Poverty Induced Environment Degradation

Q.

Which of the following gases does not trap heat?

1. Nitrogen

2. Carbon dioxide

3. Water vapor

4. Methane

Q.

Which one of the following is a leading producer of copper in the world?

1. Bolivia

2. Ghana

3. Zimbabwe

4. Chile

Q.

Correct the statement: Mixed cropping results in crop failure by producing different crops at a time.

Q.

Large deposits of iron ore, coal and natural gas are found in India.

1. True

2. False

Q.

Growing of wheat and groundnuts in the same field is an example of :

1. Crop rotation

2. Intercropping

3. Mixed cropping

4. Hybridization

Q.

Crop rotation is defined

1. System of growing different kinds of crops on the same land

2. System of growing different crop in succession on the same land

3. A method of growing different crop

4. System of growing the same crop on different fields

Q.

What is mixed cropping? What are its advantages?

Q.

___ is the encroachment of the desert into an area where erosion has been most severe.

Q.

It is stated that the" challenge of poverty must be addressed prior to the challenge of environmental degradation".

1. True

2. False