limbiks_questions 208 to 244.pdf

Question 1

Solar energy is classified as:

Answer 1

Renewable

Question 2

Which energy source is considered the cleanest?

Answer 2

Solar energy

Question 3

Hydropower generation depends primarily on:

Answer 3

Rainfall

Question 4

Carbon footprint measures:

Answer 4

Greenhouse gas emissions

Question 5

A practical way to reduce carbon footprints:

Answer 5

Planting trees

Question 6

Which Indian city is known for successfully reducing its carbon footprint?

Answer 6

Surat

Question 7

How can the carbon footprint of a product lifecycle be reduced?

Answer 7

Minimizing packaging

Question 8

What does India’s pledge under the Paris Agreement involve?

Answer 8

All of the above

Question 9

Who first used the term ‘acid rain’?

Answer 9

Robert Angus Smith

Question 10

Which renewable energy is from Earth’s internal heat?

Answer 10

Geothermal

Question 11

Where was the first Earth Summit held?

Answer 11

Rio de Janeiro

Question 12

What does ‘ecological footprint’ measure?

Answer 12

Human impact on Earth

Question 13

Primary health risk from nuclear radiation?

Answer 13

Cancer

Question 14

Significant nuclear accident?

Answer 14

Chernobyl

Question 15

Cause of radiation sickness?

Answer 15

All of the above

Question 16

How is radioactive waste disposed of?

Answer 16

Deep geological repositories

Question 17

What can nuclear radiation exposure lead to?

Answer 17

DNA mutations

Question 18

What is a major issue with electronic waste?

Answer 18

Toxic metals

Question 19

What is the most efficient method to handle plastic waste?

Answer 19

Recycling

Question 20

What does urban mining refer to?

Answer 20

Extracting valuable materials from waste

Question 21

Case study of successful urban waste management in India?

Answer 21

Indore

Question 22

What does leachate from landfills primarily contaminate?

Answer 22

Water

Question 23

What did the Brundtland Commission define sustainable development as?

Answer 23

Meets present needs

Question 24

Which Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) focuses on clean energy?

Answer 24

Goal 7

Question 25

What is an example of sustainable agriculture?

Answer 25

Organic farming

Question 26

What is carbon neutrality linked to?

Answer 26

Sustainability

Question 27

Characteristic of a green building?

Answer 27

Use of renewable resources

Question 28

Main emitter of methane?

Answer 28

Livestock

Question 29

Aim of the Kyoto Protocol?

Answer 29

Control greenhouse gas emissions

Question 30

Major impact of global warming?

Answer 30

Rising sea levels

Question 31

Key feature of the Paris Agreement?

Answer 31

Setting national emissions targets

Question 32

Climate-smart agriculture includes?

Answer 32

Drought-resistant crops

Question 33

When was the Environment Protection Act enacted?

Answer 33

1986

Question 34

What is the main concern of the Forest Conservation Act?

Answer 34

Preventing deforestation

Question 35

What does the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act mandate?

Answer 35

Licensing for industrial air pollution

Question 36

Which law addresses water quality management in India?

Answer 36

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act