Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Environment and Sustainable Development

Question:

The ability of the environment to absorb degradation is called:

Options:

Carrying capacity

Global warming

Ozone depletion

Absorptive capacity

Correct Answer:

Absorptive capacity

Explanation:

Carrying capacity implies that the resource extraction is not above the rate of regeneration of the resource and the wastes generated are within the assimilating capacity of the environment. 

Global warming is a gradual increase in the average temperature of the earth’s lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases.

Ozone depletion refers to the phenomenon of reductions in the amount of ozone in the stratosphere.

Absorptive capacity means the ability of the environment to absorb degradation.