Environment and Sustainable Development Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answer

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

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

3. Sunlight is an example of ______ elements

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. Which of the following is a renewable resource?

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

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

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

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