Environment Sustainable Economic Development CBSE Questions & Answers

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UV radiation seems responsible for (i) Skin cancer in humans (ii) Lower production of phytoplankton (iii) Influence the growth of terrestrial plants (iv) Decrease in cattle production. Options are

Ozone layer prevents most harmful wavelengths of ______ light from passing through the earth’s atmosphere

Ozone depleting chemicals such as carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethane (also known as methyl chloroform), and bromine compounds known as

The CPCB has identified ____ categories of industries which are significant polluters

Example of overuse of environmental resources are

Deforestation leads to

The black soil of the Deccan Plateau is particularly suitable for cultivation of

India alone accounts for nearly ____ per cent of the world’s total iron-ore reserves

The Chipko Movement, which aimed at protecting forest in the

Which of the following factor not responsible for land degradation

The per capita forestland in the country is only

Estimates of soil erosion show that soil is being eroded at a rate of ____ excess of the recharge capacity

India supports approximately _____ per cent of the world’s human and ______ per cent of livestock population on a mere 2.5 per cent of the world’s geographical area

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