Q.19:- Explain the relevance of intergenerational equity in the definition of sustainable development.   Answer: Sustainable development in itself makes it obligatory for the development process to be such that the…

Q.18:- Keeping in view your locality, describe any four strategies of sustainable development.   Answer: Four strategies of sustainable development in our locality (i) Use of Eco-Friendly Fuel the fuels such…

Q.17:- What is sustainable development?   Answer: The concept of sustainable development was emphasised by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), which defined it as. ‘Development that meets…

Q.16:- Highlight any two serious adverse environmental consequences of development in India. India’s environmental problems pose a dichotomy-they are poverty induced and, at the same time, due to affluence in living…

Q.15:- Account for the current environmental crisis.   Answer: Environment performs four functions of supplying resources: assimilating waste, sustaining life by providing genetic and bio diversity and providing aesthetic service. The…

Q.14:- Explain the supply-demand reversal of environmental resources.   Answer: Before the advent of industrial revolution, the rate of resource extraction was less than the rate of regeneration of these resources….

Q.13:- State any four pressing environmental concerns of India. Correction for environmental damages involves opportunity costs. Explain.   Answer:-  Four pressing environment concerns of India are (i) Land degradation. (ii) Biodiversity…

Q.12:- Give two instances of (a) Overuse of environmental resources (b) Misuse of environmental resources.   Answer: (a) Overuse of environmental resources (i) Soil degradation due to improper crop rotation and…

Q.11:-  Is environmental crisis a recent phenomenon? If so, why?   Answer: Yes, environmental crisis is a recent phenomenon. The Environment has been able to perform its functions without any…

Q.10:- India has abundant natural resources – substantiate the statement.   Answer: India has abundant natural resources including rich quality soil, various rivers and tributaries, green forests, mineral deposits, vast stretch…