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Education for Sustainable Development
January 2025- 6 Assignment
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 10
QUESTION 1:
___ systems provide water for countries with unreliable or low rainfall.
A. Irrigation
B. Infrastructural
C. Plumbing
D. Landscaping
Ans. A = Irrigation
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -6 (Slide No.2) for better understanding
QUESTION 2:
In high income countries, hunger is mainly caused due to ___ .
A. strikes
B. fasting
C. poverty
D. politics
Ans. C = poverty
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -6 (Slide No.4) for better understanding
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QUESTION 3:
___ as a form of malnutrition has to with quality of food and not quantity.
A. Obesity
B. Starvation
C. Exposed hunger
D. Hidden hunger
Ans. D = Hidden hunger
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -6 (Slide No.8) for better understanding
QUESTION 4:
Which of the following is not a sustainable agriculture practice?
A. crop rotation
B. using chemical fertilizers
C. mixed cropping with pulses
D. integrated pest management
Ans. B = using chemical fertilizers
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -6 (Slide No.11) for better
understanding
QUESTION 5:
Which of the following is a positive impact of MGNREGA programme?
A. increased rural wages
B. reduced gender wage gaps
C. better access to food
D. all of the above
Ans. D = all of the above
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -6 (Slide No.14) for better
understanding
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QUESTION 6:
According to research, mother’s education is positively associated with ___ .
A. children’s better health
B. children’s better education
C. children’s better nutrition
D. all of the above
Ans. D = all of the above
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -6 (Slide No.22) for better
understanding
QUESTION 7:
As the world population is growing, food production needs to rise by approximately ___
by 2030 to meet the needs.
A. 50%
B. 2%
C. 500%
D. 0.5%
Ans. A = 50%
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -6 (Slide No.34) for better
understanding
QUESTION 8:
SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy) has __ major targets.
A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 20
Ans. B = 5
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -6 (Slide No.54) for better
understanding
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QUESTION 9:
Which state has the highest renewable energy capacity?
A. Delhi
B. Assam
C. Karnataka
D. West Bengal
Ans. C = Karnataka
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -6 (Slide No.58) for better
understanding
QUESTION 10:
The ___ had won the Peace Nobel in 2007 for its efforts in creating awareness for the
fight against climate change.
A. IIPP
B. IPCC
C. IPPP
D. ICPP
Ans. B = IPCC
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -6 (Slide No.74) for better
understanding
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