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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
121	The 1972 report The Limits to Growth, which warned that endless growth on a finite planet could lead to colla…	Environmental Studies Critique of conventional development	Medium
122	Fairness in sharing resources between people living today and those not yet born is called:	Environmental Studies Critique of conventional development	Easy
123	E. F. Schumacher’s book Small is Beautiful (1973) argued for:	Environmental Studies Critique of conventional development	Medium
124	An economy based on “take–make–dispose” is called a:	Environmental Studies Critique of conventional development	Easy
125	Which is a key criticism of using GDP growth alone as the measure of development?	Environmental Studies Critique of conventional development	Hard
126	The Gandhian term “Antyodaya” refers to:	Environmental Studies Gandhian approach to development	Easy
127	“Sarvodaya” was the title Gandhi gave to his paraphrase of a book by:	Environmental Studies Gandhian approach to development	Medium
128	Which constitutional amendment gave panchayats constitutional status in India?	Environmental Studies Gandhian approach to development	Easy
129	Gandhi’s support for khadi and the charkha was based mainly on the idea that:	Environmental Studies Gandhian approach to development	Medium
130	The Gandhian “talisman” asks a decision-maker to:	Environmental Studies Gandhian approach to development	Hard
131	Separating household waste into wet, dry and hazardous categories at home is called:	Environmental Studies Urban environmental planning	Easy
132	Composting with the help of earthworms is called:	Environmental Studies Urban environmental planning	Easy
133	A city’s groundwater table is falling fast. Which measure is a low-cost way to recharge it?	Environmental Studies Urban environmental planning	Medium
134	Which state made rooftop rainwater harvesting compulsory for buildings in 2003?	Environmental Studies Urban environmental planning	Hard
135	Traditional features such as courtyards, thick walls and jaalis in Indian buildings mainly help to:	Environmental Studies Urban environmental planning	Medium
136	Which city is best known for pioneering Bus Rapid Transit and a “Green Exchange” of recyclable waste for food…	Environmental Studies New urbanism and case studies	Easy
137	The Cochabamba “Water War” of 2000 was a protest against:	Environmental Studies New urbanism and case studies	Medium
138	The TransMilenio bus system and the Sunday Ciclovía are associated with:	Environmental Studies New urbanism and case studies	Easy
139	Cuba expanded urban organic farming such as organopónicos mainly because:	Environmental Studies New urbanism and case studies	Medium
140	Which of these is a principle of smart growth?	Environmental Studies New urbanism and case studies	Hard