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1. Which two of the following are widely 3. The persistent trend of increasing
regarded as being important aspects of temperatures over three decades is an
sustainable development? indication that global warming is really
happening. What was the warmest
I. Intra-generational equity decade since temperatures have been
II. Intra-generational inequity recorded?
III. Inter-generational inequity
IV. Inter-generational equity (A) 1990s
(B) 1980s
(A) I and II only (C) 1970s
(B) I and IV only (D) 1960s
(C) II and III only
(D) II and IV only 4. The three pillars of sustainability may
be identified as
2. Which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of sustainable develop- (A) plants, people and
ment? productivity
(A) Social economic development (B) planet, preservation and profit
which optimizes benefits (C) planet, people and profit
available in the present (D) people, planet and
without spoiling the likely
potential for similar benefits productivity
in the future
5. Which of the following is NOT a
(B) Reasonable and equitably renewable energy resource?
distributed level of economic
wellbeing that can be (A) The sun
perpetuated continually (B) The wind
(C) Natural gas
(C) Development that meets the (D) Biomass
needs of the present without
compromising the ability of 6. Which of the following is a non-
future generations to meet renewable energy resource?
their own needs
(A) Solar
(D) Maximizing the present-day (B) Methane
benefits through increased (C) Hydroelectric
resource consumption (D) Coal
02165010/SPEC 2015 7. Examples of renewable resources
include
(A) iron ore, forests and fish
(B) fresh water, forests and fish
(C) forests, fish and oil
(D) forests, gold and fish
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