Sustainable Development Questions and Answers

Q: Which of the following diseases is caused due to the deficiency of iodine ?

Iodine deficiency causes goitre.The thyroid gland needs iodine to make the hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). When iodine is short, the pituitary secretes more thyroid-stimulating hormone, and the gland enlarges to trap more iodine, producing a swelling in the neck called goitre. Iodised salt is the main means of prevention, as under India's National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme.Solitary thyroid nodules, thyroiditis (inflammation, often autoimmune) and thyroid cancer are thyroid disorders with other causes; none is the classic deficiency disease of iodine.

Q: The Inclusive Wealth Report is released by which of the following organizations ?

The Inclusive Wealth Report is released by United Nations Environment (the UN Environment Programme).The report measures the wealth of nations as the sum of their produced capital, human capital and natural capital, to show whether development is sustainable, rather than relying on GDP alone. Its 2018 edition was published by UN Environment with academic partners.The World Economic Forum and INSEAD publish the Global Innovation Index and other reports, the World Bank publishes its own wealth-of-nations accounts under a different name, and NITI Aayog is India's policy think tank, so none of them issues this report.

Q: In a society the growth and development that meets the current human needs and also conserves natural resources for future generations is known as

This is sustainable development.The Brundtland Commission's report Our Common Future (1987) defined sustainable development as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, which is exactly the definition in the question.A green economy is a means to that end (low-carbon, resource-efficient growth), holistic development is a general term for all-round development, and subsistence agriculture is farming mainly to feed one's own family. None of these is defined by the balance between present needs and future generations.

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Which of the following diseases is caused due to the deficiency of iodine ?

A.Solitary thyroid nodules
B.Goitre
C.Thyroiditis
D.Thyroid cancer

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: B

Iodine deficiency causes goitre.

The thyroid gland needs iodine to make the hormones thyroxine (T₄) and triiodothyronine (T₃). When iodine is short, the pituitary secretes more thyroid-stimulating hormone, and the gland enlarges to trap more iodine, producing a swelling in the neck called goitre. Iodised salt is the main means of prevention, as under India's National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme.

Solitary thyroid nodules, thyroiditis (inflammation, often autoimmune) and thyroid cancer are thyroid disorders with other causes; none is the classic deficiency disease of iodine.

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22.

Assertion [A] : Organic farming is becoming increasingly popular as if protects the environment.
Reason [R] : Organic farming based agricultural system that uses ecologically based pest controls and biological fertilisers derived from animal waste and nitrogen fixing cover crops.

A.[A] is true but [R] is false
B.Both [A] and [R] are true; and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]
C.[A] is false, [R] is true
D.Both [A] and [R] are true, but [R] is not the correct explanation of [A]

Exam Year(s)

TNPSC Group 1 - 2024, TNPSC - 2024,

Answer: B

Both statements are true and [R] explains [A]. Organic farming is popular because it protects the environment, and it does so by using ecologically based pest controls and biological fertilisers made from animal waste and nitrogen-fixing cover crops.

Option D, which denies the explanation, and options A and C, which call a statement false, are not the key.

Organic farming avoids synthetic fertilisers and pesticides and relies on compost, green manure, crop rotation and biological pest control, so it protects soil and water. That is why the reason, which describes how the system works, explains why the farming is considered environmentally protective.

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23.

Arrange the following Sustainable Development Goals by UNO :

(1) Zero Hunger
(2) Good Health
(3) No Poverty
(4) Quality Education

A.(1), (2), (3), (4)
B.(3), (2), (1), (4)
C.(3), (1), (2), (4)
D.(1), (3), (4), (2)

Exam Year(s)

TNPSC Group 1 - 2024, TNPSC - 2024,

Answer: C

The numbering of the Sustainable Development Goals is No Poverty (1), Zero Hunger (2), Good Health (3) and Quality Education (4), so the order is No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health, Quality Education, that is (3), (1), (2), (4), option C.

The other options place Good Health or Zero Hunger in the wrong position.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals begin with SDG 1 No Poverty, SDG 2 Zero Hunger, SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being and SDG 4 Quality Education. The question asks for the order of the goals, which gives (3), (1), (2), (4) when the items are numbered as printed.

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24.

The Inclusive Wealth Report is released by which of the following organizations ?

A.United Nations Environment
B.World Economic Forum and INSEAD
C.World Bank
D.NITI Ayog

Exam Year(s)

Tripura Public Service Commission - 2019,

Answer: A

The Inclusive Wealth Report is released by United Nations Environment (the UN Environment Programme).

The report measures the wealth of nations as the sum of their produced capital, human capital and natural capital, to show whether development is sustainable, rather than relying on GDP alone. Its 2018 edition was published by UN Environment with academic partners.

The World Economic Forum and INSEAD publish the Global Innovation Index and other reports, the World Bank publishes its own wealth-of-nations accounts under a different name, and NITI Aayog is India's policy think tank, so none of them issues this report.

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25.

In a society the growth and development that meets the current human needs and also conserves natural resources for future generations is known as

A.Green economy
B.Holistic development
C.Sustainable development
D.Subsistence agriculture

Exam Year(s)

Tripura Public Service Commission - 2019,

Answer: C

This is sustainable development.

The Brundtland Commission's report Our Common Future (1987) defined sustainable development as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, which is exactly the definition in the question.

A green economy is a means to that end (low-carbon, resource-efficient growth), holistic development is a general term for all-round development, and subsistence agriculture is farming mainly to feed one's own family. None of these is defined by the balance between present needs and future generations.

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