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Questions Related to need for sustainable development

The use ___________ instead of petrol, as fuel for vehicles, can significantly lower air pollution.

  1. LPG

  2. CNG

  3. diesel

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

CNG is a substitute of petrol which is an eco-friendly mode of fuel due to which air pollution can be lowered in few years. 

Identify the strategies for sustainable development from the following.

  1. Use of eco-friendly technologies

  2. Setting air-quality and emission standards

  3. Environment protection

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Developed countries focused on economic development because they realised it to be a tool to avoid ____________.

  1. high economic growth

  2. sustainable growth

  3. cyclical fluctuations

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Economic development refers to the development and growth of the economy in all terms which includes all aspects and has become a main and central theme of economic thought throughout the years. 

The developed economies deals with other under developed economies. Therefore, these developed countries demand development of all the poor countries so that these countries can achieve a higher prosperity. Moreover, these developed countries have understood that poverty anywhere in the world is a thread to prosperity everywhere.

 Therefore, the developed economies mainly focus on economic development to avoid cyclic fluctuation of their economy.

Economic development has become the central theme of economic thought in recent years.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Economic development refers to the development and growth of the economy in all terms which includes all aspects and has become a main and central theme of economic thought throughout the years.

Organic farming is the form of agriculture that uses ___________ as manure, and implements biological pest control.

  1. biocompose

  2. chemical fertilizer

  3. both A & B

  4. neither A nor B


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Organic farming refers to the farming where biocomposite known as death matter is used as manure and implements of biological pest control in agriculture to reduce soil and land pollution.

The self-interest of the developed economies itself demands ___________ of the poor countries.

  1. exploitation

  2. development

  3. slow growth

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B

Natural resources and quality of environment, i.e, quality of air, water, and land, are common heritage for all generations.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

Developed nations have realised that __________ anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere.

  1. poverty

  2. prosperity

  3. unemployment

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Economic development refers to the development and growth of the economy in all terms which includes all aspects and has become a main and central theme of economic thought throughout the years. The developed economies deal with other underdeveloped economies. Therefore, these developed countries demand development of all the poor countries so that these countries can achieve higher prosperity. Moreover, these developed countries have understood that poverty anywhere in the world is a threat to prosperity everywhere. 

Underdeveloped countries have undertaken policies for their economic development for which of the following purposes?

  1. Poverty eradication

  2. Achievement of economic power

  3. Global political standing

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Efficient techniques should be used to make optimum use of resources so as to achieve sustainable development.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A