Economics M.C.Q (1 Marks)

The environment performs four vital functions and the environment is able to perform these functions without any interruption as long as the demand on these functions is within its carrying capacity. 'In the given statement carrying capacity' implies to:

1. The resource extraction is not above the rate of regeneration.
2. Wastes generated are beyond the absorptive capacity of the environment.
3. The resource extraction is not below the rate of regeneration.
4. The resource and the wastes generated are within the assimilating capacity of the environment.

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

_______ 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, which is not the function of environment?

1. It supplies resources.
2. It assimilates waste.
3. It sustains life by providing non-genetic and non-biodiversity.
4. It provides aesthetic services like scenery.

Name animals that help in bio-composting.

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

When was a UN Conference on climate change held in Kyoto in Japan?

1. 1993
2. 1996
3. 1997
4. 1998

Which of the following statement is correct?

1. Global warming is entirely a natural phenomenon.
2. Global warming is simply an another term used for green house effect.
3. Global warming is the rise in average temperature at the earth's surface.
4. Global warming is caused by ozone depletion.

______ is a clean fuel. It reduces household pollution to a large extent.

1. CNG
2. LPG
3. Gobar gas.
4. None of the above.

The ________ of the environment implies that the resource extraction rate is not above the rate of resources regeneration.

1. absorptive capacity.
2. carrying capacity.
3. assimilation capacity.
4. opportunity cost.

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 is a major cause of environmental degradation?

1. Urbanisation.
2. Rapid increase in population.
3. Use of HYV seeds.
4. All of the above.

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 numbers of motor vehicles have increased from _____ in 1951 to ______ in 2003.

1. 3 lakh, 67 crores.
2. 67 lakh, 3 crores.
3. 30 lakhs, 67 crores.
4. 67 lakhs,, 30 crores.

India heavily depends on ______ and ______ power plants.

1. Solar, gobar gas.
2. Thermal, hydro.
3. CNG, solar.
4. None of the above.

When extraction is above the rate of regeneration of the resource and the wastage are outside the absorptive capacity of the environment then environment fails to perform its one of the vital function. What is that function?

1. It supplies resources.
2. It assimilates waste.
3. It sustains life.
4. It provides aesthetic services.

In Delhi, the use of ______ as fuel in public transport system has significantly lowered air pollution.

1. CNG
2. Petrol
3. LPG
4. None of these.

When did the Earth Summit had a framework convention?

1. 1992
2. 1994
3. 1996
4. 1998

What are the consequences of environmental crisis?

1. Polluted and dried up rivers and other aquifers.
2. Extinction of vital resources.
3. Decline in air and water quality.
4. All of the above.

World's total iron-ore reserves accounted by India are nearly:

1. 10%
2. 20%
3. 30%
4. 40%

When was CPCB set up?

1. 1972
2. 1974
3. 1978
4. 1976

Which of the following movement is associated with preventing cutting of trees?

1. Chipko Movement.
2. Appiko Movement.
3. Both of the above.
4. None of the above.

How many industries have been identified by Central Pollution Control Board as significant polluters?

1. 14
2. 17
3. 19
4. 21

Two major environmental issues facing the world today are ______ and _______.

1. global warming and air pollution.
2. global warming and ozone depletion.
3. air pollution and noise pollution.
4. ozone depletion and pollution.

India accounts for _______% of world's total iron ore reserves.

1. 14
2. 18
3. 20
4. 21

_______ is the cost of next best alternative sacrificed in order to take benefit of one given opportunity.

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

India has ______% of human and ______% of livestock population with only ______% of land area.

1. 20, 16.6, 2.5
2. 16.6, 20, 2.5
3. 2.5, 16.7, 20
4. 20, 25, 2.5

In 1997, a UN conference on climate change was held in:

1. Japan.
2. India.
3. Germany.
4. China.

Which of the following animals help in controlling pests?

1. Snakes.
2. Owls.
3. Peacocks.
4. All of the above.

CPCB stands for:

1. Controller of Pollution Correction Board.
2. Central Pollution Control Board.
3. Control, Prevention and Correction Board.
4. Control Pollution Central Board.

Which of the following is a major cause of supply-demand reversal?

1. Urbanisation.
2. Rapid increase in population.
3. Use of HYV seeds.
4. All of the above.

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.

Brundtland Commission in 1987 defined sustainable development as:

1. A type of development which put the interests of developing countries ahead of the interests of the rich nations.
2. Development which meets the needs of present generation without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs.
3. Development that protects the future generation even at the expense of present generation.
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.

Environment includes:

1. Biotic factors.
2. Abiotic factors.
3. Both (a) and (b).
4. None of the above.

_______ is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of a number of substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion.

1. Brundtland Commission.
2. Our Common future.
3. The Montreal Protocol.
4. Commission for Ozone Depletion.

Environment has many resources for us. A resource that can be totally replaced or is always available naturally, or that is practically inexhaustible is known as:

1. Conventional resource.
2. Renewable resource.
3. Non-renewable resource.
4. Non-conventional resource.

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.

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.

What is environment?

1. It is sum total of surroundings.
2. It includes biotic and abiotic factors that influence each other.
3. It refers to socio-cultural and economic set up.
4. It is sum total of physical and psychological surroundings.

Absorptive capacity is defined as:

1. Ability of the environment to absorb degradation.
2. Resource generation within the assimilating capacity of the environment.
3. Average number of organisms living in a given environment.
4. The minimum population surviving in the world as a whole.

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