Environmental Impact on Development

Q.

'Enviornmental degradation is an avoidable opportunity cost of development'.

1. True

2. False

Q.

The heating of earth’s atmosphere due to trapped radiation is known as

1. Global warming

2. Glass-House effect

3. Thermal effect

4. Green House Effect

Q.

What are strategies used for reduction of greenhouse gases?

1. Tree plantation/ Alternative sources of energy

2. Less carbon dioxide emission

3. Use of renewable energy

4. Sustainable use of resources

Q.

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

1. Methane

2. Carbon dioxide

3. Carbon monoxide

4. Ammonia

Q.

Which of the following are manifestations of colonialism?

1. Loss of natural resources

2. Displacement of indigenous people

3. Rise in wealth

4. None of the above

Q.

Which layer in the atmosphere presents the passing of ultraviolet rays through it?

1. Troposphere

2. Ozonosphere

3. Stratosphere

4. Ionosphere

Q. Focusing more on the environmental impacts helps to attract and retain employees, and customers.

1. True
2. False

Q. The main cause of environmental degradation in the developing countries of Asia and Africa is _____.

1. Mining activity
2. Monoculture
3. Enrichment plantation
4. Overpopulation