Scarcity of resources

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Write a short note on pollution

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Define pollution. What is the cause of pollution?

Q. Which of the following sources of energy is not considered sustainable?

1. Wind energy
2. Hydroelectricity
3. Solar energy
4. Fossil fuels

Q. Which of the following is not a cause of scarcity?

1. Overpopulation
2. Conservation
3. Urbanisation
4. Industrialisation

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Name the following:
A constituent which causes pollution.

Q. Which of the following is not a basic need?

1. Entertainment
2. Food
3. Shelter
4. Water

Q. Which of the following should be done for a better environment?

1. Educating people
2. Encouraging development plans without any insight
3. Planning sustainable development models
4. Obeying government policies without question

Q. Which of the following tend(s) to influence the scarcity of resources?

1. Urbanisation
2. Industrialisation
3. Sustainability
4. Overpopulation

Q. Which of the following is not a reason for scarcity?

1. Industrialisation
2. Urbanisation
3. Sustainable development
4. Overpopulation

Q. formulated a method to extract a rare earth element from wild grasses and plants.

1. Fiji
2. Germany
3. India
4. Phillipines

Q. Which of the following factors would likely increase the demand for food?

1. Industrialisation
2. Overpopulation
3. Pollution
4. Urbanisation

Q. Which of the following should we, as people, discourage for a healthy environment?

1. Engaging in environmental activities
2. Encouraging depletion of resources
3. Following government policies
4. Encouraging lobbying activities

Q. Which among the following countries formulated a method to extract a rare earth element from wild grasses and plants?

1. Brazil
2. China
3. France
4. Germany

Q. The exploitation of natural resources is inevitable to meet the basic needs of humans.

1. False
2. True

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The process causing an undesirable change in environment

Q. Which of the following is/are not a sustainable means of power generation?

1. Wind energy
2. Coal
3. Petroleum
4. Hydroelectricity

Q. Choose the correct answer.

Assertion (A): It is important to shift from small-scale solar, wind, and hydroelectric power generation plants to fossil fuel-driven ones.

Reason (R): Sustainable resources tend to reduce the depletion of resources.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.

Q. Which among the following tend(s) to cause pollution?

1. Coal mining
2. Wind energy
3. Hydroelectric power plant
4. Geothermal plant

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What is meant by pollution?

Q. Consider the following case. China passed a law that stated that a couple should not give birth to more than one child in their family.

Assertion (A): China rescinded or cancelled the law.

Reason (R): The law led to overpopulation.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correction explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correction explanation of A.
3. Both A and R are true.
4. Both A and R are false.

Q. Which of the following is not a basic need?

1. Data
2. Food
3. Shelter
4. Water

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Give the biological/technical term for the following:

The process that causes an undesirable change in the environment.