Environmental Impact on Development

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What are disadvantages of greenhouse effect?

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Absorptive capacity of the environment means the ability of the environment to absorb ___.

1. Regeneration

2. Degradation

3. Extraction

4. None

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If Earth had no greenhouse gases, the planet would be ___?

1. Cooler but still able to support life

2. Too hot to support life

3. It depends on the species of aerosol in the GHG-free atmosphere.

4. Too cold to support life

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Which one of the following gases is not included in the category 'greenhouse gases'?

1. Methane

2. Hydrogen

3. Carbon dioxide

4. Nitrous oxide

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What reduces the greenhouse effect on Earth?

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Certain gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, help trap the sun's heat in the atmosphere known as ___ .

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_______ and ________ are known as green house gases.

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Public transport in place of personal transport reduces environmental degradation.

1. Creates more space on the road

2. The use of non- renewable energy which contributes to sustainable development

3. Reduces the price of petrol

4. Reduces environmental pollution

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Can the greenhouse effect be reversed?

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The amount of carbon that can be let out in space or atmospheric air is known as ___

Q. Certain gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, help trap the sun's heat in the atmosphere known as .

1. ozone gases
2. greenhouse gases
3. ozone effect

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"Developing countries like India and China must hold the blame for heating up the earth and destabilising the climate". Is this statement a classic example of environmental colonialism?

1. No

2. Yes

Q. Multiple choice question:

1. Supply of resources $>$ Demand for resources
2. None of these
3. Supply of resources $<$ Demand for resources
4. Supply of resources $=$ Demand for resources

Q. is the heat of the sun reflecting off the earth's surface, unable to escape into space due to CFCs and carbon monoxide gases.

1. Green House Gases
2. Global Warming
3. Ozone Effect
4. Ozone Layer

Q. Which of the following is not the feature of socialist economy?

1. Economic planning
2. Social welfare
3. Private ownership of productive resources
4. Economic equalities

Q. Why should there be huge unemployment in India when scarcity of resources is a universal fact?

Q. If more & more resources are constantly explored and new & new techniques of production are constantly discovered, don't you think a day will come when our central problems will be solved once for all?

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___ is the heat of the sun reflecting off the earth's surface, unable to escape into space due to CFC's and carbon monoxide gases.

Q. Give reasons:
The supply of land is inelastic.

Q. By scarcity of productive resources we mean ______.

1. fixed supply
2. non existence of supply
3. limited supply
4. restricted supply

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

1. True

2. False

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

1. Global warming

2. Glass-House effect

3. Green House Effect

4. Thermal effect

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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

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

1. Stratosphere

2. Ionosphere

3. Ozonosphere

4. Troposphere