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Environmental degradation is not an economic problem.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

Process of ____________ has been accompanied with depletion in the stock of natural resources and environmental degradation.

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  1. inclusive growth

  2. economic growth

  3. sustainable development

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Economic growth refers to the process of using natural resources for the development of the economy. But in developed countries the resources are exploited in a very large quantity that leads to the depletion of these stock of natural resources.

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

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  1. carbon dioxide

  2. methane

  3. nitrous oxide

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All of the above. 

Greenhouse gases are gases in Earth's air that trap heat. They let daylight go through the climate, yet they forestall the warmth that the daylight brings from leaving the environment.

Which of the following is not the reason for the shift in supply and demand of energy away from its economic equilibrium?

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  1. Tax hikes

  2. Nationalisation of energy companies

  3. Regulation of the energy sector

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: D

India's first power station was commissioned at ________________.

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  1. Shivasamudram, Karnataka

  2. Bhakara-Nangal, Punjab

  3. Chambal Valley, Punjab

  4. Damodar, Valley, West Bengal

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Correct Option: A

The Geo-thermal plant is situated in ___________.

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  1. Nagpur

  2. Pune

  3. Manikaran

  4. Simla

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Correct Option: C

India has done an agreement with which of the following countries which is also known as '123 agreement'?

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  1. Britain

  2. Russia

  3. USA

  4. France

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Correct Option: C

The subject 'power' appears in the __________ List of the Constitution.

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  1. Union List

  2. State List

  3. Concurrent List

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

Of the following which is not connected to with the Damodar Valley Corporation in any way?

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  1. Durgapur

  2. Tilaiya

  3. Maithon

  4. Vindhyachal

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Correct Option: D

Which one of the following is common to Singruali, Ramagundam and Rihand?

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  1. Thermal Power Stations

  2. Hydroelectric Projects

  3. Nuclear Power Stations

  4. Coal Fields

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Correct Option: A