The Ailing Planet: The Green Movement Role MCQ Practice

• Chapter: The Ailing Planet : The Green Movement Role
• Author: Nani Palkhivala
• Number of Questions: 10
• Target: Class 11th Exam

Let’s Start

1. What was the issue raised by the author in the chapter ‘The Ailing Planet’ ?

1. Global Warning
2. Water shortage
3. Electricity crisis
4. Deteriorating health of the earth

2. when did the green movement help environmentalists to raise awareness about the harmful condition of the earth ?

1. 1992
2. 1972
3. 1987
4. 1970

3. When was Sustainable Development used by the World Commission on Environment and Development ?

1. 1987
2. 1992
3. 1990
4. 1986

4. What did the sign in the zoo in Lusaka read ?

1. ‘The world’s best animal ‘
2. ‘The world’s most dangerous place ‘
3. ‘The world’s most dangerous animal’
4. All of these

5. What was kept inside the cage outside which the message – ‘The world’s most dangerous animal ‘ was written ?

1. A Board
2. A Mirror
3. Food
4. Bark of the tree

6. Who raised he question ” Are we to leave our successors a scorched planet of advancing deserts , impoverished landscapes and ailing environment ?”

1. Brandt Commission
2. Brundtland commission
3. UN World
4. None of the above

7. What are the four principal biological systems that form the foundation of the global economic system ?

1. Water , Air , Sand , Forests
2. Ocean ,Forests ,Deserts ,land
3. Fisheries , grasslands ,forests , and croplands
4. Fisheries , grasslands , oceans , land

8. What will the grasslands turn into if systems become unsustainable ?

1. barren wastelands
2. islands
3. plateaus
4. Nothing as such

9. What happens to the forests in poor countries ?

1. They are cut down for fuelwood
2. They are cut down for furniture
3. They are grown into a large number
4. Nothing as such

10. What is leading to deforestation at an alarming rate ?

1. Sale of fuelwood
2. Sale of vegetables
3. Building up of houses
4. Sale of paper