Free Sustainable Development 01 Practice Test - 12th Grade - Commerce
Question 1
When contaminated substances leak into the ground and are carried by filtration into groundwater supplies, it leads to
Water pollution
Air pollution
Land pollution
Noise pollution
SOLUTION
Solution : A
When contaminated substances leak into the ground and are carried by filtration into groundwater supplies, it leads to water pollution.
Question 2
What is sustainable development?
The development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
To conserve natural resources and to develop alternative sources of power while reducing pollution and harm to the environment.
It is the practice of developing land and construction projects in a manner that reduces their impact on the environment by allowing them to create energy efficient models of self-sufficiency.
All of the above
SOLUTION
Solution : A
Sustainable development is the organizing principle for meeting human development goals while at the same time sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services upon which the economy and society depend.
Question 3
Chipko movement was started to conserve
Forests
Grasslands
Soils
Desert
SOLUTION
Solution : A
Chipko movement was started to conserve the forest.
Question 4
Which one of the following gases is not included in the category 'greenhouse gases'?
Methane
Hydrogen
Carbon dioxide
Nitrous oxide
SOLUTION
Solution : B
From the mentioned list, hydrogen is not included in the category 'greenhouse gases'.
Question 5
Which one of the following is not a 'renewable' energy source?
Solar
Coal
Wave
Wind
SOLUTION
Solution : B
Renewable energy which is naturally replenished on a human timescale.
Question 6
Which of the following are sources of methane, a greenhouse gas?
Domestic Animals
Coal Mining
Wetlands
All of the above
SOLUTION
Solution : D
All of the above. Domestic animals, coal mining and wetlands - all produce methane.
Question 7
The most harmful of ultraviolet radiation is
UV-C
UV-B
UV-A
All the above
SOLUTION
Solution : A
The most harmful of ultraviolet radiation is UV-C.
Question 8
The resources that can be replaced by natural ecological cycle are called
Renewable
Non-renewable
Exhaustible
Natural
SOLUTION
Solution : A
Renewable energy resources can be replaced by natural ecological cycle.
Question 9
Ozone layer is present in the
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Ionosphere
SOLUTION
Solution : B
Ozone layer is present in the stratosphere.
Question 10
'Ozone Umbrella' is located in which layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Ionosphere
SOLUTION
Solution : B
'Ozone Umbrella' is located in the Stratosphere layer of the atmosphere.