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1. Which cause for increasing resource scarcity working separately for example, in many
regions of the world, women face restrictions in purchasing land, drilling water wells or
harvesting resources?
A. Demand-induced scarcity C. Structural scarcity
B. Supply-induced scarcity. D. Non-Renewable Resources
2. Which of the following is the main governance challenges often lie at the root of
conflicts over natural resources?
A. Unclear, overlapping or poor enforcement of resource rights and laws
B. Discriminatory policies, rights and laws that marginalize specific groups
C. Unequal distribution of benefits and burdens from development projects
D. Lack of public participation and transparency in decision-making.
E. All
3. All Oromo clans have common indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms related to
killing, particularly unintentional killing of an individual from other or within the same
clan.
A. Gumma C. Gadaa system
B. Abbaa Gadaa D. Guurti
4. The process by which thermal radiation from planetary surface is absorbed by
atmospheric greenhouse gases and is reradiated in all directions.
A. Global warming C. Loss of biodiversity
B. Desertification D. None
5. Which one of the following is the Declaration, adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly in 2007, makes direct reference to indigenous peoples rights to land and self-
determination besides other articles related to violence and conflict resolution?
A. Article 7 B. Article 30 C. Article 32 D. Article 40 E. all
6. Which of the following is fundamental dimensions of sustainable development?
A. Economic B. Environmental C. Social D. All
7. Which one of the following define term of Performance of the sustainable development
goals?
A. The Climate-Change-Resilient Green-Economy strategy has been implemented.
B. The Paris Agreement on climate change has also been implemented.
C. The Paris Agreement on climate change has also been implemented
D. All of Above
8. Which one of the following is not indicate of Shortcoming of the notion of Sustainable
Development?
A. The incorrectness of the term
B. The narrowness of the term
C. The absence of a single concept
D. None
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9. Which one can show Renewable natural resources?
A. living organisms
B. animals and plants
C. solar energy
D. land and soil
E. All
10. which one of the following is not explain Livelihood diversification aims for livelihoods to
become increasingly?
A. multi-sectorial C. multi-occupational
B. multi-locational D. Supply-induced scarcity
11. What kind of plate boundary results to the formation of a fault line like the San Andreas
Fault in California?
A. divergent boundary C. Sub ducted boundary
B. convergent boundary D. None
12. which one of the following is explain the basic approaches that can be used to increase
livelihood opportunities and reduce vulnerability to resource scarcity?
A. Livelihood diversification aims for livelihoods to become increasingly
B. Emergency livelihood support can be provided when livelihoods begin failing.
C. Public participation in decision-making
D. Access to justice
E. A and B
13. ------ people appointed on ad-hoc basis to settle disputes played an important role in
resolving conflicts.
A. Elders B. Rule of law C. Law D. Constitution
14. What kind of plate boundary results to the formation of a mountain range like the
Appalachian and Himalaya Mountains?
A. divergent boundary C. transform or shear boundary
B. convergent boundary D. Subduction Boundary
15. Which one of the following is an indicator of good governance of natural resources?
A. Discriminatory policies C. Unequal distribution of benefits
B. Laws that marginalize specific groups. D. Inclusiveness and transparency
16. The social dimension of sustainable development focuses on:
A. Governance related provision
B. Maintaining a stable resource base
C. Avoiding overexploitation of non-renewable resources
D. Avoidance of extreme sectorial imbalances.
E. All of the above
17. Which one of the following is the type of plate boundary of the Indian plate along the
Himalayan Mountains?
A. Continent-continent convergence C. Ocean-Continent Convergence
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B. Transform boundary D. Oceanic-oceanic boundary
18. Which one of the following is different from the others?
A. Water B. Coal C. Natural Vegetation D. Soil
19. One of the following could be the cause of conflict over natural resources:
A. Information B. Interest C. Beliefs D. All
20. Which one is the Nested Pillars of Sustainable Development?
A. Economic B. Eco-economy C. Social D. All
21. Regarding geographical distribution of fold mountain which one of the following
combination is incorrect.
A. Rockies- North America C. Andes-South Africa
B. Alps-Europe D. Drakensburg-south Africa
22. Identify the Non-Renewable Resources
A. Coal B. Petroleum C. Natural gas D. Nonferrous metals E. All
23. Which one of the following is indicate main drivers of conflict over natural resources?
A. Competition over increasingly scarce renewable resources
B. Poor governance of renewable natural resources and the environment
C. Transboundary natural resource dynamics and pressures
D. All
24. One of the following is not among the main drivers of conflict over natural resources?
A. Resource scarcity C. Transboundary resource
B. Poor governance D. None
25. What kind of plate boundary causes old and heavy crust (rocks) to sink into the mantle
form subduction?
A. convergent boundary B. divergent boundary
B. transforms or shear boundary D. All of the Above
26. Most earthquakes happen along the ___________.
A. fault C. volcanic mountains
B. Pacific Ring of Fire D. mid-ocean ridge
27. Which explain the new 10-year development plan of 2021-2030 is also contemplating
the SDG main pillars?
A. Correcting the imbalance between demand and supply
B. Building climate resilient green economy
C. Eliminating rent-seeking behaviors
D. All
28. Why is Earth not growing in spite of sea floor spreading?
A. Because of subduction in the Atlantic Ocean.
B. Because of subduction the Pacific Ocean.
C. Because of subduction in the Indian Ocean.
D. Because of subduction in the Gulf of Mexico.
29. What evidences do scientists use to support the continental drift theory?
A. rocks, fossils and air evidence C. rocks, water and ice evidence
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B. rocks, fossils and climate evidence D. rocks, fossils and human beings
30. Which one of the following is a type of scarcity that occurs when different groups in a
society face unequal resource access?
A. Supply-induced scarcity C. Demand-induced scarcity
B. Structural scarcity D. All
31. The theory of plate tectonics combines which two other theories?
A. sea floor spreading and continental drift
B. sea floor spreading and plate tectonics
C. continental drift and fossil theory
D. continental drift and Big Bang theory
32. which one of the following is Categories of resource conflicts?
A. conflict over resource ownership
B. conflict over resource access
C. conflict over decision making associated with resource management
D. All
33. The Indian peninsular was a part of ---------.
A. North America B. Eurasia C. Gondwanaland D. Siberia
34. Which one of the following is an indicator of good governance of natural resources?
A. Discriminatory policies
B. Unequal distribution of benefits
C. Laws that marginalize specific groups.
D. Public participation and transparency
35. How do the plates move at a transform boundary?
A. They move toward each other. C. They move past each other and slide.
B. They move away from each other. D. they do not move.
36. Tectonics plates float on the __________.
A. Crust C. Inner core
B. asthenosphere or mantle D. lithosphere
EVIEW QUESTIONS Match the Items from Column B for Column A
Column A Column B
37. Teer A. indigenous leaders resolving conflict in Somali
38. Madaa B. Indigenous custom leaders in Borena culture
39. Ogaz C. Conflict resolution laws in Somali
40. Abba Gadda D. Customary law in Afar
[Link] settlement custom in Amhara culture
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