Environment and Sustainable Development MCQs with answers

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Q. Which of the following is not a biotic element?
  • (A) Birds
  • (B) Sunlight
  • (C) Forests
  • (D) Animals
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Sunlight
Q. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
  • (A) Fish
  • (B) Coal
  • (C) Petroleum
  • (D) Iron-ore
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Fish
Q. Which of the following is an impact of global warming?
  • (A) Deforestation
  • (B) Rise in sea level
  • (C) Waste generation
  • (D) Rapid increase in population
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Rise in sea level
Q. Which of the following is a conventional source of energy?
  • (A) Sun
  • (B) Wind
  • (C) Dried dung
  • (D) Tides
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Dried dung
Q. Use of which of the following has resulted in a significant reduction in Delhi’s pollution?
  • (A) LPG at homes
  • (B) Solar cells for electricity
  • (C) Thermal power plants
  • (D) CNG in public transport
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) CNG in public transport
Q. Which of the following is the modern concept of development?
  • (A) Economic development
  • (B) Economic growth
  • (C) Sustainable development
  • (D) Human development
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Sustainable development
Q. In which of the following layers of the atmosphere is ozone shield found?
  • (A) Troposphere
  • (B) Exosphere
  • (C) Stratosphere
  • (D) Mesosphere
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Stratosphere
Q. Which of the following is a consequence of ozone layer depletion?
  • (A) Skin cancer in humans
  • (B) Lower production of phytoplankton
  • (C) Hampers growth of terrestrial plants
  • (D) All of the above
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
Q. How many industrial categories have been identified as significantly polluting by the CPCB?
  • (A) 17
  • (B) 25
  • (C) 27
  • (D) 31
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) 17
Q. When was the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) set up?
  • (A) 1964
  • (B) 1974
  • (C) 1984
  • (D) 1994
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) 1974

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