CBSE Class 11 Economics Environment and Sustainable Development Worksheet

Question. Environmental includes:
(A) Biotic factors
(B) Abiotic factors
(C) Both (a) and (b)
(D) None of the above
Answer : C

Question. The ability of the environment to absorb degradation is:
(A) Carrying capacity
(B) Absorptive capacity
(C) (a) and (b)
(D) None of the above
Answer : B

Question. From the following which s a cleaner and greener energy souce:
(A) Thermal power
(B) Hydro power
(C) Wind power
(D) None of the above
Answer : C

Question. Brundtland Commission in 1987 defined sustainable development as:
(A) A type to development which put the interests of developing countries ahead of the interests of the rich nations
(B) Development which meets the needs of present generation without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs
(C) Development that protects the future generation even at the expense of present generation
(D) None of the above
Answer : B

Question. Banning the use of chlorofluorocarbon compounds and other chlorine and bromine compounds and other
chlorine and bromine compounds is called:
(A) Chipko movement
(B) Apiko movement
(C) Montreal protocol
(D) None of the above
Answer : C

Question. Biotic elements of environment is:
(A) Air
(B) Water
(C) Birds
(D) Land
Answer : C

Question. GHGs refer to:
(A) Green Home Gases
(B) Greenhouse Gases
(C) Green Hurricane Gases
(D) Green Home Guards
Answer : B

Question. From the following renewable resource is:
(A) Rees
(B) Fossil fuel
(C) (a) and (b)
(D) None of the above
Answer : A

Question. Which of the following statement is correct?
(A) Global warming is entirely a natural phenomenon
(B) Global warming is simply an another term used for green house effect
(C) Global warming is the rise in average temperature at the earth’s surface
(D) Global warming is caused by ozone depletion
Answer : C

Question. Absorptive capacity is defined as:
(A) Ability of the environment to absorb degradation
(B) Resource generation within the assimilating capacity of the environment
(C) Average number of organisms living in a given environment
(D) The minimum population surviving in the world as a whole
Answer : A

Question. Which are the catch phases in the following UNCED definition of Sustainable Development:
“Development that meet the need of the present generation without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs.”
(A) Need
(B) Future generation
(C) Need and present generation
(D) Need and future generation
Answer : D

Question. In 1997, a UN conference on climate change was held in :
(a) Japan
(b) India
(c) Germany
(d) China
Answer : A

Question. What can be the preventive measure for climate change:
(A) Plantation
(B) Using cycle instead of cars and bikes
(C) Using organic product
(D) All of them
Answer : D

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Question. _________ means the ability of the environment to absorb degradation.
Answer : Absorptive capacity

Question. The use of _________ as fuel in public transport system may reduce air pollution.
Answer : Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

Question. The various measures adopted by the Ministry of Environment and the central and state pollution central boards may not yield reward unless we consciously adopt a path of _________
The concern for future generations alone can make development last forever.
Answer : Sustainable economic development

Question. __________is a gradual increase in the average temperature of the earth’s lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in green house gases since the Industrial Revolution.
Answer : Global Warming

Question. The CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) has identified ________categories of industries (large and medium scale) as significantly polluting.
Answer : 17