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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.

If the total income of the country is divided by the total population, then the obtained total average income of an individual is known as _______.

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  1. Annual income

  2. Per capita income

  3. Daily income

  4. Family income

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Correct Option: B
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Per capita income is a measure of the amount of money earned per person in a certain area. It helps us address issues like the quality of life and the living conditions we can expect for specific areas.It can be calculated for a country by dividing the country's national income by its population.

Due to which report did the concept of sustainable development gain importance?

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  1. World Environmental Report, 1995

  2. World Commission of Envrionment and Development Report, 1987

  3. World Environmental Concern Association Report, 1976

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
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Sustainable development basically refers to the development in a strategic way where the needs of the present generation are met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own need. The concept of sustainable development gained high importance in the world commission of environment and development report of 1987 in Rio De Janeiro.  

______________ refers to meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future generations.

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  1. Sustainable growth

  2. Efficient growth

  3. Sustainable development

  4. Welfare

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Correct Option: C
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Sustainable development basically refers the development in a strategic way where the needs of the present generation are met withot compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs. 

What is the India's GDP growth forecast for $2018$, as per latest Moody's Investors Service report "Global Macro Outlook: $2018-19$"?

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  1. $7.5\%$

  2. $7.3\%$

  3. $7.4\%$

  4. $7.2\%$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The latest report of Moodys Investors Service has cut Indias GDP growth forecast to $7.3\%$ in 2018 from the previous estimate of $7.5\%$ due to higher oil prices and tighter financial conditions. However, Moodys maintained its 2019 growth forecast at $7.5\%$. 

The report Global Macro Outlook: 2018-19 stated that the Indian economy is in cyclical recovery led by both investment and consumption. However, higher oil prices and tighter financial conditions will weigh on the pace of acceleration. The private investment cycle will continue to make a gradual recovery, as twin balance-sheet issues impaired assets at banks and corporates slowly get addressed through deleveraging and the application of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.

Sustainable development looks at the issue of _____________ in a broader perspective.

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  1. economic welfare

  2. economic development

  3. social welfare

  4. social growth

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Correct Option: B
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Sustainable development basically refers to the development in a strategic way where the needs of the present generation are met with compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own need. It basically aims at the issue of economic development with a broader perspective. 

Per Capita consumption shows the standard of living.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
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The increase in consumption of goods and services by the people is measured in PCC. Example clothing, food, education, health etc. An increase in PCC shows  better standard of living,better quality of life of people and higher economic development of the country.

______________ involves equality of potentiality of development between the present and the future generations.

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  1. Economic growth

  2. Social development

  3. Sustainable development

  4. Cultural changes

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sustainable development basically refers the development in a strategic way where the needs of the present generation are met without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own need.