This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 9 Environment And Sustainable Development – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 9 Environment And Sustainable Development Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. Related to how clean or dirty something is A) Sanitation. B) Readjust. C) Safeguard. D) Activists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanitation. 4. ..... commission emphasized on protecting future generation A) TN SHeshan. B) Daly. C) Environment. D) Brundtland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brundtland. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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) Gifford Pinchot. B) John Muir. C) Ralph Waldo. D) Walt Whitman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Muir. 9. How many SDGs have been identified by United Nations? A) 17. B) 15. C) 18. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 17. 10. The maximum number of individuals that can be supported by a given environment is called: A) Environmental resistance. B) Population size. C) Carrying capacity. D) Biotic potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carrying capacity. 11. Which household waste has an excellent recycling potential? A) Metal. B) Vegetable scraps. C) Tissue paper. D) Aluminium foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vegetable scraps. 12. Which of the following is NOT a sustainable development goal targeted to be achieved by 2030? A) Gender equality. B) Space research. C) Zero hunger. D) Good health and wellbeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Space research. 13. ..... prevents most harmful wavelengths of UV light from passing the earth's atmosphere A) Ozone layer. B) Troposphere. C) Exsphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone layer. 14. 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. 15. Which of the following strategies have been adopted to protect the drought prone areas of Punjab, Haryana and Northern Rajasthan? A) Expansion of irrigation. B) Rain water harvesting technique. C) Water shed development program. D) Arrangement of water tankers on rental basis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expansion of irrigation. 16. What is the most sustainable thing to do with a product once we've finished using it? A) Burn it for energy. B) Reuse or recycle it. C) Bury it underground. D) Throw it away immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reuse or recycle it. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. UNCED stands for A) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. B) United Nations Conference on Economical Development. C) United Nations Confederation on Environment and Development. D) United Nations Confederation on Economy and Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. 21. Sardar Sarovar darn is built on the river ..... A) Ganga. B) Sabarmati. C) Narmada. D) Tapti. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narmada. 22. 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. 23. United Nations (UN) decade of education for sustainable development is from A) 2002-11. B) 2003-12. C) 2004-13. D) 2005-14. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2005-14. 24. The author of "The Two Windmills" . A) Lutz Hofmen. B) Luts Hoffman. C) Lutz Hoffman. D) Luts Hoffmen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lutz Hoffman. 25. Organic farmers do use ..... A) Fertilizers. B) Pesticides. C) Compost. D) None. 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