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Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 5 The Ailing Planet The Green Movementâ€™S Role Quiz 2 (25 MCQs)

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1. What is the best contraceptive for overpopulation?

Correct Answer: B) Development.

2. How many species excluding human beings live on the earth?

Correct Answer: C) 1.4 million living species.

3. Where was the first nationwide Green party found?

Correct Answer: C) New Zealand.

4. What does the author mean by 'transcending concern'?

Correct Answer: B) A concern for the survival of the planet and its people.

5. Man has realized the wisdom of shifting from a system based on a partnership to one based on domination.

Correct Answer: B) False.

6. Who said that tropical forests are "the powerhouse of evolution" ?

Correct Answer: C) Dr Myres.

7. What was the issue raised by the author in the chapter 'The Ailing Planet'?

Correct Answer: D) Deteriorating health of the earth.

8. Which of these have been called Powerhouse of Evolution?

Correct Answer: C) Tropical Forests.

9. What is the meaning of holistic and ecological view?

Correct Answer: A) The preservation of the environment.

10. The first nationwide Green Party was founded on .....

Correct Answer: B) 1972.

11. Who suggested the four principle biological systems of Earth?

Correct Answer: C) Lester R Brown.

12. 1 Billion is ..... Crores

Correct Answer: B) 100.

13. The cage with the mirror in the zoo in Lusaka is

Correct Answer: A) An way to aware us about our dominating attitude.

14. Who said, "No generation has a freehold on this earth. All we have is a life tenancy-with a full repairing lease" ?

Correct Answer: D) Margaret Thatcher.

15. When was the Sustainable Development used by the World Commission on Environment and Development?

Correct Answer: A) 1987.

16. Whose felicitous words are these:'' No generation has a freehold on this earth. All we have ..... with a full ..... lease ''

Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Margaret Thatcher.

17. What is the estimated rate of forest loss in India according to the text?

Correct Answer: B) 3.7 million acres a year.

18. "We have not inherited this earth from our forefathers; we have borrowed it from our children" .What does this signify?

Correct Answer: D) The earth is our responsibility that we need to fulfill and preserve it for future generation.

19. When was the concept of Sustainable Development popularized by the World Commission on Environment and Development?

Correct Answer: B) 1987.

20. According to Lester R.Brown, what forms the foundation of the global economic system?

Correct Answer: B) Fisheries, forests, grasslands and croplands.

21. Why is the man called The world's most dangerous animal?

Correct Answer: B) Our activities are destroying the planet and its resources.

22. According to Mr Lester R. Brown which among the following doesn't form the foundation of the global economic system?

Correct Answer: B) Wastelands.

23. Name the member of The Brandt Commission was

Correct Answer: C) L.K. Jha.

24. The world commission on Environment introduced the concept of 'Sustainable Development' in

Correct Answer: A) 1987.

25. Who said, "We have not inherited this earth from our forefathers; we have borrowed it from our children." ?

Correct Answer: B) Mr. Lester Brown.

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