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21 The term “ecofeminism” was coined in 1974 by: Environmental Studies
Feminism and green politics
Medium
22 The central idea of ecofeminism is that: Environmental Studies
Feminism and green politics
Easy
23 In 1974, women of Reni village in the Garhwal Himalaya hugged trees to stop felling under the leadership of: Environmental Studies
Feminism and green politics
Easy
24 Die Grünen, the German Green Party founded in 1980, first entered the federal parliament (Bundestag) in: Environmental Studies
Feminism and green politics
Hard
25 Vandana Shiva’s 1988 book that links “maldevelopment” with harm to women and nature is: Environmental Studies
Feminism and green politics
Medium
26 The report Our Common Future (1987), which defined sustainable development, was produced by a commission chai… Environmental Studies
Sustainable development
Easy
27 According to the Brundtland definition, sustainable development meets present needs without compromising the … Environmental Studies
Sustainable development
Easy
28 The Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 number: Environmental Studies
Sustainable development
Easy
29 Mission LiFE, launched in October 2022, mainly aims to: Environmental Studies
Sustainable development
Medium
30 Which pair of key concepts did the Brundtland Report place at the heart of sustainable development? Environmental Studies
Sustainable development
Hard
31 Which pair of processes increases the size of a population? Environmental Studies
Population dynamics
Easy
32 A population of 500 rabbits has 60 births, 20 deaths, 10 immigrants and 5 emigrants in one year. What is its … Environmental Studies
Population dynamics
Medium
33 An age pyramid with a very broad base and a narrow top indicates a population that is: Environmental Studies
Population dynamics
Easy
34 An urn-shaped age pyramid, with fewer young than middle-aged individuals, suggests that the population will: Environmental Studies
Population dynamics
Medium
35 A town of 15,00,000 people records 30,000 births in a year. Its crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) is: Environmental Studies
Population dynamics
Hard
36 A survivorship curve that stays nearly flat through early and middle life and then drops sharply in old age i… Environmental Studies
Survivorship and life strategies
Easy
37 An oyster releases millions of eggs, and very few larvae survive to adulthood. Its survivorship curve is most… Environmental Studies
Survivorship and life strategies
Easy
38 Which set of traits describes a K-strategist? Environmental Studies
Survivorship and life strategies
Medium
39 Which organisms are the best example of r-strategists? Environmental Studies
Survivorship and life strategies
Medium
40 Why are K-strategists such as elephants usually more vulnerable to extinction than r-strategists? Environmental Studies
Survivorship and life strategies
Hard