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GATE 2021 AR – Question 36

Environmental Planning and Landscape · Life cycle analysis · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Match P LCA, Q IPCC, R Mtoe, S LEED with 1 building certification, 2 hydrological assessment, 3 climate change, 4 equivalent energy measure, 5 cradle-to-grave.

  1. P–3;Q–5;R–4;S–2
  2. P–4;Q–3;R–1;S–2
  3. P–5;Q–4;R–2;S–1
  4. P–5;Q–3;R–4;S–1

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Correct answer: (D) P–5;Q–3;R–4;S–1

Explanation

LCA assesses life-cycle impacts(cradle-to-grave 5); IPCC assesses climate change(3); Mtoe means million tonnes of oil equivalent, an energy measure(4); LEED is a building-certification framework(1). Thus 5, 3, 4, 1, D. Match function as well as acronym expansion.