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  1. Choose the correct statements on sustainable development — 1. Population should stay within what the environment's carrying capacity can bear. 2. Saving energy and biodiversity for future generations is necessary. 3. Non-renewable resources should be exploited fast.
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. 1 and 2
    4. 3 only
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    Answer: (C) 1 and 2

    Non-renewables should be used slowly and alongside substitutes.

  2. Choose the correct statements — 1. The Brundtland Commission defined sustainable development in 1987. 2. It has four dimensions — social, economic, cultural, environmental. 3. Agenda 21 is a binding UN action plan.
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. 2 and 3
    4. All
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    Answer: (A) 1 only

    There are three dimensions, and Agenda 21 is non-binding (voluntary).

  3. Choose the correct statements — 1. The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) was held in June 2012 at Montreal. 2. Rio+20 aimed to secure renewed political commitment and to assess progress made since 1992.
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both 1 and 2
    4. Neither 1 nor 2
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    Answer: (B) 2 only

    Rio+20 was held at Rio de Janeiro.

  4. Choose the correct statements — 1. Sustainable policies require promoting a "global economy". 2. Solar-pond technology turns solar energy directly into electricity. 3. Co-generation technology turns cellulose into biofuel.
    1. 1 only
    2. 1 and 2
    3. 1, 2 and 3
    4. None
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    Answer: (D) None

    The stress is on a "green economy"; a solar pond stores heat; co-generation makes power and steam together from one fuel.

  5. Which of these is NOT a goal of sustainable development?
    1. Repairing past environmental damage and preventing future damage
    2. Promoting conservation of natural resources
    3. Keeping social equity and justice out of the goal and limiting development chances to a few
    4. Meeting the needs of a growing population without harming the environment
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    Answer: (C) Keeping social equity and justice out of the goal and limiting development chances to a few

    Equity and inclusion are at the heart of sustainable development.

  6. The core principles of sustainable development are — 1. Renewability 2. Adaptation 3. Substitution 4. Self-reliance
    1. 1 and 2
    2. 3 only
    3. 1, 2 and 3
    4. All
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    Answer: (D) All

    The fifth — institutional commitment.

  7. Choose the correct statements — 1. Investing in environment-friendly technology is necessary for sustainable development. 2. Non-renewable energy sources should be promoted for it.
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both 1 and 2
    4. None
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    Answer: (A) 1 only

    Non-conventional (renewable) sources are to be promoted.

  8. Correct statements on sustainable agriculture — 1. It is a mixed system of crop production and animal husbandry. 2. It is profitable only in the short term. 3. It makes farming economically self-supporting.
    1. 1 only
    2. 1 and 2
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All
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    Answer: (C) 1 and 3

    Its benefit is long-term.

  9. What is "Rio+20", often in the news?
    1. A UN conference on sustainable development
    2. A ministerial meeting of the WTO
    3. A conference of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
    4. A conference of parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
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    Answer: (A) A UN conference on sustainable development

    UNCSD, June 2012.

  10. By the Brundtland Commission, sustainable development means —
    1. Meeting present needs without compromising future generations' needs
    2. Postponing present needs to save everything for the future
    3. Raising only the economic growth rate
    4. Using up all resources at once
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    Answer: (A) Meeting present needs without compromising future generations' needs

    Our Common Future (1987).

  11. When did the UN General Assembly adopt the 17 Sustainable Development Goals?
    1. 2000
    2. 2012
    3. 2015
    4. 2016
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    Answer: (C) 2015

    25 September 2015; in force from 1 January 2016.

  12. When was "Rio+5", the special session of the UN General Assembly after the 1992 Earth Summit, held?
    1. 1995
    2. 1997
    3. 1999
    4. 2002
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    Answer: (B) 1997

    Johannesburg in 2002 was "Rio+10".

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