Indian Economic Development: Environment and Sustainable Development · Class 12 · CBSE · Commerce Economics
Which environmental function is exceeded when pollutants are released faster than nature can absorb or neutralise them?
Practice question from Indian Economic Development: Environment and Sustainable Development (Class 12 · CBSE · Commerce Economics), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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Which environmental function is exceeded when pollutants are released faster than nature can absorb or neutralise them?
- A.Provision of resources
- B.Assimilation of wasteCorrect answer
- C.Regulation of population growth
- D.Generation of employment
Solution
The environment has a limited capacity to assimilate or absorb waste. When waste generation exceeds this capacity, pollution accumulates and causes environmental degradation.
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