TOPIC : 1.1.4 KOGNITY Choose the Best Answer Questions

What sparked the modern environmental movement?

• Scientific research on pollution

• The Industrial Revolution

• Economic growth policies

• Space exploration

Which book exposed the dangers of pesticides?

• *Silent Spring*

• *An Inconvenient Truth*

• *The Population Bomb*

• *Our Common Future*

What was the significance of the Rio Earth Summit?

• It established the UNFCCC

• It banned nuclear energy

• It prioritized fossil fuel use

• It ignored biodiversity issues

What is the main goal of the Green Belt Movement?

• Reforestation and women’s empowerment

• Industrial expansion

• Oil extraction projects

• Increased mining activity

How do climate agreements like the Paris Agreement help?

• Set global emission targets

• Increase fossil fuel use

• Prevent renewable energy adoption

• Ignore developing nations

Why was the Kyoto Protocol important?

• It set legally binding emission reduction targets

• It removed regulations on corporations

• It promoted unlimited industrial growth

• It had no impact on climate policies

How has media shaped environmental activism?

• Increased awareness and mobilization

• Stopped climate discussions

• Encouraged pollution

• Reduced focus on conservation

What was a major outcome of *An Inconvenient Truth*?

• Raised global awareness about climate change

• Increased coal production

• Discouraged renewable energy

• Eliminated sustainability discussions

Which environmental disaster highlighted corporate negligence?

• Bhopal gas leak

• Chernobyl accident

• Exxon Valdez oil spill

• All of the above

What was a key impact of the Bhopal disaster?

• Increased corporate accountability in industrial safety

• Expansion of pesticide use

• Ban on renewable energy projects

• Decrease in environmental awareness