Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Economics

Question:

What do you understand by the term "Absorptive capacity" of environment?

Options:

Ability of resource extraction which is less than it's regeneration

Ability to maintain life sustenance 

Ability of the environment to absorb degradation

None of the above

Correct Answer:

Ability of the environment to absorb degradation

Explanation:

Absorptive capacity means the ability of the environment to absorb degradation. Many resources have become extinct and the wastes generated are beyond the absorptive capacity of the environment. The result — we are today at the threshold of environmental crisis.