Environmental Thought MCQs

History of Environmental Thought One Liner MCQs

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).

Environmental Science MCQs | Sustainable Development Issues (Set-II)

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)