Environment and sustainable development - class-XI
| Description: environment and sustainable development | |
| Number of Questions: 117 | |
| Created by: Manjit Singh | |
| Tags: understanding development: perspectives, measurement and sustainability environment and sustainable development tertiary sector economics planning and environment sustainable development environmental economics infrastructure |
Environmental degradation is not an economic problem.
Process of ____________ has been accompanied with depletion in the stock of natural resources and environmental degradation.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
Which of the following is not the reason for the shift in supply and demand of energy away from its economic equilibrium?
India's first power station was commissioned at ________________.
The Geo-thermal plant is situated in ___________.
India has done an agreement with which of the following countries which is also known as '123 agreement'?
The subject 'power' appears in the __________ List of the Constitution.
Of the following which is not connected to with the Damodar Valley Corporation in any way?
Which one of the following is common to Singruali, Ramagundam and Rihand?
Besides USA India has signed Nuclear Agreement with which of the following countries and is named as "Cooperation Agreement for Peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy"?
ONGC has found the reserves of Shale Gas for the first time in India in _________________.
As reported in newspapers, China has raised objection on India's presence in South China Sea along with Vietnam. Both the nations are engaged in which of the following activities in the sea?
India recently started production in its new Uranium Ore Processing Mill in Teeramdih, Jharkhand. Uranium is mainly used in which of the following industries/sectors?
Which of the following countries is not the member of the Nuclear-Supplier Group (NSG)?
Which of the following countries is at the top of the list of nations having maximum quantity of Gold with them ?
Which of the following is a conventional source of energy?
Firewood, agricultural waste and dried dung are _____.
What are the benefits of using compost?
Which of the following is a unconventional source of energy?
What are the advantages of adopting bio composting?
______ sources of energy are generally exhaustible, ______ sources are generally renewable.
Which of the following is/are non conventional source of energy?
Non-conventional sources of energy are ____.
Biogas and solar energy are __________ sources of energy.
State whether the following statements are True or False.
Energy can be obtained from crop-residue.
State whether the following statements are True or False.
Coal, oil and gas are non-commercial sources of energy.
State whether the following statements are True or False.
There is a great imbalance between demand and supply of all commercial fuels.
State whether the following statements are True or False.
India is self-sufficient in the production of petroleum.
The most important traditional source of energy in India is __________.
Which among the following is a measure to solve energy problems in India?
Identify the measure to solve energy problems in India.
The first experiment with satellite technology in India was undertaken by Doordarshan in _______________.
GAIL is concerned with which of the following operations?
At which place was the first petroleum refinery set up in India?
The NTPC was set up in
The most promising non-conventional sources of energy in India is _________________.
According to Herman Daly, what needs to be done to achieve sustainable development?
_______ and __________ are conventional but cleaner and greener technologies.
With the help of_________, solar energy can be converted into electricity.
In Delhi, the use of _______ as fuel in public transport system has significantly lowered air pollution.
Some animals and birds used in biopest control are?
Traditional Knowledge and Practices in India that aren't a burden on the environment are ____.
What are the harmful effects of chemical fertilisers?
Bio composting is a component of which type of farming?
What are some of the methods of biopest control?
________ use the energy of small streams to move small turbines.
Bio pest control relies on _______.
__________ aims at promoting the kind of development that minimises environmental problems and meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs
Non-commercial energy sources account for over ______ of the total energy consumption.
Conventional sources of energy are ____________________.
Coal, petroleum and electricity are ____.
At present, commercial energy consumption makes up about ______ of the total energy consumed in India.
What are the negative side effects of bio pest control?
What are "conflict commodities"?
State whether the following statements are True or False.
Pawan Hans was set up in $1985$.
Coal, oil and gas are __________ sources of energy.
___________ is a non-renewable sources of energy.
Gas energy constitutes _______ of India's total power installed capacity.
Thermal Energy constitutes ______ of India's power installed capacity.
Nuclear Energy constitutes of _________ india's electricity installed capacity.
Match the following:
| $A$ | $B$ |
|---|---|
| (1) Agriculture sector | (1) Non economic resources |
| (2) Fall in death rate | (2) labour |
| (3) Perishable resources | (3) Population growth |
| (4) Air | (4) Disguised unemployment |
Hydel Energy produces ______ of India's electricity generation.
The broad types of Energy in India are _________.
Which of the following is a source of Commercial Energy?
Which of the following does not constitute Commercial Source of Energy?
Atomic Energy refers to Energy obtained from _________.
Hydro-Electricity refers to Energy obtained from ___________.
Non-Commercial Energy is obtained from __________.
Thermal-Electricity refers to Energy obtained from ___________.
Commercial Sources of Energy are _________.
Electricity generated from Water is called ______________.
About $23\%$ of energy consumed is obtained from ________ sources.
Energy obtained from Water is called ___________.
NTPC stands for ___________.
Which of the following is/are allowed to participate in Power Generation?
In India, the bulk of Commercial Energy is obtained by way of __________.
Radioactive Elements are ____________.
Energy obtained from Coal, Oil and Gas is called __________.
About $50\%$ of the Population(including $22\%$ BPL), mostly in Rural Areas, uses ________.
Which Sector consumes the maximum portion of Commercial Energy?
Energy obtained from Radioactive Elements is called _____________.
In terms of generation of power _________'s contribution, is the maximum.
Industry uses __________ $\%$ of the Commercial Energy.
__________ measures the Operational Efficiency of a Thermal Plant.
Oil and Natural Gas requirements in India are ___________.
Which of the following have the least PLF(Plant Load Factor)?
Which of the following is/are allowed are Central Government Entities?
Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants(POL) constitutes around __________$\%$ of India's imports bill.
Petroleum Products are a _______________.
Natural Gas is a ________.
Electricity is a _____________.
___________ measures the operational efficiency of a Thermal Plant.
Coal is a ______________.
Which of the following are the problems relating to Thermal Power Plants in India?
Plant load factor, a measure of operational efficiency of a thermal plant varies across the regions in India. In which of the following regions it has been lowest in the year $2012-13$?
Which of the following having the maximum PLF(Plant Load Factor)?
Calculate PLS from the following. Actual power generated is $300$ billion KWH and generating capacity $600$ billion KWH.
When the PLF is high which means Poor Efficiency of plant, is it __________.
Which of the following statements is correct?
____________ Yojana was launched with objectives of correcting Regional Imbalances.
In terms of generation of power, the contribution of ________ power is maximum.
Measure of the operational efficiency of a thermal plant:
The most promising non-conventional source of energy in India is __________.
Final energy resource is _________.
Hydel-Electricity Plant relates to ___________ segment of Large Scale Industries.
Electricity generated from coal, oil and gas is known as ________.
Primary energy resource is __________.
Thermal power contributes nearly ________ to the total power generation as per June, 2018 data.
Hydro power contributes nearly ________ to the total power generation in India as per June, 2018 data.
From which of the following sources of generation we get the largest amount of power?
Non-commercial sources of energy are __________.
Which one of the following is the primary sources of energy in India?
Nearly ________ of the villages are electrified as per August, 2013 data on rural electrification in India
National Grid Corporation envisaged increasing the inter-regional transmission capacity from it present capacity 9450 MV to about ________ by in Nov, 2011.
At present, nearly ____________$\%$ of the energy consumed is obtained from Non-Commercial Traditional Sources.
The goal 'Power for All' will be met when the problem of load shedding is overcome, thus, leading to sustainable development in India.