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 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 9 Environment And Sustainable Development Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of sustainable energy can only construct in coastal area? A) Geothermal energy. B) Wind energy. C) Tidal energy. D) Hydroelectric energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tidal energy. 2. Facilities-things that people have and can use where they live A) Criticism. B) Communities. C) Amenities. D) Convenient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amenities. 3. Will Derby County FC be relegated to Division One this season? A) No. B) Definitely. C) Possibly. D) Maybe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Definitely. 4. Global warming is due to increase in the greenhouse gas concentrations A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Sustainable development can be thought in terms of three spheres i.e. A) Environment, economy and society. B) Environment, economy and equalty. C) Environment, ecology and society. D) Environment, economy and ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environment, economy and society. 6. Women ..... have significantly less access to, control over and ownership of land. A) Workers. B) Farmers. C) Sweepers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Farmers. 7. Opportunity costs of negative environmental impact are high A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. A conventional energy resource A) Wind. B) Solar. C) Coal. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 9. Based on the results of the SDGs Declaration, there are ..... sustainable development goals which are then grouped into ..... Pillars A) 14 and 4. B) 14 and 7. C) 17 and 3. D) 17 and 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 17 and 4. 10. What are the Primary Goals of Sustainability?I. The end of poverty and hungerII. Better standards of education and healthcare-particularly as it pertains to water quality and better sanitationIII. To achieve gender equalityIV. Sustainable economic growth while promoting jobs and stronger economies A) I & III. B) I, II & III. C) I, III & IV. D) I, II, III & IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, II, III & IV. 11. The term carbon footprint refers to: A) Total greenhouse gases emitted by human activities. B) Oxygen released by trees. C) Footprint of coal miners. D) Emissions from vehicles only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Total greenhouse gases emitted by human activities. 12. Aims at doing more and better with less A) Responsible consumption and production. B) Life on land. C) Industry, innovation and infrastructure. D) Reduce inequialities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Responsible consumption and production. 13. Sustainable development should be a key objective for all ..... A) Policies. B) National policies. C) Principles. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National policies. 14. When the consumption of natural resources are equal to nature's abilityto replenish then "Sustainability" is ..... A) Not Sustainable. B) Environmentally Sustainable. C) Steady State Economy. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Steady State Economy. 15. Which is not a purpose of the SDG? A) To promote peace. B) To promote prosperity. C) To promote equality. D) To promote challenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To promote challenge. 16. Which of the following is a scientific method used to assess the impact of human activities on ecosystems in sustainable development? A) Genetic modification. B) Carbon dating. C) Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). D) Quantum computing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). 17. The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) wasestablished in the year ..... A) 1994. B) 1995. C) 1993. D) 1992. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1992. 18. What does SDG stand for? A) Sustainable Development Grant. B) Sustainable Development Goals. C) Sustainable Digital Global. D) Sustainable Development Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustainable Development Goals. 19. Wastes have gone beyond ..... capacity. (Select the best answer) A) Absorptive. B) Bearable. C) Aesthetic. D) Supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absorptive. 20. Which of the following is NOT true about the SDGs? A) They encourage the promotion of health, wellbeing and education for all, at all ages. B) They explicitly promote innovation. C) They include the development of sustainable cities, infrastructure and industry. D) They are a legally binding international treaty that all nations are required to follow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are a legally binding international treaty that all nations are required to follow. 21. Choose correct source of human food. A) Fishery. B) Urbanization. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fishery. 22. What is the goal no of gender equality A) 5. B) 6. C) 10. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 23. Green skill is the ability to ..... A) Identify trees. B) Protect trees. C) Conserve the environment. D) Plant trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conserve the environment. 24. How is poverty currently measured? A) Living in a homeless shelter. B) Going without a meal for three days in a row. C) Not knowing when you will have your next meal. D) Earning less than $ 1.25 per day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earning less than $ 1.25 per day. 25. Which of the following is an example of a platform for a global strategy for sustainable development? A) Earth Summit Rio de Janeiro 1992. B) Conference of sustainable development Paris 1971. C) Planet Earth D'uran D'uran 1982. D) Summit for sustainable development 1969. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth Summit Rio de Janeiro 1992. 26. Households consume 29 per cent of global energy and consequently contribute to 21 per cent of resultant CO2 emissions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. How does the United Nations define sustainable development? A) Development that depletes natural resources for short-term gain. B) Development that benefits only certain groups of people. C) Development that prioritizes economic growth over environmental protection. D) Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising future generations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising future generations. 28. The social progress index have ..... foundamental questions. A) 9. B) 3. C) 5. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 29. When was Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted A) 2000. B) 2015. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2015. 30. When did SDG first set up? A) 2014. B) 2015. C) 2020. D) 2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2015. 31. Where is the largest of the five plastic waste whirlpools that have formed in the oceans? A) A. Around India. B) B. Off the entire east coast of South America. C) C. Between Hawaii and North America. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. Between Hawaii and North America. 32. When water is used to power our electrical devices A) Showpiece. B) Hydroelectric. C) Poverty. D) Infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydroelectric. 33. Life under water is majorly threatened by our one habit. Choose the best answer: A) Use of plastic. B) Eating meat. C) Use of excessive fuel. D) Non-veg diet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use of plastic. 34. Many eco-and energy labelling schemes have similarities, and international standardisation. What is the main advantage of having a common world-wide approach? A) It saves making a variety of labels and saves on printing costs. B) Manufacturers benefit from not having to design a variety of labelling ideas. C) It easier for consumers to understand their meaning and compare products from different contexts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It easier for consumers to understand their meaning and compare products from different contexts. 35. Which of the following is a measure of sustainable water management? A) Preventing leakage from dams and canals. B) All of the above. C) Preventing loss in the municipal pipes. D) Using sprinkler system in irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All of the above. 36. Good governance is important to the success of sustainable development. This highlighted the role played by A) Government. B) Citizen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Government. 37. Related to how clean or dirty something is A) Safeguard. B) Sanitation. C) Activists. D) Readjust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanitation. 38. ..... commission emphasized on protecting future generation A) TN SHeshan. B) Daly. C) Environment. D) Brundtland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brundtland. 39. NO.15 Which global action plan was adopted in the Earth Summit of 1992? A) Agenda 21. B) Agenda 31. C) Environment Protection plan. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agenda 21. 40. Which of the following is a cause of environmental degradation? A) Population explosion. B) Increasing urbanization. C) Rapid industrialization. D) ALL of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL of these. 41. NO.6 Non-Renewable resources are those resources which: A) Are exausted after use. B) Are not exausted after use. C) Have unlimited supply. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are exausted after use. 42. Who quoted, "Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike" ? A) Ralph Waldo. B) John Muir. C) Walt Whitman. D) Gifford Pinchot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Muir. 43. How many SDGs have been identified by United Nations? A) 20. B) 18. C) 15. D) 17. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 17. 44. ..... prevents most harmful wavelengths of UV light from passing the earth's atmosphere A) Ozone layer. B) Exsphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone layer. 45. What is the long-term success of companies that embrace sustainable development? A) It disregards the importance of long-term success. B) It is not sustainable. C) It is solely focused on short-term gains. D) It is in a word sustainable, creating value through economic, social, and environmental responsibilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is in a word sustainable, creating value through economic, social, and environmental responsibilities. 46. Which of the following strategies have been adopted to protect the drought prone areas of Punjab, Haryana and Northern Rajasthan? A) Rain water harvesting technique. B) Expansion of irrigation. C) Arrangement of water tankers on rental basis. D) Water shed development program. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expansion of irrigation. 47. What is the most sustainable thing to do with a product once we've finished using it? A) Burn it for energy. B) Throw it away immediately. C) Bury it underground. D) Reuse or recycle it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reuse or recycle it. 48. What is the primary objective of SDG 11? A) Ensure that cities and human settlements are exclusive. B) Ensure that cities and human settlements are inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ensure that cities and human settlements are inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. 49. COMPLETE THE SENTENCE:Cultural diversity is important for humankind as ..... is for nature. A) Biodiversity. B) Economic growth. C) Cultural diversity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity. 50. How much waste ends up in the sea every minute around the world? A) The equivalent of 60 shopping trolleys. B) The equivalent of 180 shopping trolleys. C) The equivalent of 1, 600 shopping trolleys. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The equivalent of 1, 600 shopping trolleys. 51. Sardar Sarovar darn is built on the river ..... A) Sabarmati. B) Ganga. C) Tapti. D) Narmada. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Narmada. 52. At the current rate, there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish by 2050. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. The author of "The Two Windmills" . A) Lutz Hofmen. B) Luts Hoffmen. C) Lutz Hoffman. D) Luts Hoffman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lutz Hoffman. 54. Organic farmers do use ..... A) Fertilizers. B) Pesticides. C) Compost. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compost. 55. There is sufficient fresh water on the planet for all the human beings. A) Clean water and sanitation. B) Decent work and economic growth. C) Quality education. D) Life below water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clean water and sanitation. 56. Air pollution is widespread in ..... areas. A) Rural. B) Urban. C) Both A & B. D) Suburban. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urban. 57. At the Central Government level which 'Agency' was assigned the role ofimplementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A) The Energy Research Institute (TERI). B) Center for Environmental & Sustainable Development of India (CESDI). C) National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. D) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. 58. There are ..... goals and ..... targets in SDG. A) 15 and 170. B) 17 and 170. C) 17 and 169. D) 15 and 169. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 17 and 169. 59. ..... means the ability of the environment to absorb degradation. A) Carrying capacity. B) Absorptive capacity. C) Both A & B. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absorptive capacity. 60. What group of animals has the highest share of threatened species? A) Reptiles. B) Mammals. C) Amphibians. D) Birds. 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