Every four days the world population increases by ……
1.1.5 million
2.1 million
3.1.7 million
4.half a million
Scientists have catalogued about ………….. living species with which mankind shares the earth
1.1.4 million
2.1.6 million
3.1.8 million
4.1.2 million
What are the four principal biological systems that form the foundation of the global economic system?
1.water, air, sand, forests
2.ocean, forests, deserts, land
3.fisheries, grasslands, forests, and croplands
4.fisheries, grasslands, oceans, land
What does the three-year study conducted by the United Nations state?
1.Environment has deteriorated that it is critical in eighty-eight countries
2.forests are being cut down at an alarming rate
3.there is not much of drinking water left
4.Fossil fuels are getting extinct at a fast rate
What forms the foundation of the global economic system according to Lester Brown?
1.fisheries, forests, grasslands, and croplandsÂ
2.land and water
3.forests, fisheries, grasslands
4. fisheries and forests
What happens to the forest in poor countries?
1.They are cut down for fuelwood
2.they cut down for furniture
3.they grow them into a large number
4.Nothing as such
What is one of the reasons for the exploitation of the environment?
1.increasing population
2.global warming
3.animal extinctions
4.water
What is the meaning of holistic and ecological view?
1.the preservation of the environment
2.saving of the water resources
3.saving trees
4.rainwater harvest
What is the transcending concern?
1. the survival of the planet
2.the survival of forests
3.global warming
4.to save water
Where was the first nationwide Green party founded?
1.USA
2.Australia
3.New Zealand
4.Canada
Which article of the Constitution of India provides that the State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country
1.Article 48A
2.Article 51A
3.Article 48 A (1)
4.Article 52
Who said, We have not inherited this earth from our forefathers; we have borrowed it from our children.?
1.Margaret Thatcher
2.Mr Edgar S. Woolard
3.Mr. Lester Brown
4.Brandt Commission