Right to clean environment is guaranteed in Constitution of Pakistan by
• Both a and b
Radioactive waste management in Pakistan is governed under:
• Pakistan Environment (Protection) Act, 1997
At present, what is the share of renewable energy in the total energy production of Pakistan?
• 4 – 5%
Basal convention on trans boundary movement of hazardous waste was implemented in the year
• 1989
In 1980 the International Union for the Conservation of Nature introduced the term “sustainable development“
Sustainable Development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
Sustainable development has 3 goals: to minimize the depletion of natural resources, to promote development without causing harm to the environment and to make use of environmentally friendly practices
Following the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring in 1962, the developing environmental movement drew attention to the relationship between economic growth and development and environmental degradation.
Under the principles of the United Nations Charter the Millennium Declaration identified principles and treaties on sustainable development, including economic development, social development and environmental protection.
A 2013 study concluded that sustainability reporting should be reframed through the lens of four interconnected domains: ecology, economics, politics and culture.
In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly formally adopted the “universal, integrated and transformative” 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
1) The soil type which is good for agriculture is
(a) Podozols
(b) Latosols
(c) Serpent soil
(d) Solonachak
Answer: (b)
2) The non-point pollution of river water involves discharge of pollutants through
(a) Urban sewage drains
(b) Industrial effluents
(c) Agricultural fields
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer: (c)
3) An equatorial west to east remote sensing satellite orbiting the earth at an altitude of 36,000 km is called
(a) Sun-synchronous satellite
(b) Geostationary satellite
(c) Space shuttle
(d) Stereo imager
Answer: (b)
4) A balanced ecosystem is one in which the
(a) Number of organisms at all levels is equal.
(b) Amount of biomass at all trophic levels is equal.
(c) Organisms are interdependent on each other.
(d) None of these
Answer: (d)
Which of the following does not vary predictably with the depth of the aquatic environment? (CSS 2013)
(a) Salinity
(b) Temperature
(c) Penetration by sunlight
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
The ozone layer protects the earth from rays sent by the sun: (CSS 2011)
(a) Ultraviolet rays
(b) Infrared rays
(c) Gamma rays
(d) Radioactive rays
(e) None of these
Answer: (a)
The ozone layer is present in atmosphere above earth. The stratum (layer) of atmosphere in which ozone layer lies is called as: (CSS 2011)
(a) Exosphere
(b) Mesosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Ionosphere
(e) Troposphere
Answer: (c)
Which fossil fuel is formed from swamp plants that lived millions of years ago?
(a) Coal
(b) Nuclear
(c) Methane
(d) Natural gas
(e) Petroleum (crude oil)
Answer: (a)
The best place to build a solar power plant would be in a….
(a) Desert area with 40% annual average sunshine.
(b) Forested area with 70% annual average sunshine.
(c) Forested area with 40% annual average sunshine.
(d) Flat open area with 40% annual average sunshine.
(e) Flat open area with 70% annual average sunshine.
Answer: (e)
Areas with geothermal resources include ….
(a) Large lakes that flow into rivers.
(b) Large mountain ranges and forests.
(c) Large tidal ranges and shallow water.
(d) High wind velocities and open space areas.
(e) Geysers, fumaroles, hot springs, and volcanoes.
Answer: (e)
Which of the following is not a trend in urban population dynamics?
(a) The number and sizes of urban areas is mushrooming.
(b) Urban growth is much slower in developed countries than developing countries.
(c). Infrastructure is beginning to catch up with the need in developing countries.
(d) Poverty is becoming increasingly urbanized, especially in developing countries.
(e) The proportion of global population living in urban areas is increasing.
Answer: (c)
Which of the following statements is false?
(a) Children in cities have a better chance for education.
(b) Politicians avoid giving services to the poor because this is costly to the cities.
(c) Jobs are difficult to find in cities.
(d) People tend to have more children in urban than in rural environments.
(e) Politicians avoid giving services to the poor because this might attract more people.
Answer: (d)
Which of the following statements is false?
(a) The shift in poverty is moving rapidly from the city to the country.
(b) Developing countries are currently urbanizing faster than developed countries.
(c) Urbanization varies throughout the world but is increasing everywhere.
(d) The general population growth also contributes to urban growth.
(e) The shift in poverty is moving rapidly from the country to the city.
Answer: (a)
To qualify as a metropolitan area, a city must have a population of ____ people.
(a) 25,000
(b) 50,000
(c) 75,000
(d) 100,000
(e) 250,000
Answer: (b)
Name the author of Silent Spring
(a) Marvin Gaye
(b) Rachel Carson
(c) Lyndon Johnson
(d) Gaylord Nelson
Answer: (b)
What is sustainable development?
(a) The development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
(b) To conserve natural resources and to develop alternate sources of power while reducing pollution and harm to the environment.
(c). It is the practice of developing land and construction projects in a manner that reduces their impact on the environment by allowing them to create energy efficient models of self-sufficiency.
(d). All of the above
Answer: (d)
Which of the following is correct, if we only achieve two out of three pillars of Sustainable Development?
(a) Social + Economic Sustainability = Equitable
(b) Social + Environmental Sustainability = Bearable
(c) Economic + Environmental Sustainability = Viable
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d)
Consider the following statement(s) related to the Sustainability.
(a) It refers to a process or state that can be maintained indefinitely.
(b) Natural resources must use in ways that do not create ecological debts by over exploiting the carrying and productive capacity of the earth.
(c) A minimum necessary condition for sustainability is the maintenance of the total natural capital stock at or above the current level.
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d)
1) The expansion on PQLI is
(a) Physical Quality of Life index
(b) Physical Quantity of Life Index
(c) Product Quality Lifecycle Implementation
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
2) Birth rate is called
(a) Mortality
(b) Vital index
(c) Natality
(d) Viability
Answer: (c)
3) Death rate of the population
(a) Mortality
(b) Viability
(c) Natality
(d) Vitality
Answer: (a)
4) The Anthrax disease is caused by
(a) Virus
(b) Bacteria
(c) Protozoa
(d) Helminthes
Answer: (b)
5) Superbugs are
(a) Synthetic bug
(b) Bacteria
(c) Radio nucleotide
(d) Industries
Answer: (b)
6) Salmonellosis is a disease related to consumption of
(a) Chicken
(b) Eggs
(c) Mutton
(d) Fish
Answer: (d)
Which of the following Environmentalists first gave the concept of Biodiversity ‘hotspots’?
(a) Gaylord Nelson
(b) Norman Myers
(c) John Muir
(d) Julia “Butterfly” Hill
Answer: (b)
UNCED stands for……….
(a) United Nations Confederation on Environment and Development
(b) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
(c) United Nations Conference on Economic Development
(d) United Nations Confederation on Economy and Development
Answer: (b)
What does mean “Agenda 21”?
(a) It’s an agreement between 20 developing countries of the world on climate change.
(b) It’s a free trade agreement between 7 developed countries of the world.
(c) Agenda 21 is a non-binding, voluntarily implemented action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development.
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c)