Sink Function and Carrying Capacity

Q. The sink function refers to the environment's ability to absorb the waste and _____________.

1. recycle it
2. render it harmless
3. dispose it
4. incinerate it

Q. refers to the environment's ability to absorb the waste and render it harmless.

1. Sink function
2. Source function
3. Clean function

Q. What made people shift from Mota Bavi to power-driven pump sets?

1. Additional income of farmers
2. Influence of the Britishers
3. Advancements in technology
4. Change in cultural values

Q. What happens when more water is consumed than that replenished?

1. Poor rainfall occurs
2. Groundwater depletes
3. Heavy rainfall occurs
4. Groundwater gets replenished

Q. What were the negative impacts of new irrigation technologies on the environment?

1. Depletion in the quantity of groundwater
2. Irrigation of large areas of land
3. Overconsumption of water due to ease of irrigation
4. Deterioration of the quality of groundwater

Q. The vegetable and food wastes from households get converted into manure for soil. What is this ability of the environment called?

1. Source function
2. Drain function
3. Sink function
4. Carrying capacity

Q. Identify the factors that affect the environment's carrying capacity?

1. Weight function
2. Source function
3. Sink function
4. Demand function

Q. In 2016, the worlds’ cities generated 2.01 billion tonnes of solid waste. How was this possible when the Earth has the capacity to absorb garbage and make it harmless?

1. Waste output is less than the limit of the sink function.
2. Waste output is more than the limit of the source function.
3. Waste output is more than the limit of the sink function.
4. Waste output is less than the limit of the source function.