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Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2000 GS-I
Question

Assertion (1): The Green Belt represents a planning concept for controlling the physical expansion of large cities.

Reason (R): It is an integral component of a city.
Codes:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: A is true but R is false

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “A is true but R is false”.
While a green belt is related to a city, it's not considered an integral part of the city itself. It's a buffer zone outside the city limits.

Similar Questions:

The UNESCO has given international recognition to

A) Nilgiri Biosphere
B) Nanda Devi Biosphere
C) Manas Biosphere
D) Simlipal Biosphere

Select the correct answer from the following code:
Codes:
  1. A) 1 and 2
  2. B) 2 and 4
  3. C) 1, 2 and 4
  4. D) 1, 2, 3, 4
Which of the following has been identified as a "biodiversity hot-spot" in India?
  1. A) Sundarban
  2. B) Western Ghats
  3. C) Manas
  4. D) Cherapunji
Assertion (A): The Government is resorting to disinvestment of some of the public sector units (PSU's).
Reason (R): PSU's have not generated enough employment opportunities.

Codes:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
For the first time the Department of public Works was established by?
  1. A) Iltutmish
  2. B) Balban
  3. C) Alauddin Khalji
  4. D) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
The concept of ecosystem was enunciated by:
  1. A) A. G. Tansley
  2. B) Charles Darwin
  3. C) C.C. Park
  4. D) E. P. Odum
Which one of the following emperors had the highest number of Hindu Generals in the Mughal army?
  1. A) Humayun
  2. B) Akbar
  3. C) Jehangir
  4. D) Aurangzeb
The first sunrise of the miIlennium-2000 was observed in India at:
  1. A) Kohima
  2. B) Koteswar
  3. C) Katchal
  4. D) Kavaratti
Tulbul project is associated with the river:
  1. A) Beas
  2. B) Ravi
  3. C) Jhelum
  4. D) Sutlej
The concept of ecological niche was enunciated by
  1. A) Greenels
  2. B) Darwin
  3. C) E.P.Odum
  4. D) C.C.Park
Which one among the following substances does not contribute to global warming?
  1. A) Oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen
  2. B) Methane
  3. C) Carbon dioxide
  4. D) Water vapour
India’s share in the World Green Houses gases is:
  1. A) 1%
  2. B) 2%
  3. C) 3%
  4. D) 5%
Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act became effective in
  1. A) 2004
  2. B) 2005
  3. C) 2006
  4. D) 2007