Urban Ecology And Sustainability(Town Planning ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. Which of the following statements is correct about achieving sustainable development?
  1.    Sustainable development can be achieved by restricting the usage of renewable resources
  2.    Sustainable development can be achieved by controlling the growth rate of world’s population
  3.    Sustainable development can be achieved by controlling the menace of pollution
  4.    All of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> All of the above


Question 2. Which of the following statements is true about global warming?
  1.    Global warming has led to large scale deforestation
  2.    Global warming has led to a rise in the sea levels
  3.    Global warming has led to a rapid increase in the population across several countries
  4.    Global warming has led to a huge amount of waste generation
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Global warming has led to a rise in the sea levels


Question 3. Which of the following was the main purpose behind setting up the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)?
  1.    The main purpose of the Central Pollution Control Board was to regulate air pollution
  2.    The main purpose of the Central Pollution Control Board was to regulate water pollution
  3.    The main purpose of the Central Pollution Control Board was to regulate noise pollution
  4.    The main purpose of the Central Pollution Control Board was to regulate deforestation
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> The main purpose of the Central Pollution Control Board was to regulate air pollution


Question 4. Which of the following statements is correct?
  1.    Tides are a conventional source of energy
  2.    Sun is a conventional source of energy
  3.    Wind is a conventional source of energy
  4.    Dried dung is a conventional source of energy
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Dried dung is a conventional source of energy


Question 5. Which of the following statements about the ozone shield is accurate?
  1.    Ozone shield is found in the troposphere
  2.    Ozone shield is found in the stratosphere
  3.    Ozone shield is found in the exosphere
  4.    Ozone shield is found in the mesosphere
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Ozone shield is found in the stratosphere


Question 6. Which of the following statements is true about the ozone layer depletion?
  1.    Ozone layer depletion leads to the problem of skin cancer within humans
  2.    Ozone layer depletion results in a lower amount of production of phytoplankton
  3.    Ozone layer depletion hampers the growth of the terrestrial plants
  4.    All of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> All of the above


Question 7. Which of the following statements is true?
  1.    Ozone depletion is one of the main reasons for soil erosion
  2.    Deforestation is one of the main reasons for soil erosion
  3.    Air pollution is one of the main reasons for soil erosion
  4.    Global warming is one of the main reasons for soil erosion
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Deforestation is one of the main reasons for soil erosion


Question 8. Which of the following statements is true?
  1.    The Central Pollution Control Board has identified twenty five industrial categories as significantly polluting
  2.    The Central Pollution Control Board has identified thirty five industrial categories as significantly polluting
  3.    The Central Pollution Control Board has identified forty five industrial categories as significantly polluting
  4.    The Central Pollution Control Board has identified seventeen industrial categories as significantly polluting
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> The Central Pollution Control Board has identified seventeen industrial categories as significantly polluting


Question 9. Which of the following statements is true?
  1.    Economic growth is the modern concept for development
  2.    Political growth is the modern concept for development
  3.    Sustainable growth is the modern concept for development
  4.    Social growth is the modern concept for development
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Sustainable growth is the modern concept for development


Question 10. Which of the following statements is correct?
  1.    Global warming is a result of ozone layer depletion
  2.    Global warming is a natural phenomenon
  3.    Global warming is defined as the rise in the average temperature of the surface of the Earth
  4.    Global warming is simply another term that scientists use to describe the greenhouse effect
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Global warming is defined as the rise in the average temperature of the surface of the Earth


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