1. ‘Global hectares’ is the unit of_____________
a) Carbon footprint
b) Water footprint
c) Ecological footprint
d) Agricultural lands
Answer :- c
2. The largest coal producing state of India is
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Maharashtra
d) Jharkhand
Answer :- d
3. If K is the carrying capacity of a population N in an ecosystem following logistic growth, its growth rate becomes zero when
a) N/K = 0
b) N/K = 1
c) Mortality > Natality
d) N = half the carrying capacity of the population
Answer :- b
4. Assertion (A): People try to settle in those places where there is no shortage of natural resources.
Reason (R): It depends upon the geographic conditions like water availability, land use land cover, soil type, climatic conditions.
Choose the correct option.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, R is false
d) A is false, R is true
Answer :- a
5. The carrying capacity of the earth is
a) Fixed
b) Will decrease over time as resources get depleted
c) Cannot be predicted for certain
d) Can be expanded indefinitely
e) Will increase over time due to technological advances
Answer :- c
6. Which of the following is both a biotic and abiotic limiting factor?
a) Soil
b) Food
c) Temperature
d) Rainfall
Answer :- a
7. Which is/are not the Sustainable development goal among the mentioned goals below?
a) Equal pay
b) Climate action
c) Gender equality
d) Sustainable Cities and Communities
Answer :- a
8. Which is the sequence of a population growth curve
a) Lag → stationary → exponential
b) Lag → exponential → stationary
c) Exponential → stationary → lag
d) Exponential → lag → stationary
Answer :- b
9. Which of the following is a non-polluting renewable energy source?
a) Tidal
b) Wind
c) Soil
d) Natural gas
Answer :- a, b
10. Which of the following is not fully related to sustainable business management?
a) Innovation and technology
b) Wide usage of resources
c) Inspection and reporting of the performance of a company
d) Customer demand
Answer :- b
11. Nature has an infinite supply of resources. This belief is
a) Deep ecology
b) Resource development
c) Frontier economics
d) Eco-development
Answer :- c
12. In terms of resource management, less population and consumption was seen in which era?
a) Pre-colonial period
b) Colonial period
c) Post-colonial period
d) Civil war
Answer :- a
13. Which of the following is a preemptive approach?
a) Frontier economics
b) Eco-development
c) Deep ecology
d) Resource development
Answer :- b
14. Identify the correct sequence
a) Resource allocation → Resource identification → Resource development → Resource conservation
b) Resource allocation → Resource identification → Resource conservation → Resource development
c) Resource identification → Resource allocation → Resource conservation → Resource development
d) Resource identification → Resource allocation → Resource development → Resource conservation
Answer :- d
15. Which of the following resources has the highest electric power-generating efficiency
a) Hydel
b) Wind
c) Solar
d) Geothermal
Answer :- a