Question 296
The term “greenwashing” refers to the practice of:
- Investing heavily in certified renewable energy projects
- Accurately reporting a company’s environmental impact
- Making unsubstantiated or misleading claims to deceive consumers into believing a company’s products or practices are environmentally friendly
- Donating a percentage of profits to environmental charities
Answer: Making unsubstantiated or misleading claims to deceive consumers into believing a company’s products or practices are environmentally friendly
Question 297
The increasing acidity of the Arabian Sea, caused by the absorption of atmospheric CO₂, directly threatens the livelihoods of Pakistan’s coastal communities by:
- Making seafood taste better
- Harming shell-forming organisms and disrupting the marine food web vital for the fisheries industry
- Increasing the number of tourist-friendly beaches
- Causing sea levels to drop
Answer: Harming shell-forming organisms and disrupting the marine food web vital for the fisheries industry
Question 298
What is a key mandate of Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)?
- To prevent all natural disasters from occurring
- To coordinate and manage the response to all types of disasters, including climate-induced events like floods and heatwaves
- To conduct research on climate change mitigation
- To fund international development projects
Answer: To coordinate and manage the response to all types of disasters, including climate-induced events like floods and heatwaves
Question 299
Why is investment in robust and accessible public transportation considered a key climate mitigation strategy for growing cities like Lahore and Karachi?
- It increases the city’s overall carbon footprint
- It encourages more people to buy private cars
- It can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by lowering the reliance on private vehicles
- It has no impact on traffic congestion or air quality
Answer: It can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by lowering the reliance on private vehicles
Question 300
What is the “albedo effect”?
- The process of oceans absorbing CO₂
- The warming of the planet by greenhouse gases
- The measure of how much solar radiation is reflected by a surface
- The circulation of ocean currents
Answer: The measure of how much solar radiation is reflected by a surface
