CBSE Class 11 Economics Environment And Sustainable Development MCQs Set 02

Question: Modern concept of sustainable development focuses more on
a) economic development
b) social development
c) environmental protection
d) all of the options
Answer: d

Question: When was the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) set up?
a) 1964
b) 1994
c) 1984
d) 1974
Answer: d

Question: Four domains of circles of sustainability, used by the United Nations.
a) economic, ecological, political and cultural
b) economic, social, political and cultural
c) economic, ecological, social and cultural
d) economic, ecological, political and social
Answer: a

Question: The main reason for soil erosion is
a) ozone depletion
b) air pollution
c) deforestation
d) global warming
Answer: c

Question: Sustainability Science is the study of the concepts of sustainable development and _ .
a) environmental science
b) general science
c) social science
d) geo science
Answer: a

Question: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognize that all countries must stimulate action in the following key areas.
a) people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership
b) people, planet, prosperity, plants and planning
c) people, planet, prosperity, plants and partnership
d) people, planet, prosperity, peace and planning
Answer: a

Question: development promotes the kind of development that minimizes environmental problems.
a) Original
b) Sustainable
c) Balanced
d) Simple
Answer: b

Question: Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a) Fish
b) Coal
c) Petroleum
d) Iron-ore
Answer: a

Question: Any adulterated elements leak into the ground, filtration, and are carried into groundwater reservoir is known as
a) Land Contamination
b) Noise Pollution
c) Water Pollution
d) Air pollution
Answer: c

Question: Where was the sustainable development explained for first time?
a) World Development Report
b) Brundtland Commission Report
c) First Earth Summit Report
d) Human Development Report
Answer: b

Question: can be defined as an approach to the economic development of a country without compromising with the quality of the environment for future generations.
a) Environment
b) Poverty
c) Sustainable development
d) Rural Development
Answer: c

Question: The Chipko Movement, which aimed at protecting forest in the
a) Kerala
b) Himalayas
c) Karnataka
d) Maharashtra
Answer: b

Question: The criterion for corporate sustainability
a) eco-efficiency
b) socio-efficiency
c) both eco-efficiency and socio-efficiency
d) none of the options
Answer: c

Question: Numbers of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by United Nations are
a) 15
b) 16
c) 17
d) 18
Answer: c

Question: Which of the following are Reasons for Environmental Crisis?
a) Population explosion
b) Rise in economic activity
c) Rapid industrialisation
d) All of the options
Answer: d

Question: A promising direction towards sustainable development is to design systems that are
a) flexible and irreversible
b) flexible and reversible
c) inflexible and reversible
d) inflexible and irreversible
Answer: b

Question: Sustainability Science is the study of the concepts of sustainable development and ___ .
a) geo science
b) general science
c) social science
d) environmental science
Answer: d

Question: Sustainable development that meets the need of the present generation without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs. This definition given by
a) Brundtland commission
b) None
c) Edward Barbier
d) UNCED
Answer: d

Question: Which of the following is an impact of global warming?
a) Deforestation
b) Rise in sea level
c) Waste generation
d) Rapid increase in population
Answer: b

Question: A promising direction towards sustainable development is to design systems that are
a) flexible and reversible
b) flexible and irreversible
c) inflexible and reversible
d) inflexible and irreversible
Answer: a

Question: CFC stands for
a) Chlorofluorocarbons
b) Hydrofluorocarbons
c) Ultra fluorocarbons
d) Photo fluorocarbons
Answer: a

Question: Ozone depletion refers to the phenomenon of reductions in the amount of ozone in the:
a) Exosphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Troposphere
d) Mesosphere
Answer: b

Question: UV radiation seems responsible for
a) Skin cancer in humans
b) Lower production of phytoplankton
c) Influence the growth of terrestrial plants
d) Decrease in cattle production. Options are
a) II,III,IV
b) I,II,IV
c) I,II,III
d) I,III,IV
Answer: c