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Multiple choice botany sustainable development with equity sustainable management conservation sustainable development

Which of the following statements correctly describes the concept of sustainable development?

  1. Development without caring for its impact on the environment

  2. Planned development and growth with minimum damage to environment

  3. Stopping all development work to conserve the environment

  4. Judicious use of environmental factors for developmental activities
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B,D Correct answer
Multiple choice botany sustainable development with equity sustainable management conservation sustainable development

Percentage of photosynthetically active radiation(PAR) that is captured by plants in synthesis of organic matter is?

  1. $50-70\%$
  2. $30-40\%$
  3. $80-100\%$
  4. $2-10\%$
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D Correct answer
Explanation

About $1-5\%$ of incident solar energy or $2-10\%$ of PAR is captured by the photosynthetic organisms for the synthesis of organic matter(Gross primary productivity). Roughly $20\%$ of it is consumed in respiration so that net capture of energy(net primary productivity) is $0.8-4\%$ of incident radiation or $1.6-8\%$ of PAR.

Multiple choice botany sustainable development with equity sustainable management conservation sustainable development

Utilisation of natural resources in moderate manner to remaining something for the next generation is termed as

  1. Resettlement

  2. Sustainable development

  3. Rehabilitation

  4. Mutual development
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The definition provided, which emphasizes using resources moderately to ensure availability for future generations, is the classic definition of sustainable development.