Conservation of resources

Q. Sustainable development can be best defined as:

1. Economic development.
2. Utilization of resources in such a way that it meets the needs for present generation without compromising the demands of future generation.
3. Over all world development.
4. Development aided with growth.

Q. What does sustainable development mean?

1. Carefully utilising resources.
2. Meeting the requirements of the present.
3. Conserving resources for future generations.
4. All of the above

Q. Why is there a need to limit the use of natural resources?

Q.

The process of evapotranspiration and precipitation is known as

1. Carbon cycle

2. Hydrological cycle

3. Nitrogen cycle

4. All of these

Q. Water in the atmosphere is recharged through a process called _______.

1. carbon cycle
2. nitrogen cycle
3. hydrological cycle
4. hydrogen cycle

Q. As resources are limited in nature, resource planning becomes very important for its proper utilization. Can you guess another property of resource, amonst the following, for which resource planning becomes important?

1. Demand of resource
2. Uneven distribution of resource
3. Usefulness of resource
4. Uniqueness of resource

Q. Which of the following entails careful utilization of resources to not only meet the requirements of the present, but also take care of future generations?

1. Non-conservation of resources
2. Sustainable development
3. Economic development
4. Non-sustainable development

Q. Patents are the exclusive rights over ____.

1. resources
2. ideas
3. labour
4. capital