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Multiple choice economics environment and sustainable development need for sustainable development environmental economics sustainable development

 At present, commercial energy consumption makes up about ______ of the total energy consumed in India. 

  1. 65%

  2. 55%

  3. 60%

  4. 50%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
It is also associated with the growth of population. Commercial energy consumption means utilizing petroleum, coal, electricity, etc., which is almost 65%. Most the population, whether it's urban or rural, is developing in consumption of these resources. 
Multiple choice economics environment and sustainable development need for sustainable development environmental economics sustainable development

What are the negative side effects of bio pest control?

  1. Could effect overall bio diversity of the region

  2. Could suppress growth of crop

  3. Could end up attacking other species as well

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

Biological control agents can have unintended consequences, such as disrupting local biodiversity or attacking non-target species.

Multiple choice economics environment and sustainable development need for sustainable development environmental economics sustainable development

What are "conflict commodities"?

  1. Minerals mined in naxalite-infested areas

  2. International trade in arms

  3. Valuable minerals which are claimed by warring groups in civil war-torn countries

  4. Narcotics supplied by international drug cartels
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Conflict commodities are natural resources whose extraction and trade are used to finance armed conflict and human rights abuses.

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Thermal Energy constitutes ______ of India's power installed capacity.

  1. 15%

  2. 35%

  3. 25%

  4. 27%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Thermal energy (primarily coal-based) constitutes the largest share of India's power capacity, though the specific percentage varies by year; 27% is likely a dated or specific source figure.

Multiple choice economics environment and sustainable development need for sustainable development environmental economics sustainable development

Match the following:

$A$ $B$
(1) Agriculture sector (1) Non economic resources
(2) Fall in death rate (2) labour
(3) Perishable resources (3) Population growth
(4) Air (4) Disguised unemployment

  1. (1,4), (2,3), (3,2), (4,1)

  2. (1,2), (2,3), (3,4), (4,1)

  3. (1,4), (2,2), (3,4), (4,3)

  4. (1,3), (2,1), (3,4), (4,2)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

1.Disguised unemployment is primarily traced in the agricultural and the unorganised sectors of the economy. As the primary sector of the Indian economy, Agriculture provides employment to almost 51% of the total population. 

2.Non-economic goods are called free goods because they are free gifts of nature. They do not have any price and are unlimited in supply. Examples of non-economic goods are air, water, sunshine, etc.
3.There is a fall in death rate and improvement in longevity; this leads to population growth.In the third phase death rates plateau and replacement level of fertility is attained but the population growth continues because of the large size of population in reproductive age group.
The labour of an unemployed worker is lost forever for that day when he does not work. Labour can neither be postponed nor accumulated for the next day. It will perish.