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•  National Solar Mission aspires to make India a global leader in solar energy (a renewable form of energy, as
                       opposed to coal, petroleum, and other fossil fuels).
                       •  The Solar Mission has been a success in Diu, which became India's first Union Territory to switch to 100%
                       solar energy.
                       •  The Swachh Bharat Mission was launched to accelerate efforts to attain universal sanitation coverage and to
                       focus attention on sanitation.
                       •  Under the  Swachh Bharat Mission project, all villages, Gram Panchayats, Districts, States, and Union Territories
                       in India pledged to be "open defecation free" (ODF) by October 2, 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of
                       Mahatma Gandhi, by constructing over 100 million toilets in rural India.
                       •  The functions similar to a court in disputes involving environmental preservation, forest conservation and
                       other natural resource conservation.
                       •  All sectors of society and all sorts of individuals must actively participate for sustainable development to
                       occur.
                       •  Governments and  Private agencies create and  implement sustainable development laws, policies, plans,
                       standards, programs, and international agreements.
                       •  For  the success of fostering  green  economy,  private  agencies, non-governmental  organisations,  social
                       workers, private corporations, and individual people must collaborate with the government.



                                                              Exercise





                                                          Solved Questions


                                                  SECTION A (Objective Type Questions)
                        uiz

                 A.   Tick ( ) the correct option.
                     1.   The green economy is a macroeconomic approach that emphasises          .

                          a.  investments                                b.  job creation
                          c.  skill development                          d.  All of these
                     2.   Green policies seek to provide          with a decent living and a decent job in a healthy environment.
                          a.  companies                                  b.  sectors of society

                          c.  workers                                    d.  Either a or b
                     3.   Which among the following mission aspires to make India a leader in solar energy?

                          a.  National Solar Mission                     b.  Swachh Bharat Mission
                          c.  Non Profit Organisations                   d.  All of these

                     4.   Which of the following mission aims to conserve, restore and expand forest cover?
                          a.  Swachh Bharat Mission                      b.  Green India Mission

                          c.  National Mission on sustainable agriculture      d.  ‘Liter of Light’ Mission
                     5.   Which among the following is essential for rainfall and the protection of our land resources?

                          a.  Water                                      b.  Waste management
                          c.  Tribes                                     d.  Forests


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