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The phrase Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam, the entire earth is one family, comes from the Mahaupanishad, part of which Veda?Read the answer and worked solution →The Ganga Action Plan, launched because river water quality was very poor, came in:Read the answer and worked solution →Among the five R's, which is better than recycling because recycling itself uses energy?Read the answer and worked solution →Growing plants in cracked cups or using them as bird feeders is an example of which R?Read the answer and worked solution →Growth that meets current basic needs while preserving resources for future generations is:Read the answer and worked solution →The only resource Earth receives from outside is:Read the answer and worked solution →A paper mill owner using forest pulp belongs to which stakeholder group in forest conservation?Read the answer and worked solution →The Bishnoi community, for whom conservation is a religious tenet, lives in:Read the answer and worked solution →Amrita Devi Bishnoi sacrificed her life with 363 others in 1731 to protect which trees?Read the answer and worked solution →Khejrali village, site of the 1731 Bishnoi sacrifice, is near:Read the answer and worked solution →The Chipko Andolan began in the early 1970s in Reni village in:Read the answer and worked solution →In Chipko, who reached the forest first and hugged the trees to stop the contractor's workers?Read the answer and worked solution →The 1972 people's participation experiment in reviving Sal forests began in the Arabari range of which district?Read the answer and worked solution →In Arabari, villagers protecting the forest received what share of the final harvest?Read the answer and worked solution →Kulhs, a 400-year-old local canal irrigation system, belong to:Read the answer and worked solution →Which canal has brought greenery to considerable areas of Rajasthan?Read the answer and worked solution →The Narmada Bachao Andolan protested raising the height of which dam?Read the answer and worked solution →The Tehri Dam, opposed by many, stands on which river?Read the answer and worked solution →Rajendra Singh, India's waterman who built 8,600 johads, won which prize in 2015?Read the answer and worked solution →Surangams are traditional water harvesting structures of:Read the answer and worked solution →Known petroleum reserves are estimated to last about:Read the answer and worked solution →Burning coal in insufficient oxygen forms which poisonous gas instead of carbon dioxide?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the water harvesting structuresRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the five R'sRead the answer and worked solution →Run the conservation storyRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the conservation wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Rajasthan or elsewhereRead the answer and worked solution →Sort forest, water and fuelRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Natural resources bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The phrase Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam, the entire earth is one family, comes from the Mahaupanishad, part of which Veda?

  1. Atharva Veda
  2. Rig Veda
  3. Sama Veda
  4. Yajur Veda
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Correct answer: A. Atharva Veda

1. Sustainable living is part of Indian tradition. 2. The Mahaupanishad is probably part of the Atharva Veda. 3. The phrase means the whole earth is one family. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 16, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources._

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The Ganga Action Plan, launched because river water quality was very poor, came in:

  1. 2005
  2. 1985
  3. 1975
  4. 1995
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Correct answer: B. 1985

1. It was a multi-crore project. 2. It began in 1985. 3. Coliform counts measure the pollution. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 16, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources._

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Among the five R's, which is better than recycling because recycling itself uses energy?

  1. Reuse
  2. Refuse
  3. Reduce
  4. Repair
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Correct answer: A. Reuse

1. Recycling consumes some energy. 2. Reuse simply uses things again. 3. Reversed envelopes and jam bottles are examples. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 16, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources._

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