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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MCQs

Total Questions : 30 | Page 2 of 3 pages
Question 11. The resources that can be replaced by natural ecological cycle are called
  1.    Renewable
  2.    Non-renewable
  3.    Exhaustible
  4.    Natural
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Renewable
:
A
Renewable energy resourcescan be replaced by natural ecological cycle.
Question 12. Which one of the following is not a 'renewable' energy source?
  1.    Solar
  2.    Coal
  3.    Wave
  4.    Wind
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Coal
:
B
Renewable energy which is naturally replenished on a human timescale.
Question 13. Chipko movement was started to conserve ___ .
  1.    Forests
  2.    Grasslands
  3.    Soils
  4.    Desert
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Forests
:
A
Chipko movement was started to conserve the forest.
Question 14. When contaminated substances leak into the ground and are carried by filtration into groundwater supplies, it leads to ___ . 
  1.    Water pollution
  2.    Air pollution
  3.    Land pollution
  4.    Noise pollution
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Water pollution
:
A
When contaminated substances leak into the ground and are carried by filtration into groundwater supplies, it leads to water pollution.
Question 15. Which one of the following gases is not included in the category 'greenhouse gases'?
  1.    Methane
  2.    Hydrogen
  3.    Carbon dioxide
  4.    Nitrous oxide
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Hydrogen
:
B
From the mentioned list, hydrogen is not included in the category 'greenhouse gases'.
Question 16. Which of the following are sources of methane, a greenhouse gas?
  1.    Domestic Animals
  2.    Coal Mining
  3.    Wetlands
  4.    All of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All of the above
:
D
All of the above. Domestic animals, coal mining and wetlands -all produce methane.
Question 17. All living elements-the birds, animals and plants, forests, fisheries are ___
  1.    Biotic
  2.    Abiotic
  3.    Both
  4.    None
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Biotic
:
A
All living elements-the birds, animals and plants, forests, fisheries are biotic elements.
Question 18. The heating of earth’s atmosphere due to trapped radiation is known as
  1.    Global warming
  2.    Glass-House effect
  3.    Thermal effect
  4.    Green House Effect
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Green House Effect
:
D
The heating of earth’s atmosphere due to trapped radiation is known as green house effect.
Question 19. Absorptive capacity of the environment means the ability of the environment to absorb ___.
  1.    Extraction
  2.    Regeneration
  3.    Degradation
  4.    None
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Degradation
:
C
Absorptive capacity of the environment means the ability of the environment to absorb degradation.
Question 20. Elements like air, water, land, rocks and sunlight  ___.
  1.    Biotic
  2.    Abiotic
  3.    Both
  4.    None
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Abiotic
:
B
elements like air, water, land, rocks and sunlight abiotic elements.

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