Important MCQs of Environment and Sustainable Development class 12 (IED)
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Which of the following is an important function of the environment?
a) To provide resources for production
b) To provide aesthetic services
c) To assimilate waste
d) All of these
Ans – d)
Sustainable development means that the present society passes on the future generation at least as much of the following
as we have:
a) Man Made capital
b) Natural capital
c) Human capital
d) All the above
Ans – d)
_ is the main reason for soil erosion.
a) Ozone Depletion
b) Air Pollution
c) Deforestation
d) None of these
Ans c)
Natural environment refers to:
a) Air
b) Land
c) Water
d) All the above
Ans – d)
Which of the following are biotic elements: i) Birds, ii) Water, iii) Land; and iv) Forests?
a) i, ii
b) i, iii
c) i, iv
d) ii, iii
Ans – c)
Economic activities harm the environment through:
a) Air pollution
b) Water pollution
c) Exhausting non renewable resources
d) Any of the above
Ans – d)
The government set up the Central Pollution Control Board to control:
a) Air Pollution
b) Noise Pollution
c) Water Pollution
d) Soil Erosion
Ans – a), c)
Global warming is caused by:
a) Head generated by sun rays passing through earth
b) A part of sun’s rays heat reflected back towards space.
c) Reflection of heat into blocked by greenhouse gases
d) None of the above
Ans – c)
Sustainable development can be achieved by:
a) Restricting use of renewable resources
b) Controlling the growth of population
c) Controlling pollution
d) All of these
Ans – d)
Besides the sun rays global warming is also caused by:
a) Burning of coal
b) Burning of oil
c) Burning of gas
d) All the above
Ans – d)
__ is the observed and projected increase in the average temperature of earth’s atmosphere and oceans.
a) Global warming
b) Biodiversity Loss
c) Ozone Depletion
d) Deforestation
Ans – a)
Natural resources are being exhausted rapidly due to:
a) Excessive mining
b) Excessive cutting of trees
c) Too much of fishing
d) Any of the above
Ans – d)
Which one of the following is a measure to control air pollution in vehicles?
a) Promotion of thermal power plants
b) Promotion of public transport
c) Promotion of CNG instead of petrol
d) All of these
Ans – b), c)
Which of the following is a component of environment?
a) Living elements only
b) Non-living elements only
c) Both a) and b)
d) None of these
Ans – c)
Out of the following, which one causes “Ozone Depletion”?
a) Land Degradation
b) High levels of chlorine and bromine compunds in the stratosphere
c) Increase in greenhouse gas concentrations
d) Deforestation
Ans – b)
Which of the following is not considered as an element of environment?
a) Air
b) Land
c) Weather
d) Electricity
Ans – d)
_ takes place when the surface soil is washed away through excessive rains and foods.
a) Land Degradation
b) Soil Erosion
c) Biodiversity Loss
d) Deforestation
Ans – b)
Which of the following is a reason of noise pollution?
a) Domestic sewerage
b) Industrial waste
c) Industrial machines
d) Emission of gases
Ans – c)
Which one of the following is a cuase of land degradation?
a) Loss of vegetation due to deforestation
b) Overrazing
c) Encrochment into forest lands
d) All of these
Ans – d)
Which of the following is a cause of environmental degradation?
a) Population explosion
b) Increasing urbanisation
c) Rapid industrialisation
d) All of these
Ans – d)
Which of the following is an abiotic element?
a) Land
b) Animals
c) Birds
d) Water
Ans – a), d)
Sustainable development is that development which satisfies the need of:
a) present generation only
b) future generation only
c) both a) and b)
d) none of these
Ans – c)
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a) Coal
b) Fish
c) Petroleum
d) All of these
Ans – b)
Which of the following is a necessary condition of sustainable development?
a) Increase in the quality of life
b) Reduction in the level of pollution
c) Conservation of the stock of natural capital
d) All of these
Ans – d)
Which of the following is a cause of Ozone depletion?
a) Noise Pollution
b) Water Pollution
c) Air Pollution
d) None of these
Ans – c)
An increase in real income along with an increase in economic welfare is called:
a) Economic growth
b) economic development
c) sustainable development
d) None of these
Ans – b)
When was the term ‘Sustainable Development’ came into existence?
a) 1979
b) 1980
c) 1981
d) 1982
Ans – b)
Which of the following is not used as a strategy for sustainable development?
a) Use of Bio-gas
b) Use of Solar Power
c) Use of Thermal Power
d) Use of Hydel Power
Ans – c)
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified __ categories of large and medium industries as polluting
industries.
a) 15
b) 17
c) 19
d) 13
Ans -b)
