Definition and Function of Environment

Q.

All living elements-the birds, animals and plants, forests, fisheries are ___

1. Both

2. Abiotic

3. None

4. Biotic

Q.

Elements like air, water, land, rocks and sunlight ___.

1. Biotic

2. Abiotic

3. Both

4. None

Q.

Which of the following is a function of environment?

1. Environment supplies resource (both renewable and nonrenewable resources) for production

2. All of the above

3. Environment assimilates waste

4. Environment sustains life.

Q.

Which one of the following is not a 'renewable' energy source?

1. Solar

2. Coal

3. Wave

4. Wind

Q.

___ is the agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop, plant, or livestock species, variety, or breed in a field or farming system at a time.

Q.

___ are those which can be used without the possibility of the resource becoming depleted or exhausted.

1. Non-Renewable resources

2. Renewable resources

3. Sustainable resources

4. None of the above

Q.

The legally binding international agreement to reduce Greenhouse gases by 5% in 2012 is ___

1. Kyoto Protocol

2. Vienna convention

3. Montreal Protocol

4. None of the above

Q.

___ is defined as the total external surroundings including all the biotic and abiotic factors that influence each other.

Q. Discuss briefly about any two important areas where people have been affected by mining.

Q.

___ are those which get exhausted with extraction and use.

1. Sustainable resources

2. None of the above

3. Non-Renewable resources

4. Renewable resources

Q.

Kyoto Protocol allows industrialised countries to implement projects to ___ .

1. Reduce Waste

2. Reduce Emissions

3. Reduce Burning of Fossil fuels

4. Reduce Aerosols

Q. Pattern of economic growth has been a cause of environmental damage.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Name the two practices adopted for the conservation of resources.

Q. Environmental deterioration has caused heavy economic losses, all of which can be expressed in monetary terms.

1. True
2. False

Q. Discuss the positive and negative impacts of mining.

Q.

Which of the following is an important function of the environment?

1. To provide aesthetic services

2. To assimilate waste

3. To provide resources for production

4. All of the above

Q. Discuss two environmental consequences of energy generation from fossil fuel.