Managing For Sustainability Set 2
On This Page
This set of Managing for Sustainability Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Managing For Sustainability Set 2
Q1 | Which of the following statements in relation to sustainable development is not true?
- Sustainable development is defined as the development that meets the needs of present without compromising the ability of our future generations to meet their own needs.
- Sustainability has the main objective of purely focussing on the natural environment.
- Sustainable development of various countries and the entire world is the only solution left with mankind to survive for a longer period on Earth.
- Sustainable development not only considers the protection of the environment but also the maintenance of economic viability as well as the social and ethical considerations.
Q2 | The term sustainability refers to
- Maintaining resource use at current or higher levels
- Keeping the natural environment and human society in a happy, healthy and functional state
- Holding or increasing the current quality of human life
- Always focusing on fulfiling short-term needs
Q3 | Social sustainability refers to what?
- The concept of the enterprise supporting jobs and delivering income to communities in the long term
- Stewardship of resources and managing and conserving the environment
- The concept of the enterprise supporting jobs and delivering income to communities in the short term
- Sharing benefits fairly and equitably and respecting the quality of life of communities and of human rights
Q4 | The Brundtland definition comprises of which three parts?
- Development, Needs and Future Responsibility
- Development, Issues and Future Generations
- Development, Needs and Future Generations
- Growth, Needs and Future Generations
Q5 | What is the most commonly cited definition for, and accepted thinking about sustainable development?
- Brundtland World on Committee Environment and Sustainable Development
- Bruntland World Committee on Environment and Development
- Brundtland World Commission on Environment and Sustainable Development
- Brundtland World Commission on Environment and Development
Q6 | Which one of the following characteristics is widely regarded as being an important aspect of sustainable development?
- Inter-generational equity
- Increasing consumption expenditure
- Intra-generational inequity
- Increased levels of saving
Q7 | A "green transport plan" is:
- An environmentally acceptable travel plan devised by a local authority for its area
- An internationally agreed strategy for reducing the impact of international transport activity on the global environment.
- A plan devised by a company or organisation to reduce the environmental impact of the transport demands generated by itself and its employees
- The UK government's plan for a sustainable transport sector
Q8 | Food, space, disease, natural disasters, climate, competition and predation are examples of what?
- Capacity Factors
- Limiting Factors
- Predation Factors
- Sustainable Factors
Q9 | Sustainable Development focuses on more use of:
- Renewable resources
- Abiotic resources
- Agricultural resources
- Natural resources
Q10 | Which of the following perspectives takes the strongest stance in support of sustainability?
- Communalist
- Free market
- Deep ecology
- Cornucopian
Q11 | Social, economic and ecological equity is the necessary condition for achieving
- Social development
- Economic development
- Sustainable development
- Ecological development
Q12 | 'Meeting the needs of the present compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own need' is
- Brundtland
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Maathai
- Sunderlal Bahugana
Q13 | The idea of sustainable development was conceived in early
- 1950
- 1960
- 1970
- 1980
Q14 | The definition of sustainable development was expressed during the World Commission on 39 Environment and Development in 1987, chaired by
- Gro Harlem Brundtland
- Murray Bookchin
- Rees and WackernackeJ
- John Elkington
Q15 | Which of the following statement is correct?(a) Renewable resources should provide a sustainable yield (the rate of harvest should not exceed the rate of regeneration).(b) For non-renewable resources there should be equivalent development of renewable substitutes.(c) Waste generation should exceed the assimilative capacity of the environment
- (a) and (c)
- (b) and (c)
- (a) and (b)
- None
Q16 | Dematerialisation is being encouraged through the ideas of industrial ecology _and
- Ecodesign
- Ecolabelling
- Both (a) and (b)
- None of the above
Q17 | The ecological footprint is an tool for ecological resources
- Accounting
- Management
- Decision making
- Financial
Q18 | Eco-tracking tools need to be available which
- Do not allow you to trace environmental footprint
- Avoids data collection
- Set-up an environmental management system
- Help in decision making
Q19 | A sustainability rep~rt is the key platform for communicating ., and impacts whether positive or negative
- Sustainability performance
- Management decisions
- Financial analysis
- Information
Q20 | Adverse social impacts could be in the form of
- Loss of land
- loss of structures
- Loss of livelihood
- All of the above
Q21 | Who uses the Triple Bottom Line?
- Businesses
- Non-profit organisations
- Government entities
- All of the above
Q22 | Under which ISO Standard the Guidance on Social Responsibility wasrecognized?
- ISO 26000
- ISO 27000
- ISO 22000
- ISO 14000
Q23 | Carbon footprints is used to determine the amount of offsets necessary by a business to sell their product as but is not used to determine carbon liability
- Carbon neutral
- Carbon dating
- Carbon cutting
- Carbon rating
Q24 | Production, transformation and use of energy are the major problems of:
- Industrial activity
- Sustainable development
- Global warming
- Acid rain
Q25 | A chemical industry is not a cause of
- Air pollution
- Noise pollution
- Water pollution
- Nuclear pollution