Deck 3: Environmental Organizations and Movements

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The founder of Sierra Club Foundation ………………………..

A)david brower
B)dante
C)smith
D)none of these
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The headquarters of Sierra Club Foundation was situated in……………………

A)canada
B)usa
C)san francisco
D)switzerland
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The National Green Tribunal Act was passed in ………………………….

A)2008
B)2009
C)2010
D)2011
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The special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues is called…………………..

A)national green tribunal
B)supreme court
C)high court
D)lok pal
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……………………draws inspiration from the India's constitutional provision of Article 48A which assures the citizens of India the right to a healthy environment.

A)national green tribunal
B)supreme court
C)high court
D)lok pal
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Who was the first chairman of National Green Tribunal?

A)k.g.balakrishnan
B)lokeshwar singh panta
C)ranjan gogoy
D)none of these
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Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) is works under the act of ……………………….

A)lokayukta
B)national green tribunal
C)supreme court
D)high court
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The Forest Conservation Act was passed in ……………………………

A)1980
B)1981
C)1982
D)1983
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The Forest Conservation Act came into force on…………………..

A)25 november 1980
B)25 october 1980
C)25 december 1980
D)none of these
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The Forest Conservation act 2010 consists of………………….

A)four sections
B)five sections
C)six sections
D)seven sections
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The territorial extent of the Forest Conservation Act is…………………………

A)all over india
B)only a particular state
C)union territories
D)none of these
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Green peace is a non-governmental ………………………… organization.

A)human right
B)environmental
C)business
D)health
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The international coordinating body of Green peace is situated at……………………

A)mumbai
B)manila
C)amsterdam
D)chennai
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The Greenpeace was founded in ………………………….

A)1971
B)1972
C)1973
D)1974 by irving stowe and dorothy stowe
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The Greenpeace was founded by………………………………..

A)irving stowe and dorothy stowe
B)george bush
C)medha padker
D)sundarlal bahuguna
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The Greenpeace conducts campaigning on worldwide issues such as …………..

A)climate change
B)deforestation
C)over fishing
D)all of the above
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…………………. is a political ideology that aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence, social justice and grassroots democracy.

A)geo politics
B)green politics
C)grass root democracy
D)none of these
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Green Politics is also known as………………………

A)eco politics
B)geo politics
C)grass root democracy
D)green parties
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The Industrial Revolution marked a period of development in the…………………..

A)18th century
B)16th century
C)20th century
D)17th century
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…………………… is marked a period of development in the latter half of the 18th century that transformed largely rural, agrarian societies in Europe and America into industrialized, urban ones.

A)green revolution
B)industrial revolution
C)socialisation
D)liberalisation
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The term Industrial Revolution was first popularized by ……………………………

A)arnold toynbee
B)bernard beruch
C)karl marx
D)none of these
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Sarvodaya is a term meaning………………..

A)egalitarian society
B)non violence
C)ahimsa
D)universal uplift or progress of all
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The term Sarvodaya was first coined by…………………………

A)mahatma gandhi
B)nehru
C)vipin chandra pal
D)none of these
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The book "Unto This Last" written by…………………….

A)john ruskin
B)nehru
C)sasi tharoor
D)mahatma gandhi
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Deck 3: Environmental Organizations and Movements
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The founder of Sierra Club Foundation ………………………..

A)david brower
B)dante
C)smith
D)none of these
david brower
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The headquarters of Sierra Club Foundation was situated in……………………

A)canada
B)usa
C)san francisco
D)switzerland
san francisco
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The National Green Tribunal Act was passed in ………………………….

A)2008
B)2009
C)2010
D)2011
2010
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The special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues is called…………………..

A)national green tribunal
B)supreme court
C)high court
D)lok pal
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……………………draws inspiration from the India's constitutional provision of Article 48A which assures the citizens of India the right to a healthy environment.

A)national green tribunal
B)supreme court
C)high court
D)lok pal
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Who was the first chairman of National Green Tribunal?

A)k.g.balakrishnan
B)lokeshwar singh panta
C)ranjan gogoy
D)none of these
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Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) is works under the act of ……………………….

A)lokayukta
B)national green tribunal
C)supreme court
D)high court
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The Forest Conservation Act was passed in ……………………………

A)1980
B)1981
C)1982
D)1983
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The Forest Conservation Act came into force on…………………..

A)25 november 1980
B)25 october 1980
C)25 december 1980
D)none of these
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The Forest Conservation act 2010 consists of………………….

A)four sections
B)five sections
C)six sections
D)seven sections
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The territorial extent of the Forest Conservation Act is…………………………

A)all over india
B)only a particular state
C)union territories
D)none of these
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Green peace is a non-governmental ………………………… organization.

A)human right
B)environmental
C)business
D)health
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The international coordinating body of Green peace is situated at……………………

A)mumbai
B)manila
C)amsterdam
D)chennai
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The Greenpeace was founded in ………………………….

A)1971
B)1972
C)1973
D)1974 by irving stowe and dorothy stowe
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The Greenpeace was founded by………………………………..

A)irving stowe and dorothy stowe
B)george bush
C)medha padker
D)sundarlal bahuguna
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The Greenpeace conducts campaigning on worldwide issues such as …………..

A)climate change
B)deforestation
C)over fishing
D)all of the above
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…………………. is a political ideology that aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence, social justice and grassroots democracy.

A)geo politics
B)green politics
C)grass root democracy
D)none of these
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Green Politics is also known as………………………

A)eco politics
B)geo politics
C)grass root democracy
D)green parties
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The Industrial Revolution marked a period of development in the…………………..

A)18th century
B)16th century
C)20th century
D)17th century
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…………………… is marked a period of development in the latter half of the 18th century that transformed largely rural, agrarian societies in Europe and America into industrialized, urban ones.

A)green revolution
B)industrial revolution
C)socialisation
D)liberalisation
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The term Industrial Revolution was first popularized by ……………………………

A)arnold toynbee
B)bernard beruch
C)karl marx
D)none of these
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Sarvodaya is a term meaning………………..

A)egalitarian society
B)non violence
C)ahimsa
D)universal uplift or progress of all
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The term Sarvodaya was first coined by…………………………

A)mahatma gandhi
B)nehru
C)vipin chandra pal
D)none of these
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The book "Unto This Last" written by…………………….

A)john ruskin
B)nehru
C)sasi tharoor
D)mahatma gandhi
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