STANDARD TENPART I & IICHAPTER : 16Management of Natural Resources /15 0 votes, 0 avg 105 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – Chapter 16 Management of Natural Resources 1 / 15 Which among the statements given below is incorrect? Sustainable development does not take into consideration the viewpoints of all stakeholders Sustainable development is a long planned and persistent development Economic development is linked to environmental development Sustainable development meets the current basic human needs along with preserving resources for future generations 2 / 15 Which of the following is/ are not the consequence/consequences of building high-rise dams?i. Loss of biodiversityii. Depletion of the natural habitats of wild animalsiii. Soil erosion leading to the infertility of landiv. Fall in the groundwater levelChoose the correct option from the following: (i) and (iv) (ii) and (iii) (iii) and (iv) (ii) and (iv) 3 / 15 Which of the following activities will prove to be effective in preventing floods?i. Removing the topsoilii. Afforestationiii. Construction of damsiv. Cutting of treesChoose the correct option from the following: (i) and (iv) (ii) and (iii) (iii) and (iv) (ii) and (iv) 4 / 15 Which among the following was a message conveyed by the ‘Chipko Movement’? To promote more and more developmental projects To involve the community in forest conservation efforts To ignore the forest conservation efforts in sake of development None of these 5 / 15 The quality of environment can be improved by- Deforestation Overuse of natural environment Erosion Conservation 6 / 15 Which among the following is an eco-friendly activity? Making use of automobiles Making use of poly bags for shopping Making use of dyes for colouring the clothes Making windmill to generate power for irrigation 7 / 15 Which of the following does not lead to the depletion of groundwater? Establishing thermal power plants Cultivation of high yielding varieties of crops Process of deforestation Process of afforestation 8 / 15 Government launched the ‘Ganga Action Plan’ (GAP) project in 1985. The main purpose of this project was to: Build new dams over the Ganga river Make its water pollution free Utilise the river water for irrigation purposes Promote the growth of water animals like fish, in the river 9 / 15 Which among the following factors help in confirming the contamination of river water?i. Measurement of pH of river waterii. Presence of chlorine in river wateriii. Existence of diverse life forms in river wateriv. Presence of coliform bacteria in river waterChoose the correct option from the following: (i) and (iv) (ii) and (iii) (iii) and (iv) (ii) and (iv) 10 / 15 Among the following choose the correct option which includes acts related to the three R’s strategy which can be useful for conserving our natural resources? Recycle, regenerate, reuse Reduce, regenerate, reuse Reduce, reuse, redistribute Reduce, recycle, reuse 11 / 15 Who started chipkoandalon? A. K. Banerjee Amrita devibisni SundarlalBahuguna Medhapatkart 12 / 15 SardarSarovar Dam is situated on river: Ganga Narmada Yamuna Godavari 13 / 15 Which among the following is a major programme that was started to replenish the damaged forests? Agriculture Tissue culture Silviculture Horticulture 14 / 15 In our country, there are attempts to increase the height of several existing dams like Tehri and Almati dams across the Narmada. Choose the correct statements among the following that are a consequence of raising the height of damsi. Terrestrial flora and fauna of the area is destroyed completelyii. Dislocation of people and domestic animals living in the areaiii. Valuable agricultural land may be permanently lostiv. It will generate permanent employment for peopleChoose the correct option from the following: (i) and (ii) (i), (ii) and (iii) (ii) and (iv) (i) (iii) and (iv) 15 / 15 Given below are a few statements related to biodiversity. Pick those that correctly describe the concept of biodiversityi. Biodiversity refers to the different species of flora and fauna present in an areaii. Biodiversity refers to only the flora of a given areaiii. Biodiversity is greater in a forestiv. Biodiversity refers to the total number of individuals of a particular species living in an areaChoose the correct option from the following: (i) and (ii) (ii) and (iv) (i) and (iii) (ii) and (iii) Your score is 0% Restart quiz