Saving the Environment

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What are man-made things? Give examples.

Q.

Explain terrace farming?

Q.

Tick the correct answer which is a human-made environment:

1. Mountain

2. Sea

3. Roads

4. None of these

Q. On which day is the "World Environment day' celebrated?

1. 5th June
2. 6th June
3. 5th July
4. 6th July

Q. A ___________ is required between nature and humans.

1. perfect balance
2. imperfect balance
3. perfect imbalance
4. imperfect imbalance

Q. The _________ revolution enabled large scale production of goods.

1. environmental
2. industrial
3. natural
4. human

Q. What is terrace farming?

1. Farming on the terraces of houses
2. Farming using steps on the sides of mountains
3. Farming on terraces along with plain ground
4. The other name for mixed farming

Q. Which of these is not a good way to save the environment?

1. Wasting food
2. Wasting paper
3. Switching off unwanted lights
4. Turning off unused water taps

Q. Which village in Maharashtra having low rainfall was made habitable by the activities of the villagers?

1. Mawsynram
2. Cherapunji
3. Ralegansiddhi
4. Kolhapur

Q. Identify the ways in which humans have altered their environment.

1. Building homes
2. Growing crops
3. Domesticating animals
4. Collecting fallen fruits

Q. Which of the following activities are examples of reducing consumption of resources?

1. Switching off the fan when not in use.
2. Switching on a light when not in use.
3. Closing a water tap when it is not in use.
4. Using a metal scrap for artwork.

Q. Which of the following cases is an example of the principle of reduction?

1. Charging a phone throughout the day
2. Heading out on a long drive in a petrol-powered car
3. The consumption of food for fuel
4. Using a bucket and mug in the place of a shower

Q. Books, clothes, and buildings are ________.

1. products that don't require inputs from the environment
2. human products
3. natural products
4. products that don't affect the environment

Q. Our requirements are _________ day by day.

1. not increasing
2. increasing
3. not changing
4. decreasing

Q.

What are 5 ways to help the environment?

Q. Which of these principles will help us to save the environment?

1. Reduce
2. Reuse
3. Recycle
4. Reject

Q. What could have been the outcome if the principle of 3Rs was not adopted?

1. Natural resources would have depleted even faster.
2. Waste management would have been more difficult.
3. People would have been very comfortable.
4. Individuals would have become more conscious about the materials they use.

Q. In which state, terrace farming is practised?

1. Punjab
2. Haryana
3. Plains of Uttar Pradesh
4. Jammu and Kashmir

Q. Which of these steps help in managing water?

1. Construct earthen walls
2. Promote terrace farming
3. Plant trees on barren land
4. Cultivate fruit bearing trees which have fibrous roots along rocky hill slopes

Q. Books, clothes, and buildings are ________.

1. human products
2. natural products
3. products that don't affect the environment
4. products that don't require inputs from the environment

Q. Which of these principles will help us to save the environment?

1. Reduce
2. Reuse
3. Recycle
4. Reject

Q. Identify the ways in which humans have altered their environment.

1. Building homes
2. Growing crops
3. Domesticating animals
4. Collecting fallen fruits

Q. People of Ralegansidhi decided to grow _____ instead of sugarcane in order to improve their agricultural sitution.

1. onions
2. chillies
3. cotton
4. tea

Q. Who organised the village youth for the development of Ralegansiddhi?

1. Sri. Babu Rao Hazare
2. Sri. Shivaram Karanth
3. Sri. Sunderlal Bahuguna
4. Sri. Anil Agarwal

Q. Which of the following activities are examples of reducing consumption of resources?

1. Switching off the fan when not in use.
2. Switching on a light when not in use.
3. Closing a water tap when it is not in use.
4. Using a metal scrap for artwork.

Q. The _________ revolution enabled large scale production of goods.

1. human
2. natural
3. industrial
4. environmental

Q.

Explain 5 Rs.

Q. Which of the following cases is an example of the principle of reduction?

1. Using a bucket and mug in the place of a shower
2. Charging a phone throughout the day
3. Heading out on a long drive in a petrol-powered car
4. The consumption of food for fuel

Q. What are the main features of the Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yozana and the Pardhan Mantri Gramodaya Yozana?

Q.

World environment day is ________.