Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2023 GS-I
Question

What do we call balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Sustainable development

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Sustainable development”.
Sustainable development is the concept of meeting present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
It involves balancing resource usage with conservation efforts, ensuring that natural resources are available for future generations while still allowing for current economic and social development.

Similar Questions:

With reference to the Puranas, which one of the following statements is correct?

(1) Information about the Mauryan dynasty is found in the Vishnu Puran.
(2) Vayu Puran throws light on the Gupta's governance system.
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(Biosphere) (Location)
List I - List II

A) Similipal - 1) Uttarakhand
B) Pachmarhi - 2) Meghalaya
C) Nandadevi - 3) Madhya Pradesh
D) Nokrek - 4) Odisha
  1. A) 4, 3, 2, 1
  2. B) 4, 3, 1, 2
  3. C) 1, 3, 4, 2
  4. D) 3, 4, 1, 2
Assertion (A) :The Green Belt represent a planning concept for controlling the physical expansion of large cities.
Reason (R): It is an integral component of a city.

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
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
The arsenic contamination of drinking water is highest in:
  1. A) Chennai
  2. B) Kanpur
  3. C) Kolkata
  4. D) Mumbai
Seaweeds are important source of
  1. A) Iodine
  2. B) Bromine
  3. C) Chlorine
  4. D) Argon
The resignation letter by a Judge of Supreme Court is addressed to -
  1. A) The Chief Justice of India
  2. B) The senior most Judge of Supreme court
  3. C) The President
  4. D) The Prime Minister
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) -

Assertion (A) - Population control is necessary to maintain the environment of the country.
Reason (R) - Due to the rapid increase in population, the environmental balance is maintained.

Select the correct answer using the code given below—
Code -
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
  3. C) (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. D) (A)is false but (R )is true
Which of the following statements is not true about "ecological niche"?
  1. A) Dominant species occupy extensive and broader ecological niche.
  2. B) Number of species becomes large in ecological niche of natural ecosystem, if resources are sufficient.
  3. C) Number of species becomes small in ecological niche if resources are sufficient.
  4. D) Dominance of single species becomes minimum if the resource distribution is equitable in a habitat.
First National Centre for Marine Biodiversity (NCMB) of India is situated at -
  1. A) Mumibai
  2. B) Jamnagar
  3. C) Bhavnagar
  4. D) Puducherry
Which of the following is/are the type/s of poverty?

(1) Absolute poverty
(2) Relative poverty
(3) Subjective poverty
(4) Functional poverty

Choose the correct answer using the code given below—
  1. A) Only 1 and 2
  2. B) Only 3 and 4
  3. C) Only 1, 2 and 3
  4. D) Only 1 and 4
Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): LPG is a pollution free vehicular fuel.
Reason (R): Plying of CNG fuelled buses is recommended for metropolitan cities of India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code:
  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
World Ozone Day is celebrated on
  1. A) 25th December
  2. B) 21 April
  3. C) 16th September
  4. D) 30th January