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6.  Ecosystem consists of ____________________ .
              a. plants                                          b. animals
              c. humans                                          d. all of these
           7.  The focus of sustainable development is correcting the policies that are the ____________________ of adverse environment
              effects.
              a. results                                         b. root cause
              c. solutions                                       d. none of these
           8.  Development is a term used to describe political goals and ____________________ progress.
              a. Social                                          b. Economic
              c. Environmental                                   d. All of these

        B.  Fill in the blanks.

           1.  ____________________  and ____________________  are the two issues which arise due to exploitation of the environment.
           2.  According to the concept of sustainable development, the environment and development are ____________________ issues.
           3.  ____________________  is the solution to scarcity of clean water, pure air to breathe, quality food to eat.
           4.  ____________________  is another threat for the shortage of food all across the world.
           5.  ____________________  ensures stopping further damage to life on earth.


        C.  Match the following:
           1.  Sustainable Development Goals          a.  1987
           2.  Brundtland Report                      b.  Large population
           3.  SDGs Challenge                         c.  2015
           4.  SD Goals                               d.  Partnership for the goals

           5.  Goal 17                                e.  Agenda 2030

        D.  State whether these statements are true or false.
           1.  Humans interact with the environment to get food, water, fuel and many other things.      __________
           2.  There are 16 Sustainable Development goals.                                               __________
           3.  SDGs are expected to be fulfilled by all nations by 2030.                                 __________
           4.  India follows a holistic approach towards its 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.         __________

           5.  Farming using chemical fertilisers is encouraged in SDGs.                                 __________

                                         SECTION B (Subjective Type Questions)

        A.  Short answer type questions:
           1.  What is the difference between wage-employed and self-employed people?
         Ans.   Wage-employed people are people who work for a person or an organization and get paid for that work. Self-employed
              people are those who start their businesses and sell their product or services to the customers.
           2.  Why do you think the United Nations has made the 17 Sustainable Development Goals?         [NCERT]
         Ans.   The 17 SDGs have been made to take care of important issues faced by the nations all across the world are poverty,
              gender equality, water use, energy, climate change and biodiversity. Countries are now making policies and regulations
              that will promote sustainable systems needed in all economic sectors to provide a secure, affordable and sustainable
              economy for the present and the future generations.
           3.  What is Organic Farming?
         Ans.   Organic farming is where farmers do not use chemical pesticides and fertilisers to increase their production. They use
              cow dung to fulfill the requirement of the soil.
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