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The first International Earth Summit was held in ___________.

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  1. 1991

  2. 1992

  3. 1993

  4. 1995

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

First Earth summit which is also called as United Nations conference on environment and development was held in the year 1992 on 14th June. It was held in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

The definition of sustainable development as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is given by ______________.

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  1. Brundtland

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Maathai

  4. Sunderlal Bahugana

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) is also called as Brundtland Commission. The Brundtland commission published its report in October 1987, a document which coined, and defined the meaning of the term "Sustainable Development". The definition of sustainable development as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is given by Brundtland.

Environmental balance is implied in the term _________.

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  1. economic development

  2. economic growth

  3. industrialisation

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A

Environment Scanning is careful monitoring of an organization's _______ environments for detecting early signs of opportunities and threats that may influence its current and future plans. 

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  1. internal and social

  2. external and business

  3. internal and external

  4. internal and business

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Correct Option: C

Example/s of the secondary environmental pollutant is _________.

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  1. Smog

  2. Ozone

  3. PAN

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Introduction of substances that are harmful to the environment is called environmental pollution and the substance is called pollutant. A chemical substance which is not a pollutant but becomes a pollutant on reaction with other substance is called secondary pollutant All the given options are examples of secondary pollutants which include Smog, Ozone, Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN).

In India Service sector contributes ______% of our total exports.

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  1. 40

  2. 35

  3. 45

  4. 50

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following Stock Exchanges is in a stage of advanced negotiations to pick up a strategic equity stake in Bombay Stock Exchange?

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  1. London Stock Exchange

  2. Tokyo Stock Exchange

  3. New York Stock Exchange

  4. Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In 2014, more than 75 percent of the stock shares traded on United States exchanges (including the NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE ) originated from automated trading system orders.

Surface water has been polluted due to industrialisation and urbanisation, while, ground water has remained free from contaminants.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
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False 

Industrialization refers to the process of using natural resources for the development of the economy. The process of industrialization has polluted the surface water as well as groundwater. 

Extensive cultivation, i.e., increasing the area under cultivation has caused ___________.

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  1. deforestation

  2. water pollution

  3. loss of biodiversity

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Due to extensive cultivation,  there is a sharp decrease in the area under forests. Since extensive cultivation requires large areas to be brought under cultivation, it has led to deforestation. 

Deforestation has led to decrease in rainfall due to alterations in the hydrological cycle.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Due to extensive cultivation, the increasing area under cultivation is increasing which results in a large amount of forest depletion that leads to deforestation. This deforestation has led to decrease in rainfall due to alterations in the hydrological cycle.