Q. Which is TRUE?

  • (A) ecological modernization is a school of thought in the social sciences that argues that the economy benefits from moves towards environmentalism.
  • (B) ecological modernization is a school of thought in which ecologists argue for cleaner air and thus less air pollution.
  • (C) ecological modernization is a school of thought in engineering that argues that the societal benefits of cleaner fuel are greater than the cost of introducing such modernization.
  • (D) none of the above
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) ecological modernization is a school of thought in the social sciences that argues that the economy benefits from moves towards environmentalism.

Q. Which one of the following characteristics is widely regarded as being an important aspect of sustainable development?

  • (A) inter-generational equity
  • (B) increasing consumption expenditure
  • (C) intra-generational inequity
  • (D) increased levels of saving
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) inter-generational equity

Q. A "green transport plan" is:

  • (A) an environmentally acceptable travel plan devised by a local authority for its area
  • (B) an internationally agreed strategy for reducing the impact of international transport activity on the global environment.
  • (C) a plan devised by a company or organisation to reduce the environmental impact of the transport demands generated by itself and its employees
  • (D) the uk government\s plan for a sustainable transport sector
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) a plan devised by a company or organisation to reduce the environmental impact of the transport demands generated by itself and its employees

Q. Food, space, disease, natural disasters, climate, competition and predation are examples of what?

  • (A) capacity factors
  • (B) limiting factors
  • (C) predation factors
  • (D) sustainable factors
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) predation factors

Q. Sustainable Development focuses on more use of:

  • (A) renewable resources
  • (B) abiotic resources
  • (C) agricultural resources
  • (D) natural resources
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) renewable resources

Q. Social, economic and ecological equity is the necessary condition for achieving

  • (A) social development
  • (B) economic development
  • (C) sustainable development
  • (D) ecological development
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) ecological development

Q. As per the Basel Conversation ‘waste’ include all substances that

  • (A) have no longer any use for people
  • (B) are either discarded or intented to be discarded
  • (C) are need to be disposed
  • (D) all of the above
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) all of the above

Q. The sum of all emissions of carbon dioxide which were included by an entity’s activities in a given timeframe is called

  • (A) carbon footprint
  • (B) carbon intensity
  • (C) carbon sinks
  • (D) none of the above
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) carbon footprint

Q. ’Carbon Intensity’ denotes which of the following

  • (A) the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced to support human activities
  • (B) the linkage of carbon footprint with economic growth and implies growth with equity
  • (C) certified emission reductions
  • (D) none of the above
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) the linkage of carbon footprint with economic growth and implies growth with equity

Q. ‘Adaptation’ and ‘Migration’ are associated with

  • (A) water pollution
  • (B) global warming
  • (C) sustainable forest management
  • (D) none of the above
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) global warming

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