Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Environment and Sustainable Development

Question:

Why during the earlier period of civilisation, there was no sign of environmental problems?

Options:

Pollution was within the absorptive capacity of environment and rate of resource extraction was less than the rate of regeneration of these resources

Since, industrialisation was not promoted, all the factories causing pollution were heavily fined, making the rate of depletion decline. 

India was not a part of Kyoto protocol, which resulted in de-industrialisation of the Indian economy.

None of them

Correct Answer:

Pollution was within the absorptive capacity of environment and rate of resource extraction was less than the rate of regeneration of these resources

Explanation:

Absorptive capacity refers to the capacity of environment to bear degradation. When the rate of pollution is below environment's absorptive capacity and the rate of regeneration of environment exceeds the rate of extraction of resources, we can say that environmental crisis are far away.