Need for Sustainable Development

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What Is Meant By Resource Crunch?

Q. Which among the following statement(s) is/are true about sustainable development?

1. The official definition of sustainable development was developed for the first time in the Brutland report in 1987.
2. The ecological and social crises of the 19th century created awareness to build a sustainable model of development.
3. The world leaders gathered to discuss the human impact on environment and its relation to economic development in 1972.
4. 19 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by UN member states to be achieved by 2050.

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How would these advantages differ from the advantages of using a long-term perspective in managing our resources?

Q. Identify the incorrect statement with regard to depletion of resources.

1. Resources get depleted when the rate of usage is lesser than the rate of renewal.
2. Humans have been indiscriminately using resources.
3. Unequal distribution and monopoly of resources by a handful of people.
4. The increase in population has resulted in high demand for the consumption of resources.

Q. Which of the following are features of sustainable development?

1. Development should be made without any damage to the environment.
2. Development through building skyscrapers, roads, and industries that are helpful for human beings.
3. Development should be such that it will not need further updation.
4. Development of the present should not compromise the needs of the future.

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What types of assets are depleted?

Q. Statement: The number of environmental crises closing in on us are ever-increasing.

The statement describes the ecological damage as a result of indiscriminate use of resources. What environmental crises are being discussed in the statement?

1. Pandemics
2. Global Warming
3. Ozone Depletion
4. Land Degradation

Q. Which of the following statements is/are valid remedies for solving the energy crisis in India?

1. Stop production of petroleum and coal.
2. Find good substitutes for oil and coal.
3. Give more importance to hydro-power generation.
4. Increase usage of non-conventional energy resources.

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what is globalisation? mention two main shortcomings of globalisation in context of india?

Q. Identify the incorrect statement with regard to depletion of resources.

(a) Humans have been indiscriminately using resources.
(b) There is an unequal distribution and monopoly of resources by a handful of people.
(c) The increase in population has resulted in high demand for the consumption of resources.
(d) Resources get depleted when the rate of usage is lesser than the rate of renewal.

Q. To overcome the problems of farmers, the Government of Karnataka has launched the programme called ______.

1. Food for work
2. Twenty point programme
3. Raita mitra
4. Ceiling on land holding

Q. Statement: The number of environmental crises closing in on us are ever-increasing.

The statement describes the ecological damage as a result of indiscriminate use of resources. Which of the following can be categorised as an environmental crisis that is being discussed in the statement?

1. Pandemics
2. Global Warming
3. War
4. Socio-economic Disparity

Q. Sustainable development refers to a model of development that compromises the needs of future generations.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which among the following options is not evidence of the ecological damage done to the Earth?

1. River pollution
2. Air quality deterioration
3. Carbon sequestration
4. Depletion of the ozone layer

Q. Which among the following practices does not relate to the concept of sustainable development?

1. Adoption of organic farming
2. Burning of fossil fuels
3. Use of public transportation
4. Afforestation

Q. state reasons for overuse of resources ?