Sustainable Development

Q.NO. 1 Sustainable Development is that development which satisfies the need of:

• Present generation only
• future generation only
• both (a) & (b)
• none of these

Q.NO.2 Which of the following is a necessary condition for sustainable development?

• Increase in the quality of life
• Reduction in the level of pollution
• conservation of stock of natural capital
• All of these

Q.NO.3 Which of the following is not considered as an element of environment?

• Air
• Land
• Weather
• Electricity

Q.NO.5 Which of the following is a reason of noise pollution?

• Domestic sewerage
• industrial waste
• Industrial machines
• Emission of gases

Q.NO.6 Non -Renewable resources are those resources which:

• are exausted after use
• are not exausted after use
• have unlimited supply
• none of these

Q.NO. 7 Which of the following is a cause of environmental degradation?

• Population explosion
• Increasing urbanization
• Rapid industrialization
• ALL of these

Q.NO.7 Presently in India forests occupy .......percent of the total area:

• 32
• 22
• 25
• 30

Q.NO.8 Where was Earth summit held in 1992?

• Delhi
• Tokyo
• Rio de Jeneirio
• New york

Q.NO.9 India acceded to Kyoto Protocol in August:

• 2005
• 2003
• 2002
• 2007

Q.NO.10 In which city CNG is being used in transport vehicles?

• Delhi
• Mumbai
• kolkata
• Chennai