📘 Sustainable Development Goals - 100 MCQs on (SDGs) & Recycling (CPD-III Paper-I (C-5)

📘 Sustainable Development Goals - 100 MCQs on (SDGs) & Recycling

(CPD-III Paper-I (C-5)) 

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🔹 Section A: Sustainable Development

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Q1. Modern concept of sustainable development focuses more on:

A. Economic development
B. Social development
C. Environmental protection
D. All of the above
Answer: D

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Q2. Sustainability Science is the study of sustainable development and:

A. Environmental science
B. General science
C. Social science
D. Geo science
Answer: A

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Q3. As per the United Nations, broader issues of human development include:

A. Education
B. Public health
C. Standard of living
D. All of the above
Answer: D

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Q4. United Nations decade of education for sustainable development is:

A. 2002–2011
B. 2003–2012
C. 2004–2013
D. 2005–2014
Answer: D

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Q5. Number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by United Nations:

A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18
Answer: C

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Q6. SDGs focus on key areas such as:

A. People, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership
B. People, planet, prosperity, plants and planning
C. People, planet, prosperity, plants and partnership
D. People, planet, prosperity, peace and planning
Answer: A

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Q7. Sustainable development is based on three spheres:

A. Environment, economy and society
B. Environment, economy and equity
C. Environment, ecology and society
D. Environment, economy and ecology
Answer: A

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Q8. When resource consumption equals nature’s replenishment capacity, it is called:

A. Not sustainable
B. Steady state economy
C. Environmentally sustainable
D. None
Answer: B

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Q9. A promising approach to sustainable development is designing systems that are:

A. Flexible and irreversible
B. Flexible and reversible
C. Inflexible and reversible
D. Inflexible and irreversible
Answer: B

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Q10. Elements of sustainable agriculture include:

A. Permaculture
B. Agroforestry
C. Mixed farming
D. All of the above
Answer: D

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Q11. Sustainable energy:

A. Is clean
B. Can be used long-term
C. Both A and B
D. None
Answer: C

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Q12. Technology supporting sustainable development is called:

A. Advanced technology
B. Appropriate technology
C. Sustainable technology
D. Adaptive technology
Answer: B

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Q13. Criteria for corporate sustainability include:

A. Eco-efficiency
B. Socio-efficiency
C. Both A and B
D. None
Answer: C

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Q14. Four domains of sustainability include:

A. Economic, ecological, political, cultural
B. Economic, social, political, cultural
C. Economic, ecological, social, cultural
D. Economic, ecological, political, social
Answer: A

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Q15. United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is also known as:

A. Rio 2010
B. Rio 2011
C. Rio 2012
D. Rio 2013
Answer: C

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🔹 Section B: Recycling

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Q16. Recycling reduces:

A. Energy usage
B. Air pollution
C. Water pollution
D. All of the above
Answer: D

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Q17. The recycling logo consists of:

A. Two arrows
B. Three arrows
C. Four arrows
D. Five arrows
Answer: B

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Q18. Recycling is which component of waste hierarchy?

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
Answer: C

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Q19. ISO standard for environmental management in recycling is:

A. ISO 14001:2012
B. ISO 14001:2013
C. ISO 14001:2014
D. ISO 14001:2015
Answer: D

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Q20. Legislative options for stable recycling supply include:

A. Mandatory collection
B. Container deposit laws
C. Refuse bans
D. All of the above
Answer: D

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Q21. Container deposit legislation involves:

A. Fine for non-return
B. Refund for returning containers
C. Crushing containers
D. None
Answer: B

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Q22. Material processed for reuse is called:

A. Recyclate
B. Recycling material
C. Recycled material
D. None
Answer: A

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Q23. Highest recyclate quality material is:

A. Paper
B. Plastic
C. Steel
D. Oil
Answer: C

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Q24. Systems for collecting recyclables include:

A. Curbside collection
B. Buy-back centers
C. Drop-off centers
D. All of the above
Answer: D

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Q25. Plastic pyrolysis converts plastics into:

A. Fuels
B. Carbon
C. Both A and B
D. Wax
Answer: C

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Q26. Suitable materials for pyrolysis include:

A. Mixed plastic
B. Waste plastic
C. Multi-layer plastic
D. All of the above
Answer: D

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Q27. Type 1 plastic (PET) is used in:

A. Water bottles
B. Detergent bottles
C. Pipes
D. Bags
Answer: A

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Q28. Type 3 plastic (PVC) is used in:

A. Bottles
B. Detergent bottles
C. Pipes
D. Bags
Answer: C

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Q29. Maximum energy saving in recycling is achieved in:

A. Steel
B. Cardboard
C. Paper
D. Aluminum cans
Answer: D