HORNBILL- LESSON: THE AILING PLANET: GREEN MOVEMENT'S ROLE

Q. The essay "The Ailing Planet : the Green Movement's Role " has been written by-

• Lester Brown

• L.K. Jha

• Nani Palkhivala

• Brandt commission

Which movement is being discussed about in the essay ?

• Green Movement

• conservation of water

• conservation of electricity

• None of the above

What is name of the newspaper where this article got the place and when was it published ?

• Times of India on 22nd August 1994

• The Indian Express on 24th Nov 1994

• The Chronicles on 23rd December 1982

• None of the above

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The country where Green Movement was founded in 1972 is:

• Australia

• South Africa

• New zealand

• none

The concept of sustainable development in 1987 was popularised by

• The World Commission on Environment and Development

• The Brandt Commission

• The U.N. Commission

• None of the above

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Name the member of The Brandt Commission was

• Mr. Lester R. Brown

• Dr. Myers

• L.K. Jha

• All the above

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According to the signboard at Lusaka Zoo the world's most dangerous animal is:

• Human

• Tiger

• Leopard

• None

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Who has written The book " The Global Economic Prospect" was written by

• Dr. Myers

• Mr. L.K. Jha

• Mr. Lester R. Brown

• None

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According to Dr. Myers the tropical rain forests are:

• the powerhouse of evolution

• the root cause of deforestation

• suitable fuel for burning

• all the above

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According to which agency, we need a five fold increase in the rate of forest planting to cope with the expected fuel-wood demand in the year 2000 ?

• The Reserve Bank

• The Asian Development Bank

• The World Bank

• None of the above

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