GATE Overflow for GATE ESE - Recent activity in Sustainable Development

Edited: GATE ES 2026 | Question: 23

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:53:59 +0000

Which of the following options is/are directly associated with the steps involved in carrying out life cycle assessment (LCA)?

Determination of functional unit
Defining goal and scope
Defining technology readiness level
Listing out inventory of inputs and outputs

Edited: GATE ES 2026 | Question: 16

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:41:05 +0000

As per the United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted in $2015$ "Transforming Our World: The $2030$ Agenda for Sustainable Development", the number of sustainable development goals (SDGs) is $\_\_\_\_$.

$4$
$15$
$17$
$11$

Edited: GATE ES 2025 | Question: 12

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:50:02 +0000

Correctly match the sustainable development goal (SDG) with its theme

$$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|} \hline & \textbf{SDG} & & \textbf{Theme} \\ \hline i. & \text{SDG }6 & p. & \text{Good Health and Well-being} \\ \hline ii. & \text{SDG } 11 & q. & \text{Responsible Consumption and Production} \\ \hline iii. & \text{SDG } 3 & r. & \text{Sustainable Cities and Communities} \\ \hline iv. & \text{SDG } 12 & s. & \text{Clean Water and Sanitation } \\ \hline \end{array}$$

$\text{i-q ii-r iii-p iv-s}$
$\text{i-s ii-r iii-p iv-q}$
$\text{i-s ii-r iii-q iv-p}$
$\text{i-p ii-q iii-r iv-s}$

Recategorized: GATE ES 2024 | Question: 10

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:04:15 +0000

As per the United Nations agenda for sustainable development adopted in September $2015$, the number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are _________ and the proposed target year to achieve them is _________.

$15 ; 2035$
$17 ; 2030$
$20 ; 2050$
$18 ; 2047$

Recategorized: GATE ES 2023 | Question: 13

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:00:58 +0000

Place the following international conventions/conferences/protocols/declarations in the chronological order $\text{(oldest to latest)}$ of their happening

i) United Nations conference in Stockholm which resulted in the establishment of the United Nations Environmental Program $\text{(UNEP)}$

ii) Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

iii) United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow commonly referred as $\mathrm{COP} 26$

iv) Montreal protocol on phasing out production of substances related to Ozone layer depletion

$\text{i, ii, iv, ii}$
$\text{i, ii, iii, i}$
$\text{ii, iv, i, ii}$
$\text{iv, iii, ii, i}$

Recategorized: GATE ES 2023 | Question: 17

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:00:47 +0000

Read the following statements
I. The goal of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is to assess the environmental impact of products from a system perspective and to identify possible improvement strategies.

II. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is defined as a process of identifying, predicting, and evaluating the likely impacts of a proposed project or development to define mitigation actions to reduce negative impacts and to provide positive contributions to the natural environment and well-being.

The correct choice is

$\mathrm{I}$ is correct; $\mathrm{II}$ is incorrect
$\mathrm{II}$ is correct; $\mathrm{I}$ is incorrect
Both $\mathrm{I}$ and $\mathrm{II}$ are correct
Both $\mathrm{I}$ and $\mathrm{II}$ are incorrect

Recategorized: GATE ES 2022 | Question: 16

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:47:15 +0000

In context of ecosystems, which one of the following is NOT a correct statement?

The growth of an organism such as a plant may be dependent on a number of different factors such as sunlight, mineral nutrients (nitrates, phosphates, etc.), etc. Liegib's law states that, growth occurs at the rate permitted by the most limiting factor.
The carrying capacity of a population is determined by its limiting resources. Carrying capacity is the upper limit of an ecosystem up to which it can provide the basic needs to the population under given circumstances.
The Ramsar convention on lakes and backwater systems of International importance is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of lakes and backwater systems. The treaty was signed in $1981$ and became effective in $1985$.
A Red Data Book contains lists of species whose continued existence is threatened. Species are classified into different categories of perceived risk. Each Red Data Book usually deals with a specific group of animals or plants and fungi.

Recategorized: GATE ES 2021 | Question: 11

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:42:19 +0000

The following block diagram highlights the typical phases of the life cycle of a product. In the figure, '$P$', '$Q$', and '$R$' represent various possible scopes of analyses in life cycle assessment. Which of the following statements is true?

' $R$ ' represents cradle-to-grave analysis.
$'P'$ represents cradle-to-gate analysis.
' $Q$ ' represents gate-to-grave analysis.
' $R$ ' represents gate-to-gate analysis.