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1. Every four days the world population increases by ……
1.5 million
1 million
1.7 million
half a million

2. What forms the foundation of the global economic system according to Lester Brown?
fisheries, forests, grasslands, and croplands 
land and water
forests, fisheries, grasslands
 fisheries and forests

3. Scientists have catalogued about ………….. living species with which mankind shares the earth
1.4 million
1.6 million
1.8 million
1.2 million

4. Where was the first nationwide Green party founded?
USA
Australia
New Zealand
Canada

5. Who said, We have not inherited this earth from our forefathers; we have borrowed it from our children.?
Margaret Thatcher
Mr Edgar S. Woolard
Mr. Lester Brown
Brandt Commission

6. What is the transcending concern?
 the survival of the planet
the survival of forests
global warming
to save water

7. What does the three-year study conducted by the United Nations state?
Environment has deteriorated that it is critical in eighty-eight countries
forests are being cut down at an alarming rate
there is not much of drinking water left
Fossil fuels are getting extinct at a fast rate

8. 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
Article 48A
Article 51A
Article 48 A (1)
Article 52

9. What is the meaning of holistic and ecological view?
the preservation of the environment
saving of the water resources
saving trees
rainwater harvest

10. What is one of the reasons for the exploitation of the environment?
increasing population
global warming
animal extinctions
water

11. What happens to the forest in poor countries?
They are cut down for fuelwood
they cut down for furniture
they grow them into a large number
Nothing as such

12. What are the four principal biological systems that form the foundation of the global economic system?
water, air, sand, forests
ocean, forests, deserts, land
fisheries, grasslands, forests, and croplands
fisheries, grasslands, oceans, land