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Advantages of eco-friendly technology include ____________.

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  1. Increasing the efficiency in the selection and use of materials and energy sources.

  2. Designing out the need for toxic substances

  3. Reducing toxic emissions, and increasing the recovery and reuse of waste material

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

The term "eco-efficiency" was coined by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in its 1992 publication "Changing Course".

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The term was coined by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in its 1992 publication “Changing Course,” and at the 1992 Earth Summit, eco-efficiency was endorsed as a new business concept and means for companies to implement Agenda 21 in the private sector.

The efficiency of existing technologies will help in _________.

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  1. Reducing the amount of raw material used

  2. Reducing pollution

  3. Recycling material

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D

It is estimated that the construction industry in India generates very less waste annually.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

The smoke coming out of refineries during the process of purification has particles of _________.

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  1. Carbon

  2. Metals

  3. Solids

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D

Which products are generally marked with an Eco-Mark?

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  1. Toilet soaps and detergents

  2. Edible products and oils

  3. Packaging materials

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Eco-mark is a certification issued by Bureau of Indian Standards to products which cause less harm to the environment than their close alternatives, and meet some minimum requirements laid down by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Sixteen categories of products have been identified in the list which includes soaps and detergents, paints, food items, food additives and preservatives, paper, wood substances, textiles, batteries, lubricating oil, vegetable oils, packaging, plastics, cosmetics, aerosols, pesticides and drugs and electronic goods.

The cement factories emit dust and smoke which contains carbon, metals and other solid materials that pollute the _______.

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  1. Water

  2. Land

  3. Air

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Factories are a major cause of air pollution an need to be checked regularly so that they follow environmental regulation policies. 

SWERA stands for __________.

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  1. Solar and Wind Energy Research Assignment

  2. Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment

  3. Solar and Wind Energy Rejection Agreement

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

SWERA was initiated by UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) along with Global Environment Facility to identify such locations to harness the energy trapped in wind and sun, which is a renewable form of energy.

The UNEP and Global Environment Facility have begun a project called __________ which helps to facilitate investment in the large-scale use of solar and wind energy in developing countries.

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  1. Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment

  2. Solar and Wind Energy Research Assignment

  3. Solar and Wind Energy Rejection Agreement

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

SWERA (Solar and Wind Energy Assessment) was initiated by UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) along with Global Environment Facility with the intention to identify such locations to harness the energy trapped in wind and sun, which is a renewable form of energy and invest at large-scale.

Ozone is a photochemical oxidant emitted directly from combustion sources.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A