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Among the statements given below to select the ones that correctly describe the concept of sustainable development (i) Planned growth with minimum damage to the environment (ii) Growth irrespective of the extent of damage caused to the environment (iii) Stopping all developmental work to conserve the environment (iv) Growth that is acceptable to all the stakeholders (a) (i) and (iv) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (iii) only

(a) (i) and (iv) Sustainable development means planned growth with minimum damage to the environment. The growth of environment should not be... View Article

Given below are a few statements related to biodiversity. Pick those that correctly describes the concept of biodiversity i) Biodiversity refers to the different species of flora and fauna present in an area ii) Biodiversity refers to only the flora of a given area iii) Biodiversity is greater in a forest iv) Biodiversity refers to the total number of individuals of a particular species living in an area (a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iv) (c) (i) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iii)

(c) (i) and (iii) Biodiversity is the variation among living organisms from different sources including terrestrial, marine and desert... View Article

The pH of water sample collected from a river was found to be acidic in the range of 3.5 – 4.5, on the banks of the river were several factories that were discharging effluents into the river. The effluents of which one of the following factories is the most likely cause for lowering the pH of river water? (a) Soap and detergent factory (b) Lead battery manufacturing factory (c) Plastic cup manufacturing factory (d) Alcohol distillery

b) Lead battery manufacturing factory Lead acid batteries pose a potential threat to human health and the environment if improperly discarded.... View Article