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UPPCS · Question 81

With reference to 'Carrying Capacity of Environment', which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The rate of resource extraction should remain above the rate of resource regeneration. 2. Generation of waste should remain within the absorption capacity of the environment. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. Neither 1 nor 2
  2. Only 1
  3. Only 2
  4. Both 1 and 2
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Answer: (C) Only 2

Explanation

Sustainable use requires extraction to stay below regeneration, and wastes to stay within the environment's absorptive capacity. Only statement 2 is correct.