Class 12 Economics MCQ Chapter 18 Environment and Sustainable Economic Development

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Class 12 Economics MCQ Chapter 18 Environment and Sustainable Economic Development

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Environment and Sustainable Economic Development

Chapter: 18

1. As per the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, “environment” includes:

(i) Only air and water.

(ii) Water, air, land and their interrelationships with living beings and property.

(iii) Only forests and wildlife.

(iv) Only land and minerals.

Ans: (ii) Water, air, land and their interrelationships with living beings and property.

2. Which is not a function of the environment listed in the chapter?

(i) Supplying resources.

(ii) Absorbing waste.

(iii) Sustaining life.

(iv) Printing currency.

Ans: (iv) Printing currency.

3. “Absorptive capacity” refers to the environment’s ability to:

(i) Generate money.

(ii) Absorb degradation/pollutants.

(iii) Increase GDP growth rate.

(iv) Create minerals.

Ans: (ii) Absorb degradation/pollutants.

4. Carrying capacity implies that:

(i) Extraction may exceed regeneration.

(ii) Waste may exceed assimilative limits.

(iii) Extraction ≤ regeneration and waste ≤ absorptive capacity.

(iv) No extraction is allowed.

Ans: (iii) Extraction ≤ regeneration and waste ≤ absorptive capacity.

5. Which pair correctly matches resource type and example?

(i) Renewable – coal.

(ii) Non-renewable – crude oil.

(iii) Non-renewable – sunshine.

(iv) Renewable – natural gas.

Ans: (ii) Non-renewable – crude oil.

6. A renewable resource example given in the notes is-

(i) Forests.

(ii) Coal.

(iii) Petroleum.

(iv) Bauxite.

Ans: (i) Forests.

7. A key trigger of environmental crisis per the “reversal of supply–demand” idea is-

(i) Supply far exceeding demand.

(ii) Demand exceeding regeneration and absorptive capacity.

(iii) Constant demand and supply.

(iv) Zero population growth.

Ans: (ii) Demand exceeding regeneration and absorptive capacity.

8. Which is a poverty-induced pressure on the environment?

(i) Investment in solar parks.

(ii) Cutting trees for fuelwood.

(iii) Using CNG buses.

(iv) Rainwater harvesting.

Ans: (ii) Cutting trees for fuelwood.

9. Which is an affluence-related source of pollution noted in the chapter?

(i) Hand pumps.

(ii) Bullock carts.

(iii) Motor vehicles and air conditioners.

(iv) Bamboo houses.

Ans: (iii) Motor vehicles and air conditioners.

10. A major cause of air pollution in India is-

(i) Domestic sewage.

(ii) Industrial smoke/poisonous gases and vehicle emissions.

(iii) Soil erosion.

(iv) Overgrazing.

Ans: (ii) Industrial smoke/poisonous gases and vehicle emissions.

11. A major cause of water pollution in India is-

(i) Thermal discharges only.

(ii) Domestic sewage and industrial effluents (plus farm runoff).

(iii) Wind erosion.

(iv) Urban parks.

Ans: (ii) Domestic sewage and industrial effluents (plus farm runoff).

12. Land degradation primarily means-

(i) Increase in land value.

(ii) Loss of land fertility (e.g., soil erosion, waterlogging, deforestation).

(iii) Urban beautification.

(iv) More rainfall.

Ans: (ii) Loss of land fertility (e.g., soil erosion, waterlogging, deforestation).

13. According to the notes, India’s soils are eroding annually at about-

(i) 0.53 billion tonnes.

(ii) 5.3 billion tonnes.

(iii) 53 billion tonnes.

(iv) 0.053 billion tonnes.

Ans: (ii) 5.3 billion tonnes.

14. The per-capita forest land in India is about 0.08 ha against a basic need of around-

(i) 0.18 ha.

(ii) 0.28 ha.

(iii) 0.47 ha.

(iv) 1.00 ha.

Ans: (iii) 0.47 ha.

15. India holds roughly what shares mentioned in the notes?

(i) 10% of world population and 5% livestock.

(ii) 17% of world population and 20% livestock on 2.5% of land area.

(iii) 25% of world population and 30% livestock.

(iv) 2.5% of the population on 17% of land.

Ans: (ii) 17% of world population and 20% livestock on 2.5% of land area.

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