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Environmental Management and Policy

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Environmental Management and Policy focuses on sustainable development, ecological regulations, and renewable energy resources. Questions address pollution reduction, circular economy concepts, and the environmental impact of human activities. This topic is increasingly important for all major competitive tests.

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Environmental Management and Policy Questions

Multiple choice importance of waste disposal need and method for reducing, reusing and recycling waste geography

How can we reduce our need for fossil fuels?

  1. Burn more wood.

  2. Develop alternative energy sources and use them.

  3. We can't reduce our need for fossil fuels. It's impossible.

  4. Burn more gasoline
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Many of the environmental problems are caused due to the harmful effects of fossil fuels. Climate change, air pollution, oil spills, and acid rain etc. result from our dependence on fossil fuels. Apart from this extensive use of fossil fuels result in their depletion. Hence there is an immediate need to search for the alternative fuels.

Example solar energy can be utilised to produce electricity instead of coal because solar energy is abundant source of energy.

Multiple choice geography amazing energy energy and uses energy and its different forms energy

What is meant by 'energy crisis'?

  1. Shortage of hydro-electricity

  2. Malnutrition leading to short supply of energy in the human body

  3. Shortage of the thermal power

  4. Impending danger of total exhaustion of fossil fuels like coal and petroleum
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

An energy crisis is any significant bottleneck in the supply of energy resources to an economy. In literature, it often refers to one of the energy sources used at a certain time and place, in particular those that supply national electricity grids or those used as fuel in vehicles.

Multiple choice social science waste generation and management origin of waste products e-wastes waste generation waste and its types

Proper management of natural resources ensures 

  1. equitable distribution of natural resources

  2. sustainable development

  3. Both A and B

  4. contamination of environment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Natural resource management refers to the management of natural resources such as land, water, soil, plants, and animals, with a particular focus on how management affects the quality of life for both present and future generations (stewardship)
  • Hence proper management of natural resources ensures equitable distribution of natural resources and sustainable development.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.
Multiple choice chemistry air and water pollution ways to prevent air pollution ways to reduce air pollution reducing air pollution

How can we save the environment from degradation by reducing the number of fossil fuels to be burned?

  1. By using public mode of transportation

  2. By conserving energy

  3. By using efficient device

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

We can save the environment from degradation by reducing the amount of fossil fuels to be burned:

  • By using public mode of transportation
  • By conserving energy
  • By using efficient device

Multiple choice physics structure of earth electricity from water energy hydro electricity hydro energy

Destruction of large eco-systems occurs during the harnessing of.

  1. geothermal energy

  2. tidal energy

  3. wind energy

  4. hydroelectric energy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

To harness hyrdoelectric energy large hydroelectric plants are required to be built across the streams. These plants should be of very high qulaity and are expensive to build. Dams are not only costly but they also take a toll on the environment and natural habitat near it.

Multiple choice physics structure of earth electricity from water energy hydro electricity hydro energy

Which of the following are disadvantages of hydro power plant?

  1. Dams can be constructed only in a limited number of places.

  2. Large areas of agricultural land and human habitation are sacrificed

  3. Methane is released contributing to green house effect

  4. All of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In hydro electric plants:

1. Dams are constructed in hilly areas, hence only a limited number of places.
2. Large areas of agricultural land and human habitation are sacrificed as they get submerged.
3. The vegetation which is submerged rots under anaerobic conditions and methane is released contributing to green house effect. 

Multiple choice physics structure of earth electricity from water energy hydro electricity hydro energy

Which of the following is not a limitation of hydel energy?

  1. Hydel power stations are pollution free.

  2. A vast reservoir is needed.

  3. It leads to a loss of wildlife habitat.

  4. It can be harnessed at only a few places.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

For running a hydel power station throughout the year, vast amount of water  is required. This demands a vast reservoir. Such a  reservoir can be made only at a few places which are geographically suitable and do not interfere with ecosystem and human habitation.

Multiple choice biology structure of earth electricity from water energy hydro electricity hydro energy

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of building large dams for generating hydro electric power?

  1. Disturbance of the natural ecosystem in the surrounding forest area.

  2. Disruption of the plants and animals life.

  3. Displacement of people on a large scale.

  4. None of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The construction of dams for generating hydro electric power and then installation of transformers and their connection to the national grid has the following four main disadvantages:

A) Disturbance of the natural ecosystem in the surrounding forest area.

B) Disruption of the plants and animals life.

C) Displacement of people on a large scale.

D) Disruption of the aquatic ecosystem.

Multiple choice biology structure of earth electricity from water energy hydro electricity hydro energy

Which of the following is / are disadvantage of building large dams for generating hydro electric power?

  1. Due to construction of dams, lot of areas of rivers having continuous fresh flowing water, have to be cleared.

  2. Number of trees have to be cut.

  3. Destroys not only the plants life but also the animals and birds life dependent on them.

  4. All of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The construction of dams for generating hydro electric power and then installation of transformers and their connection to the national grid has the following four main disadvantages:

A) disturbance of the natural ecosystem in the surrounding forest area.

B) disruption of the plants and animals life.

C) displacement of people on a large scale.

D) disruption of the aquatic ecosystem.

Multiple choice commercial applications sources of water conservation of natural and energy resources energy conservation and sources importance of the conservation of natural resources reduce, recycle, reuse

Which of the following are the ways of conserving and preserving the earth's natural resources?

  1. Recycling wastes

  2. Using alternative energy sources

  3. Reducing the wastage of non-renewable natural resources

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Preservation refers to the measures taken to keep living things in their original balanced state. Conservation refers to the careful and systematic use of natural resources without causing harm and death to living organisms in the environment. Recycling of waste, reducing the use of non-renewable natural resources and alternative source are the measures to maintain the natural resources without harming the resources and environment. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice commercial applications sources of water conservation of natural and energy resources energy conservation and sources importance of the conservation of natural resources reduce, recycle, reuse

The management of natural resources should take into

  1. A long term perspective

  2. Environmental pollution

  3. Their equitable distribution

  4. A, B, C and safe disposal of wastes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Natural resource management refers to the management of natural resources such as land, water, soil,  plants and animals, with a particular focus on how management affects the quality of life for both present  and future generations. This includes all the above a,b & c points hence d option is the right answer.

Multiple choice commercial applications sources of water conservation of natural and energy resources energy conservation and sources importance of the conservation of natural resources reduce, recycle, reuse

The economically friendly measure to conserve solar energy is

  1. Sugarcane plantation

  2. Energy plantation

  3. Both (A) and (B)

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. Photosynthesis in green plants harnesses the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide, water, and minerals into organic compounds and gaseous oxygen. Hence, planting green trees is an easy way to conserve solar energy.

Multiple choice components and importance of food science of kitchen evs

How can you contribute to the maintenance of green wealth of your locality?

  1. Taking care of the plants and trees growing in or around my locality.

  2. Plant more and more trees.

  3. Encourage the people in my locality to plant more trees.

  4. All of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

I can help in maintaining the green wealth of my locality by taking care of the plants and trees growing in or around my locality. I can plant more and more trees. I can also encourage the people in my locality to plant more trees by informing them about the importance of growing trees. I can make young children aware of the effects that deforestation has on our environment and on our planet. I can also ask them to water the plants daily, which will take very little of their time. I believe planting new trees is as important as taking care of the existing trees.

Multiple choice components and importance of food science of kitchen evs

What can you as an individual do to reduce your consumption of the various natural resources?

  1. Stop cutting of trees

  2. Waste electricity

  3. Never recycle

  4. Never reuse
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
I can do following to reduce my consumption of various natural resources:
  • I will prefer walking and cycling while commuting to short distances.
  • I will avoid wastage of water as much as possible.
  • I will minimize my usage of electricity.
  • I will use public transport; instead of private transport.
Multiple choice components and importance of food science of kitchen evs

List five things you have done over the last one week to
(a) Conserve our natural resources
(b) Increase the pressure on our natural resources

  1. Throw biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste into separate bins. And use air conditioners.

  2. Use plastics and polythene bags for carrying goods.

  3. Harvest rainwater.

  4. Travel by a CNG bus for long distances and walk for short distances.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Conserve our natural resources.
Answer: For conserving our natural resources, the five things which I did in the last one week:
I used bicycle for going to school.
I took bucket bath and stopped using the shower.
I used old envelopes for doing rough work during my homework.
I reduced my timing for watching TV.
I took a public transport bus while going to a relative’s place.

  • Increase the pressure on our natural resources.
Answer: Five things which increase pressure on natural resources:
I played video games for a long period on one day.
I forgot to switch off the light of my bedroom and slept.
I went to a water-park, where too much water was being wasted.
I threw away some plastic bottles which could have been reused.
I made paper planes and played with them.