This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Environmental Sustainability – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sustainability Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the goal of forest conservation? A) Preserving biodiversity and providing resources. B) Clearing forests for agricultural purposes. C) Exploiting forests for timber and paper production. D) Destroying forests for urban development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preserving biodiversity and providing resources. 2. Carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels and agricultural and industrial activity has raised the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leading to climate change. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which of the following is involved in environmental problems according to the market-based approach to resolving environmental challenges? A) Lack of knowledge of producing renewable resources. B) Inability of businesses to produce and sell limited resources. C) Lack of use of appropriate substitutes for limited resources. D) Allocation and distribution of limited resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allocation and distribution of limited resources. 4. In order to use a resource sustainably you should A) Use it a a rate where it can be replenished. B) Use as much as you want, the people in 3rd world countries do not need it. C) Use it before someone else does and there is none left for you. D) Don't use any at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use it a a rate where it can be replenished. 5. What is the significance of genetic diversity? A) It ensures the adaptation and survival of species in changing environments. B) Genetic diversity has no impact on species survival. C) Species can thrive without genetic variation. D) Selective breeding is not influenced by genetic diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It ensures the adaptation and survival of species in changing environments. 6. A farmers' cooperative wants to promote the use of biological control agents as an alternative to reducing pesticide use. What are the main benefits of using these biological control agents? A) Increase pesticide use. B) Reduce environmental impact. C) Increases the risk of pest resistance. D) Reducing biodiversity. E) Increase production costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce environmental impact. 7. The transfer of energy from one organism to the next in an ecosystem begins with a producer. A producer is an organism that produces its own food. A consumer is an organism in a food chain that obtains energy from producers or other consumers; consumers may be herbivores or carnivores. Which food chain correctly describes the flow of energy in an ecosystem? A) Grasshopper $\rightarrow$ fish $\rightarrow$ human. B) Human $\rightarrow$ grasshopper $\rightarrow$ fish $\rightarrow$ grass. C) Human $\rightarrow$ fish $\rightarrow$ grasshopper. D) Grass $\rightarrow$ grasshopper $\rightarrow$ fish $\rightarrow$ human. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grass $\rightarrow$ grasshopper $\rightarrow$ fish $\rightarrow$ human. 8. This rebound principle states that if we are able to increase the efficiency of modern devices and machinery that will make energy cheaper, this in turn increases the demand for the use of such technology, which brings us right back to where we started:high energy consumption and an insufficient energy supply. A) Negative Production Effect. B) Curtain Principle. C) Double Trouble Effect. D) Jevons' Paradox. E) Watt's Rebound Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jevons' Paradox. 9. What is the concept of a circular economy? A) Keeping resources in use for as long as possible and recovering products at the end of their life cycle. B) Constantly extracting new resources without any regard for the environment. C) Maximizing resource depletion for economic growth. D) Disposing of products after single use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keeping resources in use for as long as possible and recovering products at the end of their life cycle. 10. Approximately how many people will be on earth in 2050? A) 50 billion. B) 100 million. C) 10 billion. D) 5 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10 billion. 11. What you shouldn't do while shopping? A) You must buy a lot of products on special sales only. B) Check the expiry dates on products which you want to buy. C) Make a list of products you want to buy to prevent from buying unneeded things. D) Check what you have at home before you shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You must buy a lot of products on special sales only. 12. What is the aim of Peabody's biodiversity improvement projects? A) To reduce water and energy use. B) To improve the energy efficiency of homes. C) To enhance the biodiversity in shared outdoor spaces. D) To increase recycling rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To enhance the biodiversity in shared outdoor spaces. 13. Which of the following causes eutrophication A) Pesticide. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Herbicide. D) Fertiliser. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fertiliser. 14. Water pollution that comes from a known and specific location. A) Runoff. B) Alternative energy source. C) Point source pollution. D) Nonpoint source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point source pollution. 15. Products labeled "organic" must contain at least A) 50% organic material. B) 95% organic material. C) 75% organic material. D) 100% organic material. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 95% organic material. 16. Pollution hanging over urban areas in winters that causes reduced visibility is called A) Temperature inversion. B) Air pollution. C) Light pollution. D) Smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smog. 17. Who proclaims that organizations have tremendous social obligations? A) Milton Friedman. B) Ralph Nader. C) Fred R. David. D) Anik Ratnaningsih. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ralph Nader. 18. A fish farmer faces a decline in fish production in his cultivation pond. The first step implemented in the problem-solving method to prevent similar failures in the future is to check the temperature and water quality regularly. Why is regularly checking water temperature and quality important in solving the problem? A) Prevents algae growth in fish ponds. B) Provide a suitable environment for fish growth. C) Guaranteeing comfort for farmers. D) Ensure that the pool water is always clear. E) Optimizing energy consumption in the aeration system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provide a suitable environment for fish growth. 19. A resource that cannot replenish itself is ..... A) Non-renewable. B) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-renewable. 20. What is one key aspect of sustainability from an environmental perspective? A) Conservation of resources. B) Overconsumption of resources. C) Maximization of resource extraction. D) Indiscriminate use of natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservation of resources. 21. What is not a policy response? A) Legislation and regulations. B) Market based approaches. C) Direct action. D) Indirect action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indirect action. 22. Which of the following kinds of transport is the most unfriendly to the environment? A) Car with more than one person. B) Plane. C) Bus. D) Motorbike. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plane. 23. What is the main function of environmental policy? A) Prevent nature from having a harmful effect on humans. B) Reduce the use of natural resources. C) Reduce human impact on the environment. D) Prevent the use of natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce human impact on the environment. 24. A large-scale farming operation that practices monoculture is which of the following? A) Industrial farming. B) Traditional farming. C) Organic farming. D) Community farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial farming. 25. Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by A) Burning fossil fuels. B) Cellular respiration. C) Decomposing organic matter. D) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All answers are correct. 26. What is NOT a sustainable practice? A) Recycling. B) Reducing. C) Buying. D) Reusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buying. 27. Along with population growth, which of the following is a major root of the environmental problems caused by humans? A) Our sustainable development practices our sustainable development practices. B) Or reforestation projects or reforestation projects. C) Our exploitation and consumptions of resourceseksploitasi dan penggunaan sumber kita. D) Our renewable energy initiativesour renewable energy initiatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our exploitation and consumptions of resourceseksploitasi dan penggunaan sumber kita. 28. Impacts of climate change on agriculture and food supply is: A) Less rain, increased temperatures, and more intense and less frequent natural disasters. B) More rain, decreased temperatures, and more intense and frequent natural disasters. C) Less rain, increased temperatures, and less intense and frequent natural disasters. D) Less rain, increased temperatures, and more intense and frequent natural disasters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Less rain, increased temperatures, and more intense and frequent natural disasters. 29. What is the most accurate statement about consumer confidence? A) A statistical measure of consumers' feelings about current and future economic conditions. B) Being confident when purchasing an item. C) Buying a product. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A statistical measure of consumers' feelings about current and future economic conditions. 30. Water pollution that does not have a specific point of origin. A) Natural resources. B) Nonpoint source pollution. C) Runoff. D) Point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonpoint source pollution. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesEnvironmental Sustainability Quiz 1Environmental Sustainability Quiz 2Environmental Sustainability Quiz 3Environmental Sustainability Quiz 5Environmental Sustainability Quiz 6Environmental Sustainability Quiz 7Environmental Sustainability Quiz 8Environmental Sustainability Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books