Conservation of Resources

Q. What is balancing the need to use resources and also conserving them for the future known as?

1. Resource conservation
2. Resource development
3. Sustainable development
4. Sustainable conservation

Q. Where was the Earth Summit held in 1992?

1. California, USA
2. Berlin, Germany
3. Mumbai, India
4. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Q. Natural gas is a _______.

1. renewable resource
2. non-renewable resource
3. biotic resource
4. localised resource

Q. Which type of resource has a limited stock and once exhausted, may take thousands of years to be replenished?

1. Non-renewable resource
2. Localised resource
3. Ubiquitous resource
4. Renewable resource

Q. What does sustainable development mean?

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

Q. What is a patent?

1. A patent is a novel invention.
2. A patent is the utility of a substance.
3. A patent is the application of skill in making things.
4. A patent is the exclusive right over any idea or invention.

Q. Some of the principles of sustainable development are given. Select the incorrect one.

1. Only the government should take care of the resources.
2. Conserve the earth's vitality and diversity.
3. Minimise the depletion of natural resources.
4. Respect and care for all forms of life.

Q. Which among them is not a principle of sustainable development?

1. Change personal attitude and practices towards the environment.
2. Focus mainly on the conservation of man made resources.
3. Respect and care for all forms of life.
4. Conserve the Earth's vitality and diversity.

Q. What does sustainable development mean?

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

Q. Balancing the resources that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is called _____.

1. resource utilisation
2. resource planning
3. sustainable development
4. resource conservation