_______ refers to the maximum limit within which waste can be assimilated by the environment without degradation.

1. Absorptive capacity.
2. Carrying capacity.
3. Assimilation capacity.
4. Opportunity cost.

Out of the following, what are the correct reasons of high opportunity cost of negative environmental impact?

1. Spending huge amounts on technology and research to explore alternative resource.
2. Health costs of degraded environmental quality.
3. Global warming.
4. Ozone depletion.
5. Industrial revolution.

1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
2. Both 1 and 2
3. 3, 4 and 5
4. All of these.

The per capita forest land in the country is only:

1. 0.06 hectare.
2. 0.07 hectare.
3. 0.08 hectare.
4. 0.09 hectare.

Use of non-conventional sources of energy is strategy for sustainable development. Out of the following what are the non-conventional sources of energy?

1. Crude oil.
2. Solar.
3. Wind.
4. Wood.
5. Coal.
6. Nuclear.

1. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7
2. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
4. 2, 3 and 6

Name a pesticide which is environment friendly.

1. Chemical Pesticides.
2. Neem Based Pesticides.
3. Urea.
4. None of the above.

Which of the following would be more effective for reducing the enhanced greenhouse effect?

1. Living in tropics.
2. Buying organic apples.
3. Drinking bottled water.
4. Driving a car with CNG as a fuel.

In areas where speed of wind is usually high, wind mills can provide electricity without any adverse impact on the environment but it's not yet been explored on a large scale. What is the correct reason out of the following?

1. Lack of technological devices.
2. High cost.
3. Non-availability of land.

1. Only 2
2. Both 1 and 2
3. Both 2 and 3
4. All of these.

Name animals that help in bio-composting.

1. Cattles.
2. Earthworms.
3. Camel.
4. Both a and b.

Banning the use of chlorofluorocarbon compounds and other chlorine and bromine compounds is called:

1. Chipko Movement.
2. Apiko Movement.
3. Montreal Protocol.
4. None of the above.

Which are the catch phases in the following UNCED definition of Sustainable Development:
 "Development that meets the need of the present generation without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs".

1. Need.
2. Future generation.
3. Need and present generation.
4. Need and future generation.