UPSC Ecology And Environment-Sustainable Development

infra-red rays reaching earth ✘ moisture layer in atmosphere ✘ increase in temperature due to increase in carbon dioxide concentration of atmosphere ✘ ozone layer of atmosphere. ✔

2020 ✘ 2025 ✘ 2030 ✘ 2050 ✔

WHO ✘ IUCN ✘ UNISEF ✘ UN ✔

Zero poverty ✘ Quality education ✘ Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases ✘ Decent work and economic growth ✔

Sustained Development in real GDP ✘ Long lasting development without negatively impacting the environment ✘ Full exploitation of natural resources ✘ Reduction in unemployment and poverty ✔

Create special industrial zones which will be powered by renewable energy. ✘ Fund geothermal based energy projects. ✘ Facilitate the flow of renewable energy into the national power grid. ✘ none of the above. ✔

Greening 5 million ha under Green India Mission. ✘ Integrated Ecotourism District Plans covering 10% of all potential Protected Areas (PAs) by 2017. ✘ Cleaning all the critically polluted rivers by 2020 and 80% by 2017. ✘ All of the above ✔

National Mission on Combating Desertification ✘ National Afforestation Programme ✘ Forest Conservation programme ✘ Joint Forest Management programme ✔

Giving impetus to watershed development in the country ✘ Providing safe and clean drinking water ✘ Providing water for industries ✘ Popularizing drip and sprinkle irrigation ✔

M N Rao Committee ✘ KK Paul Committee ✘ GS Jha Committee ✘ SK Jha Committee ✔