Sustainable Development
Trending Questions
What is resource planning ? Why is it essential? Explain any two reasons.
What do you mean by economizing the use of resources?
Explain with an example peoples participation in the management of forest.
What Are the 5 Characteristics of Sustainability?
Name three natural resources of water
Discuss why the colonial Government in India brought in the following laws. In each case explain how the law changed the lives of the pastoralists. a) Wasteland rules b) Forest Acts c) Criminal Tribes Act d) Grazing Tax
Select the incorrect statement.
(a) Economic development is linked to environmental conservation
(b) Sustainable development encourages development for current generation and conservation of resources for future generations
(c) Sustainable development does not consider the view points of stakeholders
(d) Sustainable development is a long planned and persistent development.
When we use the carry bags given along with a branded T-shirt, we are using the principle of
Reduce for managing resources
Reuse for managing resources
Recycle for managing resources
Revive for managing resources
On the basis of the issues raised in this chapter, what changes would you incorporate in your life-style in a move towards a sustainable use of our resources?
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) economic development is linked to environmental conservation
(b) sustainable development meets the current basic human needs and also preserves resources for future generations.
(c) sustainable development does not take into consideration the viewpoints of all stakeholders
(d) sustainable development is a long-planned and persistent development
What is meant by "sustainable development"?
Among the statements given below select the ones that correctly describe the concept of sustainable development
(i) Planned growth with minimum damage to the environment
(ii) Growth irrespective of the extent of damage caused to the environment
(iii) Stopping all developmental work to conserve the environment
(iv) Growth that is acceptable to all the stakeholders.
(a) (i) and (iv)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(d) (iii) only
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)
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
- Crops
- Houses
- Resources
- Industries
- Manage resources in a way to minimise our needs.
- Manage resources in a way that it fulfill all our needs.
- Manage resources such that we conserve it for our future generations as well.
- Each one of us manage resources such that it sustains as long as we live.
- True
- False
- Nither
- Either
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
Why are the Arabari forests of Bengal known to be a good example of conserved forest?
Opposition to the construction of large dams is due to
- True
- Nither
- False
- Either
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
Which term describes development that is suitable at a long term level without causing depletion of resources? (2 words)
what changes would you incorporate in your
lifestyle in a move towards a sustainable use of
our resources?
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
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?
Employment to villagers in both silviculture and harvesting operations.
25% oshare in the profit
fuelwood and fodder collection at a nominal fee
all of these
