CBSE Class 12 Political Science Environment And Natural Resources Worksheet

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Question. Which of the following treaties or reports mention the number of deaths due to environmental pollution?
(a) Montreal Treaty
(b) Agenda 21
(c) United Nations Programme for Human Development Report
(d) Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

Answer : C

Question. The purpose of the COP was to
(a) Stabilise concentration of greenhouse gases
(b) Prevent rise of global temperature
(c) Conserve resources
(d) All of the above

Answer : A 

Question. Which of the following did not concern the Global Commons?
(a) Paris Agreement
(b) The Antarctic Treaty
(c) The Montreal Protocol
(d) Both (a) and (c)

Answer : A

Question. Select the statement which is correct.
1. The Northern states focused on employment generation.
2. The Southern States blamed the developed countries for much of the ecological degradation.
3. The critics of Kyoto Protocol claimed that India and China will produce greater green house emissions.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All of these

Answer : B

Question. Which one of the following Treaty is wrongly matched.
(a) Antarctic treaty-1959
(b) Montreal Protocol-1987
(c) Kyoto Protocol - 1999
(d) Antarctic Environmental Protocol-1987

Answer : C

Question. Global common include Earth’s …………… Antarctica, the ocean floor and the outer space.
(a) Atmosphere
(b) Arctic region
(c) Environment
(d) Lithosphere

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following Acts was passed to encourage the use of renewable energy?
(a) The Energy Conservation Act of 2001
(b) The Electricity Act of 2003
(c) The Antarctic Treaty of 1959
(d) None of the above

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following fact is incorrect regarding the Environmental Movements?
(a) Various organisation works in collaboration for addressing environmental concerns.
(b) These are diverse and powerful social movements with long-term visions.
(c) New forms of political action are reinvented within these movements.
(d) These movements are generally violent in nature.

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following countries are not a part of Paris Agreement?
(a) Yemen
(b) Libya
(c) The United States of America
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Answer : D

Question. Which among the following are greenhouse gases?
(a) Methane
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Hydro-fluoro Carbon
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following countries is faced with the problem of forest clearing?
(a) Australia
(b) Japan
(c) UK
(d) Mexico

Answer : D

Question. Which one of the following agency of UN is related to Environmental issues?
(a) UNDP
(b) UNEP
(c) UNESCO
(d) UNHRC

Answer : B

Question. Which among the following is/are the environmental issues that are concerned of global politics?
(a) The decline in the cultivable land throughout the world.
(b) Grasslands have been over grazed and fisheries over harvested.
(c) A steady decline in the total amount of ozone in the earth’s stratosphere.
(d) All of the above

Answer : D 

Question. This conference led to the establishment of a global action plan to promote sustainable development in 1992, Brazil. This is …………… .
(a) World Summit on Sustainable Development.
(b) UN Conference on Environment and Development.
(c) General Assembly Special session on the Environment.
(d) UN Sustainable Development Summit.

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about UNFCCC.
(a) It provides that parties should act to protect the climate system.
(b) It should be on the basis of equity.
(c) It is an international environment treaty adopted in 1992.
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. Choose the incorrect statement regarding the statement.Agenda 21 is in the favour of
(a) Economic growth
(b) Environmental conservation
(c) Sustainable development
(d) Employment generation

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is/are accounted as the major environmental problems across the globe?
(a) Forest depletion
(b) Ozone depletion
(c) Overgrazing
(d) Both (a) and (b)

Answer : D

Question. The Anti Dam Movement was first launched in North in
(a) Paris
(b) China
(c) Australia
(d) Turkey

Answer : C

Question. Choose the correct statement.
I. The Club of Rome, published a book in 1972 entitled Limits to Growth.
II. In 1987, Brundtland Report, Our common futures was published.
III. The Rio Summit produced conventions dealing with climate change, biodiversity forestry and recommended a list of development called Agenda 21.
IV. Common but differentiated responsiblities were declared at the Earth Summit in 1992.
Codes
(a) I and II
(b) III and IV
(c) I, III and IV
(d) All of these

Answer : D

Question. Which among the following is the first global treaty to explicitly address climate change?
(a) Montreal Protocol, 1987
(b) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 1992
(c) Kyoto Protocol, 2005
(d) Paris Agreement, 2015

Answer : B 

Question. What are the main causes of global warming?
(a) Deforestation
(b) Increased use of fossil fuels
(c) Increase intensive agriculture activities
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. When was the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
(a) 1972
(b) 1992
(c) 1982
(d) 1994

Answer : B

Question. Arrange the following in a correct sequence.
A. UN Sustainable Development Summit
B. UN Conference on Sustainable Development
C. General Assembly Special Session on the Environment
D. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
Codes
(a) 2, 4, 3, 1
(b) 1, 2, 4, 3
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1
(d) 3, 4, 2, 1

Answer : C

Question. …………… can reduce overgrazing and plugging the gullies.
(a) Contour ploughing
(b) Terrace farming
(c) Irrigation techniques
(d) Both a and b

Answer : D

Question. Conservation of resources aim at
(a) Awareness regarding destruction caused by Northern States
(b) Management of resources for inclusive growth and security
(c) Reach global net zero emission
(d) All of the above

Answer : B

Question. Match the following.
     List-I                                                  List-II
A. National Mission on Biodiesel               1. 2016
B. Energy Conservation Act                       2. 2003
C. Electricity Act                                        3. 2012
D. Paris Climate Agreement                      4. 2011
Codes
     A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 2 3 1 4

Answer : B

TOPIC – Environment and Natural Resources

1) What are the reasons for growing concerns about the environment?

2) Name the book published by The Club of Rome. What is it about?

3) What is the full form of UNEP? What efforts have been made by this program towards environment issues?

4) What is the other name for UN conference on Environment and Development held in Rio in 1992?

5) Who all attended Rio Summit/ Earth Summit of 1992?

6) What did Brundtland Report of 1987 warn about?

7) What were the outcomes of Rio Summit?

8) What do the terms “Global North” and “Global South” refer to?

9) What is Agenda 21?

10) What are Global Commons?

11) How are Global Commons exploited and polluted?

12) List some agreements about the protection of Global Commons.

13) What is meant by common but differentiated responsibilities? How can we implement the idea?

14) What is the full form of UNFCCC? What does UNFCCC talk about?

15) What is Kyoto Protocol? When was it signed?

16) Which countries were exempted from the requirements of Kyoto Protocol? Why?

17) Why was Kyoto Protocol criticized?

18) What are Common Property Resources? Give examples too.

19) What are the causes behind the reduced size of common property resources?

20) What is India’s stand on environmental issues?

21) When did India sign Kyoto Protocol?

22) What efforts have been made by Indian government to improve environment?

23) What is the outcome of India’s review of the Earth Summit?

24) What is India’s appeal to SAARC nations about environment issues?

25) Give examples of environment movements.

26) Why is oil an important resource in global strategy?

27) Why is water a cause of dispute among nations?

28) Define indigenous population.

29) Give examples of indigenous people from India. How have they been effected due to development?