Sustainable Development

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What Are the Five Principles of Sustainable Development?

Q. Why is an equitable distribution of resources essential in a society? List two forces which are against such distribution.

Q. You have been appointed as the 'eco club incharge' of your school. You have to take care of the maintenance and conservation of the environment.
(i) Suggest any three ways by which you will carry on your duties.
(ii) Write any three qualities that you would like your school mates to develop for environment conservation.

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Which of the following is not included in three R's approach?

1. Reduce

2. Recycle

3. Remediation

4. Reuse

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Question 11
A successful forest conservation strategy should involve

(a) protection of animals at the highest trophic level
(b) protection of only consumers
(c) protection of only herbivores
(d) comprehensive programme to protect all the physical and biological components

Q. From the options given below, identify the environment related problems that are caused by the construction of large dams.

1. Deforestation
2. Loss of biological diversity
3. Huge financial investment
4. Requires huge maintenance

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Building of dams also cause environmental problems because it leads to the loss of

1. Trees

2. Water and land

3. Money

4. Property

Q. What do you mean by sustainable development? How can we achieve it?

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Question 20
Opposition to the construction of large dams is due to

(a) social reasons
(b) economic reasons
(c) enviromental reasons
(d) all the above

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What all strategies were employed by forest officer A.K.Banerjee for getting the village people involved to help in the protection of 1, 272 hectares of badly degraded sal forest?

1. 25% share in the profit

2. all of these

3. Employment to villagers in both silviculture and harvesting operations.

4. fuelwood and fodder collection at a nominal fee

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What is the correct meaning of three R's that are used to save the environment?

1. Reduce, Rearrange, Reuse

2. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse

3. Reframe, Recycle, Reuse

4. Return, Recycle, Reuse

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Which of the following terms means to use old materials such as glass, paper to synthesize new items?

1. Recycle

2. Reuse

3. Conserve

4. None of These

Q. India has only ...........% of world land area but share global species diversity is apx ............%.

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Choose the correct option regarding sustainable development?

1. Sustainable development helps to meet the need for current generation, while preserving some of it, for future generation.

2. Sustainable development links economic development to environmental conservation.

3. Sustainable development implies a change in all aspects of life.

4. All of these

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If the people of Bangalore start using public transport more than their personal vehicles. Then above activity belongs to, which strategy?

1. Reuse

2. Recycle

3. Reduce

4. Reserve

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__refers to efforts taken to reduce energy consumption in order to preserve resources for the future and reduce environmental pollution.

Q. Which of the following best describes the meaning of sustainable management of resources?

1. Manage resources in a way to minimise our needs.
2. Manage resources in a way that it fulfill all our needs.
3. Manage resources such that we conserve it for our future generations as well.
4. Each one of us manage resources such that it sustains as long as we live.

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The management of natural resources is important as

1. They are not required now -a -days

2. They are unlimited in amount

3. They are not able to produce large amount of energy

4. They are in limited amount on earth

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Question 13
In our country, there are attempts to increase the height of several existing dams like Tehri and Almati, dams across Narmada. Choose the correct statements among the following that are a consequence of raising the height of dams
(i) Terrestrial flora and fauna of the area are destroyed completely
(ii) Dislocation of people and domestic animals living in the area
(iii) Valuable agricultural land may be permanently lost
(iv) It will generate permanent employment for people

(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(d) (i), (iii) and (iv)

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It is better to reuse the jam(glass) bottles instead of recycling. Why?

1. Because recycling is hazardous

2. Because recycling requires some energy

3. Because reusing strategy puts the bottle into immediate use than recycling

4. Both B and C

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What all strategies were employed by forest officer A.K.Banerjee for getting the village people involved to help in the protection of 1, 272 hectares of badly degraded sal forest?

1. Employment to villagers in both silviculture and harvesting operations.

2. 25% share in the profit

3. fuelwood and fodder collection at a nominal fee

4. all of these

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Sustainable development focuses more on _____________.

1. Renewable resources
2. Biotic resources
3. Natural resources
4. Artificial resources

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Which of the following is not included in three R's approach?

1. Recycle

2. Reduce

3. Reuse

4. Remediation

Q. Which of the following has to be managed for sustainable development ?

1. Crops
2. Houses
3. Resources
4. Industries

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Building of dams also cause environmental problems because it leads to the loss of

1. Money

2. Trees

3. Water and land

4. Property

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The management of natural resources is important as

1. They are not required now -a -days

2. They are in limited amount on earth

3. They are not able to produce large amount of energy

4. They are unlimited in amount

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Select the incorrect statement.

1. Economic development is linked to environmental conservation.

2. Sustainable development encourages development for current generation and conservation of resources for future generations.

3. Sustainable development does not consider the view points of stakeholders.

4. Sustainable development is a long planned and persistent development.