Consider the following statements
1. Natural hazards are elements of circumstances in the natural environment that have the potential to cause harm to people or property or both.
2. Natural disasters are relatively sudden and cause large scale, widespreads death loss of property and disturbance to social system and life over which people have little or no control.
Choose the correct statement
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None of these
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According to classical thinkers which one was not a measuring yard for development?
A. Land
B. Labour
C. Capital
D. Education
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The major tool in the hands of the forest departments to protect. Forest areas is the Forest Act of 1927, Its sailent features are
A. Government is the supreme owner of forest land
B. Forests have been classified as reserved forests, protected forests, unclassed forest and community forests, according to the need of production
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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When did India launched its first Air Quality Index?
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Which of the following is an example of ecofeminist movement in India?
A. Chipko Movemet
B. Bishnoi Movement
C. Appiko Movement
D. Both A and B
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Which of the following is the distinct features of social exclusion?
A. It involves culturally defined social categories
B. It is embedded in social relations
C. It affects people's rights and entitlements
D. All of the above
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Which of the following sector is considered as the backbone of Indian economy?
A. Service sector
B. Financial sector
C. Tourism sector
D. Agriculture sector
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The type of medical system which refer to a wide range of healthcare system practices and beliefs and therapeutic techniques that arises for indigenous central development is
A. Ethnomedicine
B. Ayurveda
C. Medicine
D. None of these
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Disability which involves impairments in hearing and vision is called
A. Congnitive disability
B. Sensory disability
C. Neurological disability
D. Psychiatric disability
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Which of the following are the Anthropogenic causes of climate change?
A. Burning of fossil fuel
B. Modern agricultural practices
C. Industrialisation and urbanisation
D. All of the above
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Wildlife faces more problems than human due to noise pollution, because animals dependent on
A. Noise
B. Sound
C. Action
D. Behaviour
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Hazard is considered . . . . . . . . agent in disaster.
A. Natural
B. Physical
C. Vulnerable
D. Risk
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What are the aims of National Forest Policy of India.
1. Conservation of natural heritage.
2. Increasing productivity of forests to meet the national needs.
3. Maintenance of Environmental stability.
4. Checking soil erosion and denudation.
A. 1 and 2
B. Only 2
C. 2 and 3
D. All of these
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BOD stands for
A. Biotic Oxidation Demands
B. Biological Oxidation Demand
C. Biological Oxygen Demands
D. Biochemical Oxygen Demand
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Which of the following author has written the book 'The Ecology of Freedom'?
A. Murray Bookchin
B. Daniel Stokols
C. Julian Steward
D. Charles O. Frake
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The systematic forced removal of ethnic groups from a given territory by a more powerful ethnic group is called
A. Social Cleansing
B. Ethnic Cleansing
C. Economic Cleansing
D. None of these
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Migration can cause . . . . . . . . scale changes in the size and structure of population.
A. Large
B. Small
C. Medium
D. No effect
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Which of the following is not a cause for loss of Biodiversity?
A. Destruction of habitat
B. Invasion by alien species
C. Keeping animals in zoological parks
D. Ones exploitation of naturel resources
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Elements which emit natural radioactivity are known as
A. Radio elements
B. Active elements
C. Radioactive elements
D. Nuclear elements
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Which of the following is correct regarding e-waste?
A. E-waste is a popular, informal name for electronic products nearing the end of their useful life
B. Computers, television, VCR's, stereos, copiers and fax machines are common electronic products
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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