmosphere. This increase in concentration of greenhouse gases has led to considerable heating of earth leading to global warming. During the pas century, the temperature of earth has increased by $0.6$ .

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Read the given statements and select the correct option.Statement 1: The average temperature of Earth has increased by 0.6 during the past century.Statement 2: There has been a progressive increase in the use of fossil fuels generating more greenhouse gases.

Read the given statements and select the correct option.

Statement 1: The average temperature of Earth has increased by $0.6$ during the past century.
Statement 2: There has been a progressive increase in the use of fossil fuels generating more greenhouse gases.