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CPCB was set up in ___.

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  1. 1975

  2. 1974

  3. 1965

  4. 1970

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India is a statutory organisation under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Mo. E.F.C). It was established in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act, 1974.

Factors responsible for land degradation are _______________.

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  1. improper planning and management of irrigation systems

  2. improper crop rotation

  3. indiscriminate use of agro-chemicals such as fertilisers and pesticides

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Land degradation is characterized as the transitory or changeless decrease in the gainful limit of the land, and the lessening of the beneficial potential, including its significant land utilizes, its cultivating frameworks, and its incentive as a financial asset.
Hence, option D is correct.

In order to address two major environmental concerns,  ______ and _______ pollution, the government set up the Central Pollution Control Board.

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  1. air, land

  2. water, land

  3. air, water

  4. land, water

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 It was established in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act, 1974. The CPCB is also entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air Act, 1981 

In the pre-liberalization period, dominant position was given to Sector in India.

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  1. Private

  2. Public

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. Neither (a) nor (b)

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Correct Option: B

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