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________ acts as a shield absorbing ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

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SSC CGL 2017 (Tier 1) Previous Year Paper (16-Aug-2017) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

Ozone

The stratospheric ozone (\(\text{O}_3\)) layer absorbs most of the sun's harmful UV-B and UV-C radiation, acting as Earth's protective shield.

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) deplete this shield rather than form it; the "ozone hole" is a region of depletion, not the shield itself; greenhouse gases trap infrared (heat), not UV. Hence the answer is Ozone.

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