Question 1

What does the term 'environment' include?

Accepted Answer

The environment includes all biotic and abiotic elements that surround us, comprising living organisms like plants and animals, and non-living elements like air, water, and land.

Question 2

Which of the following is a function of the environment?

Accepted Answer

The environment supplies resources, assimilates waste, sustains life by providing genetic and biodiversity, and provides aesthetic services.

Question 3

What happens when the rate of resource extraction exceeds the rate of regeneration?

Accepted Answer

When resource extraction exceeds regeneration, it leads to environmental degradation and resource depletion, threatening the carrying capacity of the environment.

Question 4

What does 'carrying capacity' of the environment mean?

Accepted Answer

Carrying capacity means that the resource extraction is below the rate of regeneration and the generation of waste is within the assimilation capacity of the environment.

Question 5

Which of the following is considered a major environmental crisis in India?

Accepted Answer

Land degradation, air pollution, deforestation, and water contamination are major environmental crises faced by India due to rapid population growth and industrialization.

Environment and Sustainable Development