Environment and Sustainable Development

Environment is made of biotic and abiotic elements. Which of the following is/are biotic element(s) of environment?
1. Sunlight
2. Rocks
3. Forests
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Consider the following statements:
1. Environment provides resources only for renewable energy resources.
2. Examples of renewable resources are the trees in the forests and the fishes in the ocean.
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Which of the following is/are among function(s) of environment?
1. Providing resources
2. To assimilate wastes
3. Providing basis for bio-diversity
4. To provide aesthetic services
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Which of the following best describes the term ‘‘carrying capacity” in context of environment?

Regulating services is one of the major services rendered by ecosystems across the globe.
Which of the following given is/are among regulating services?
1. Crop pollination
2. Waste decomposition and detoxification
3. Carbon sequestration
4. Nutrient dispersal and cycling
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Consider the following statements:
1. Neem products are widely used in agriculture as bio-pest control method.
2. Mixed cropping and growing different crops in consecutive years have also been found to keep pests away from agricultural fields.
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Consider the following statements:
1. Earthworms can convert organic matter into compost faster than the normal composting process.
2. Civic authorities are extensively using biocomposting to dispose wastes.
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Global warming is considered as the greatest threat to environment. Which of the following factor(s) contribute(s) to global warming?
1. Deforestation
2. A decrease in cattle production
3. Buming of petroleum and coal products
4. Hydrogen sulphide gas released in animal waste
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Ozone depletion refers to the phenomenon of reduction in the amount of ozone in the-

The problem of ozone depletion is caused by stratosphere by high levels of compounds.

Montreal Protocol is related with:

The Chipko Movement is a significant environment protection mass movement in post-independent India. The movement took place in which part of India?

Land degradation has emerged as a major environmental challenge. Which of the following factor(s) may contribute in land degradation?
1. Shifting Cultivation
2. Loss of vegetation occurring due to deforestation
3. No crop rotation
4. Unsustainable fuel wood and fodder extraction
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Consider the following statements with reference to ‘ecological equivalence’:
1. Ecological equivalence organisms occupy the same or similar ecological niches in different geographical regions.
2. Cats and owls are good examples of ecological equivalent organisms.
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Depletion of ozone layer causes which of the following?
1. Cataract in eyes leading to blindness.
2. Reduced productivity of forests.
3. Lung infection.
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Which of the following is/are not Green House Gases?
1. Nitrous oxide
2. Ozone
3. Sulphur dioxide
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With reference to effect of green house gases, which of the following is/are true?
1. Changes plant growth and nutrition levels
2. Ozone depletion
3. Smog pollution
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The ‘Bruntland Report’ is concerned with: