This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Commerce > Economics Indian Economic Development > Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 9 Environment And Sustainable Development – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 9 Environment And Sustainable Development Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The water go down to the ground is called ..... A) Water. B) Recharge. C) Process. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recharge. 2. Which actors the Agenda 2030 has in mind? A) States, municipalities, universities, institutions. B) Civil society organizations. C) All together. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All together. 3. ..... are those which get exhausted with extraction and use. A) Non-renewable resources. B) Renewable resources. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-renewable resources. 4. When the surface soil is washed away through excessive rains and floods, it is called: A) Soil erosion. B) Land degradation. C) Biodiversity. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil erosion. 5. What is the year in which sustainable devolopement goal started A) 2015. B) 2011. C) 2010. D) 2014. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2015. 6. What is the primary objective of SDG 9? A) To build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation. B) To promote deforestation and unsustainable industrialization. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation. 7. Sustainable Development is the intersection between E(Economy), S(Society) & E(Environment). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Which country prohibits the keeping of dolphins and orcas in captivity? A) A. France. B) B. Germany. C) C. USA. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. France. 9. A large wall built to stop water moving in a certain direction A) Dam. B) Safeguard. C) Ecosystem. D) Criticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dam. 10. Which best illustrates Sustainable Development? A) Brazil has cut down some of its forests to create more farmland. B) Germany requires lumber companies to plant more trees than they cut down. C) Saudi Arabia refines its own crude oil so that it does not need to import foreign oil. D) Japan requires all new buildings to be able to withstand earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany requires lumber companies to plant more trees than they cut down. 11. The principle of "Leave No One Behind" is central to the SDGs. What does it emphasize? A) Prioritizing developed countries over developing countries. B) Focusing only on economic growth. C) Ensuring that the goals benefit all people, especially the most vulnerable. D) Concentrating efforts in urban areas only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ensuring that the goals benefit all people, especially the most vulnerable. 12. What is goal number 6 A) No poverty. B) Affordable and clean energy. C) Clean water and sanitation. D) Life on land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clean water and sanitation. 13. What share of the population in developing countries has no internet access? A) 95%. B) 70%. C) 50%. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 95%. 14. Women and girls suffer are most likely to carry the burden of ..... A) Safe water. B) Access to water. C) Energy poverty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy poverty. 15. Which of the following programme is not associated with the development programme of hilly regions? A) Afforestation and Pasture lands development. B) Horticulture. C) Plantation agriculture. D) Animal husbandry and poultry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afforestation and Pasture lands development. 16. To avoid environmental pollution, it isnecessary to switch to ..... A) CNG. B) Diesel. C) Petrol. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CNG. 17. ..... is the exaggeration of a company's environmental credentials. That is, marketing communications impress business operations to be better for the environment than they are in reality. A) Greenwashing. B) Corporate Social Responsibility. C) Commodification. D) Overtourism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenwashing. 18. The following that can hinder (menghambat) sustainable development are ..... A) Maximizing the available natural resources to sustain the life of the current generation. B) Managing natural resources properly so that they can be used in the future. C) Utilizing natural resources as best as possible so that there is no waste and does not damage the environment. D) The development carried out must be able to reproduce renewable natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maximizing the available natural resources to sustain the life of the current generation. 19. More and more agricultural land is converted to ..... land in the name of industrial development. A) Industrial. B) Construction. C) Factory. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial. 20. NO.2 Which of the following is a necessary condition for sustainable development? A) Increase in the quality of life. B) Reduction in the level of pollution. C) Conservation of stock of natural capital. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 21. What does reusing an item mean? A) Sending it to another country. B) Using it for the same or a different purpose again. C) Destroying it immediately after use. D) Converting it into a liquid form. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using it for the same or a different purpose again. 22. ..... is the ability of the environment to absorb degradation. A) Extraction Rate. B) Absorptive capacity. C) Carrying capacity. D) Regenerative Capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absorptive capacity. 23. In ..... use of CNG in public transport system has significantly lowered air pollution A) Hyderabad. B) Kolkata. C) Mumbai. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delhi. 24. What does the term sustainable means? A) The eco-friendly technologies. B) The use of alternative energies. C) A balance between meeting today's needs with those of the future. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A balance between meeting today's needs with those of the future. 25. How many goals that SDGs have? A) 8. B) 17. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 17. 26. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has 114 member countries. Where is the headquarter of ISA? A) New York. B) Beijing. C) Paris. D) Gurugram. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gurugram. 27. How many members states are part of the UN? A) 36. B) 200. C) 193. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 193. 28. Which goals are the most important? A) 1-8. B) 8-17. C) Goal 1-No Poverty. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 29. What was the main purpose of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)? A) Provides economic assistance to member countries through loans. B) Controls the global distribution and price of an energy resource. C) Offers military support to threatened member countries. D) Stores reserves of a natural resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Controls the global distribution and price of an energy resource. 30. What is the target of Goal 3? A) End all forms of discrimination towards girls. B) End all preventable deaths for children and end all communicable diseases. C) Appropriate sanitation for all. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) End all preventable deaths for children and end all communicable diseases. 31. The sustainable development should be based on balanced ..... and price stability. A) Economy. B) Stability. C) Economic growth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic growth. 32. Where the Sustainable Development Goals were signed? A) London. B) Brussel. C) Paris. D) New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New York. 33. After mining, the holes left behind are used for? A) Wastewater storage. B) Waste and water storage. C) Waste disposal. D) Waste storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waste disposal. 34. What is full form of SDG A) Sustainable division goals. B) Sustainable development goals. C) Sustainable democratic goals. D) Sustainable deprivation goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustainable development goals. 35. Sustainable Development can be thought of in terms of three speresi.e., ..... , ..... , and ..... A) Environment, Ecology, Society. B) Environment, Ecology, Economy. C) Environment, Economy, & Equity. D) Environment, Economy, Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environment, Economy, Society. 36. What does sustainable development focuses? A) Infrastructure development. B) Human needs and demands. C) Economic growth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human needs and demands. 37. Where was the United Nations COP26 Climate Change Conference held? A) Scotland. B) Poland. C) Switzerland. D) Sweden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scotland. 38. To address water & air pollution, govt setup the CPCB in which year? A) 1974. B) 1991. C) 1976. D) 1985. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1974. 39. Which SDG is about Climate Change? A) 3. B) 7. C) 17. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13. 40. Prince brought a cheap detergent that harshly affects the health of all forms of life in the water. A) Agree. B) Disagree. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disagree. 41. How many Sustainable Development Goals are there? A) 20. B) 17. C) 187. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 17. 42. The SDGs are designed to apply to A) All countries, both rich and poor. B) Only countries in Africa. C) Countries in Europe and America. D) Poor countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All countries, both rich and poor. 43. Health inequalities all children should have access to: A) Clean drinking water. B) Medicinal care. C) Vaccines. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 44. Which energy we need to promote A) Wind energy. B) Solar energy. C) Renewable energy. D) Non-Renewable energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable energy. 45. What is the main, generalized purpose of the SGDs? A) Make a plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity. B) Develop a plan to make the world free of all wars. C) Make a new world power ruled by the United States. D) Develop a new strategy to combat food waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make a plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity. 46. Sustainability Science is the study of the concepts of sustainable development and ..... A) Social science. B) Environmental science. C) Geo science. D) General science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental science. 47. ..... is one of the ten most industrialized nations of the world. A) Bangladesh. B) Nepal. C) India. D) Bhutan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 48. What does transformation mean? A) Minimum adjustment. B) Abrupt turnaround. C) Basic reorganization. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Basic reorganization. 49. CPCB has identified ..... categories of industries as significantly polluting. A) 25. B) 15. C) 17. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 17. 50. What is the deadline to achieve the SDGs adopted in September 2015 by United Nations? A) 2050. B) 2060. C) 2030. D) 2040. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2030. 51. Pesticides derived from natural materials are called as A) Bio-compost. B) Bio-Pest. C) Chemical Fertilisers. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bio-Pest. 52. Endosulfan is a ..... A) Fertilizer. B) Pesticide. C) Insecticide. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pesticide. 53. Who is responsible for achieving the SDGs? A) Politicians. B) Parents. C) EVERYONE. D) Children. E) Scientists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EVERYONE. 54. How can individuals promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth? A) Ignoring fair labor practices. B) Supporting small businesses, advocating for fair labor practices, and investing in renewable energy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supporting small businesses, advocating for fair labor practices, and investing in renewable energy. 55. The first pillar of sustainable development is social. Social pillar emphasize on A) Education, justice and reducing poverty. B) Profitability and economic growth. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Education, justice and reducing poverty. 56. Trickle down economics forms part of the philosophy of Triple Bottom Line Sustainability. Which of the following best describes its function? A) Ensures the rich retain most of the wealth without assistance to the poor. B) Economic idea that enables the poor to equally share the wealth of the company. C) Eco-political argument that it increases the wealth of the rich which is for the good of the poor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eco-political argument that it increases the wealth of the rich which is for the good of the poor. 57. Which of the following are biotic elements(i)Birds(ii)Water(iii)Land(iv)Forests? A) (i), (iv). B) (i), (ii). C) (ii), (iii). D) (i), (iii). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (i), (iv). 58. Concept of sustainable development focuses more on A) Economic development. B) Social development. C) Environmental protection. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 59. Which is not one of the SDG goal? A) Recycle innovation. B) Clean water and sanitation. C) Life below below water. D) Reduced inequalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycle innovation. 60. The threat to India's environment is of ..... dimensions. A) Three. B) Four. C) Five. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two. 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