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  • 1. 
    ” Every four days the world population increases by ……………. . ”

  • 1. 5 million
  • 1 million
  • 1. 7 million
  • half a million

  • 2. 
    What forms the foundation of the global economic system according to Lester Brown?

  • ” fisheries, forests, grasslands, and croplands ”
  • land and water
  • forests, fisheries, grasslands
  • fisheries and forests

  • 3. 
    “Scientists have catalogued about …………. . living species with which mankind shares the earth”

  • 1. 4 million
  • 1. 6 million
  • 1. 8 million
  • 1. 2 million

  • 4. 
    Where was the first nationwide Green party founded?

  • USA
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Canada

  • 5. 
    Who said, “We have not inherited this earth from our forefathers; we have borrowed it from our children. ”?

  • Margaret Thatcher
  • Mr Edgar S. Woolard
  • Mr. Lester Brown
  • Brandt Commission

  • 6. 
    What is the transcending concern?

  • the survival of the planet
  • the survival of forests
  • global warming
  • to save water

  • 7. 
    What does the three-year study conducted by the United Nations state?

  • Environment has deteriorated that it is critical in eighty-eight countries
  • forests are being cut down at an alarming rate
  • there is not much of drinking water left
  • Fossil fuels are getting extinct at a fast rate

  • 8. 
    Which article of the Constitution of India provides that “the State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country”?

  • Article 48A
  • Article 51A
  • Article 48 A (1)
  • Article 52

  • 9. 
    What is the meaning of holistic and ecological view?

  • the preservation of the environment
  • saving of the water resources
  • saving trees
  • rainwater harvest

  • 10. 
    What is one of the reasons for the exploitation of the environment?

  • increasing population
  • global warming
  • animal extinctions
  • water
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