Environment and Sustainable Development Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answer

1. Sunlight is an example of ______ elements

2. The origins of chlorine and bromine compounds in stratosphere are ________

3. ______ resources are those which get exhausted with extraction and use

4. ________ plants use the energy of such streams to move small turbines.

5. When was the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) set up?

6. Which of the following is a consequence of ozone layer depletion?

7. Global warming is caused due to increase in greenhouse gases through the burning of fossil fuels and ________

8. Which of the following is a conventional source of energy

9. _______ emissions are the major contributors to air pollution in urban areas of India.

10. Which of the following is a renewable resource?

11. Use of which of the following has resulted in a significant reduction in Delhi’s pollution?

12. Thermal power plants emit large quantities of ________ which is a greenhouse gas.

13. India alone accounts for nearly _____ percent of the world’s total iron-ore reserves

14. In which of the following layers of the atmosphere is ozone shield found?

15. Which of the following is not a biotic element?

16. How many industrial categories have been identified as significantly polluting by the CPCB?

17. Global warming is caused due to increase in greenhouse gases through the burning of fossil fuels and ________

18. Which of the following is the modern concept of development?

19. Which of the following is an impact of global warming?

20. In India, the ________ of the Deccan Plateau is particularly suitable for the cultivation of cotton.

21. The CPCB has identified _______ categories of industries as significantly polluting