Tag: conservation

Questions Related to conservation

Wireless communication is reflected bank to the earth's surface by the :

  1. troposphere

  2. stratosphere

  3. ionosphere

  4. exosphere


Correct Option: C

Which of the following statements correctly describes the concept of sustainable development?

  1. Development without caring for its impact on the environment

  2. Planned development and growth with minimum damage to environment

  3. Stopping all development work to conserve the environment

  4. Judicious use of environmental factors for developmental activities


Correct Option: B,D

Percentage of photosynthetically active radiation(PAR) that is captured by plants in synthesis of organic matter is?

  1. $50-70\%$

  2. $30-40\%$

  3. $80-100\%$

  4. $2-10\%$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

About $1-5\%$ of incident solar energy or $2-10\%$ of PAR is captured by the photosynthetic organisms for the synthesis of organic matter(Gross primary productivity). Roughly $20\%$ of it is consumed in respiration so that net capture of energy(net primary productivity) is $0.8-4\%$ of incident radiation or $1.6-8\%$ of PAR.

What is involved in sustainable development?

  1. Economic development

  2. Social development

  3. Environmental development

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D

Utilisation of natural resources in moderate manner to remaining something for the next generation is termed as

  1. Resettlement

  2. Sustainable development

  3. Rehabilitation

  4. Mutual development


Correct Option: B