Environment Sustainable Economic Development - Online Test
Q1. Deforestation leads to
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.
Q2. The black soil of the Deccan Plateau is particularly suitable for cultivation of _______.
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
The black soil of the Deccan Plateau is particularly suitable for cultivation of cotton, leading to concentration of textile industries in this region.
Q3. India alone accounts for nearly ____ per cent of the world’s total iron-ore reserves
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.
Q4. The Chipko Movement, which aimed at protecting forest in the
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.
Q5. Which of the following factor not responsible for land degradation
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.
Q6. The per capita forestland in the country is only _______.
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
The per capita forest land in the country is only 0.08 hectare against the requirement of 0.47 hectare to meet basic needs, resulting in an excess felling of about 15 million cubic metre forests over the permissible limit.
Q7. Estimates of soil erosion show that soil is being eroded at a rate of ____ excess of the recharge capacity
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.
Q8. India supports approximately _____ per cent of the world’s human and ______ per cent of livestock population on a mere 2.5 per cent of the world’s geographical area
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.
Q9. CPCB stands for
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
In order to address two major environmental concerns in India, viz., water and air pollution, the government set up the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 1974.
Q10. India is one of the___ most industrialised nations of the world
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.
