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  • 1. What was the purpose of the Five Year Action Plan?
A) To increase the daily usage of public transportation to 10 million passengers
B) To help initiate the Green Growth Policy and kickstart green technological advancements
C) To fund the expansion of the Seoul Metro railway system
D) To completely eliminate all industrial manufacturing in South Korea
  • 2. What areas did the Five Year Action Plan prioritize?
A) Agriculture, fisheries, and forestry
B) Urban planning, buildings, and transportation
C) Tourism and hospitality
D) Information technology and telecommunications
  • 3. During which years did the Five Year Action Plan take place?
A) 2015 till 2020
B) 2024 till 2027
C) 2009 till 2013
D) 2000 till 2005
  • 4. How many green jobs were created by the Five Year Action Plan?
A) Around 100,000 green jobs
B) Almost 960,000 green jobs
C) Exactly 500,000 green jobs
D) Roughly 2 million green jobs
  • 5. What crisis did the creation of green jobs ultimately help South Korea overcome?
A) An economic crisis
B) An energy shortage crisis
C) A massive housing shortage crisis
D) A severe water scarcity crisis
  • 6. Which specific green technologies were mentioned for job development?
A) Electric vehicle batteries and hydrogen fuel cells
B) Nuclear reactors and tidal generators
C) Silicon based solar cells and smart grids
D) Wind turbines and geothermal pumps
  • 7. Approximately how much of their GDP did South Korea dedicate annually to these efforts?
A) Around 1%
B) Around 5%
C) Around 10%
D) Around 2%
  • 8. How much was the annual GDP spending in US dollars?
A) US$50 billion
B) US$10 billion
C) US$5 billion
D) US$23 billion
  • 9. How does South Korea's annual GDP spending compare to the UN recommendation?
A) One quarter of the recommended amount
B) Equal to the recommended amount
C) Half of the recommended amount
D) Almost double the recommended amount
  • 10. Why were private investments needed in addition to government spending?
A) To subsidize fossil fuel imports from overseas
B) To pay off national debt accumulated over decades
C) To invest in NRE and assist in creating a market and supply and demand flow
D) To fund the construction of new highways across the country
  • 11. How many South Korean companies invested in NRE technologies during this phase?
A) Only 5 companies
B) Almost 30 different companies
C) More than 100 companies
D) Exactly 10 companies
  • 12. How much money did private businesses invest in NRE technologies?
A) Approximately US$30.4 billion
B) Approximately US$1.1 billion
C) Approximately US$5.2 billion
D) Approximately US$13.6 billion
  • 13. When was the environmental investment assessment of GHG launched?
A) 2010
B) 2024
C) 2005
D) 2013
  • 14. How many tons of GHG emissions were reduced according to the 2010 assessment?
A) Roughly 11.47 million tons
B) Roughly 595.95 million tons
C) Roughly 30 million tons
D) Roughly 2 million tons
  • 15. What is South Korea's total annual emission of GHG mentioned in the text?
A) 11.47 million tons
B) 250 million tons
C) 595.95 million tons
D) 1 billion tons
  • 16. How many new businesses in the green technology field contributed to the GHG reduction?
A) 960 new businesses
B) 10 new businesses
C) 53 new businesses
D) 30 new businesses
  • 17. What was the target of the investment programme in the Seoul Metro system?
A) Increasing train speed
B) Reducing dust pollution
C) Expanding the rail network to rural areas
D) Lowering ticket prices for daily commuters
  • 18. How much money was invested in the Seoul Metro dust reduction programme?
A) ₩1 trillion
B) ₩10 billion
C) ₩50 billion
D) ₩300 billion
  • 19. Over how many years was the Seoul Metro investment programme spread?
A) One year
B) Ten years
C) Five years
D) Three years
  • 20. In what year did the Seoul Metro investment programme commence?
A) 2026
B) 2009
C) 2010
D) 2024
  • 21. How many daily passengers used the Seoul Metro system when the programme commenced?
A) Around 3 million passengers daily
B) Around 1 million passengers daily
C) Around 15 million passengers daily
D) Around 7 million passengers daily
  • 22. Which of the following improvements was NOT planned for the Seoul Metro?
A) Less dusty tunnel beds
B) Improved ventilation and air conditioning
C) Automated ticket collection systems
D) Dust-trap mats at turnstiles
  • 23. What type of information was made publicly available regarding the Seoul Metro platform?
A) Passenger density statistics
B) Train arrival schedules only
C) Platform pollution information
D) Energy consumption reports
  • 24. What was the average pollution concentration in the Seoul Metro before the target reductions?
A) 32 μg/m3
B) 11.47 μg/m3
C) 38.8 μg/m3
D) 50 μg/m3
  • 25. What was the target average pollution concentration for the Seoul Metro by 2026?
A) 50 μg/m3
B) 10 μg/m3
C) 38.8 μg/m3
D) 32 μg/m3
  • 26. What was the legal limit for pollution concentration mentioned for the Seoul Metro?
A) 38.8 μg/m3
B) 50 μg/m3
C) 32 μg/m3
D) 100 μg/m3
  • 27. What is the primary source of most of South Korea's air pollution according to multiple studies?
A) North Korea
B) Russia
C) China
D) Japan
  • 28. What weather condition in colder months creates smog-like conditions from China?
A) Heavy rainstorms
B) Strong typhoons
C) Slow air currents
D) Extreme heatwaves
  • 29. Which institution released a report in 2016 about slow air currents worsening fine dust in colder months?
A) Seoul National University
B) Korean Meteorological Administration
C) National Institute of Environmental Research
D) World Health Organization
  • 30. From which specific region in southwestern China are harmful particles found to be transported long-range?
A) Wuhan
B) Hong Kong
C) Shanghai
D) Beijing
  • 31. What is expected to happen to the pollution statistics with a predicted increase in China's coal-fueled power plants?
A) Stabilize
B) Worsen
C) Improve
D) Disappear
  • 32. In modern South Korea, what is the biggest contributor to air pollution?
A) Residential wood burning
B) Volcanic eruptions
C) Fossil fuel combustion
D) Agricultural livestock
  • 33. What percentage of its coal supplies does South Korea import?
A) 75%
B) 50%
C) 100%
D) 99%
  • 34. What percentage of the primary energy supply does coal account for in South Korea?
A) 38%
B) 29%
C) 15%
D) 50%
  • 35. What percentage of the primary energy supply does gas account for in South Korea?
A) 15%
B) 38%
C) 29%
D) 50%
  • 36. What is happening to the number of cars on the road in South Korea?
A) It is completely banned
B) It is staying the same
C) It is increasing
D) It is decreasing
  • 37. Who faces further problems due to growing pollution in large cities?
A) Residents
B) Rural farmers
C) Wildlife populations
D) Foreign tourists
  • 38. When did many forms of pollution increase in South Korea?
A) Following the COVID-19 pandemic
B) Before World War II
C) During the agrarian era
D) Since its rapid industrialization
  • 39. Which city is noted by NASA as having some of the worst air pollution in the world?
A) Busan
B) Incheon
C) Tokyo
D) Seoul
  • 40. Between 2009 and 2013, how did Seoul's mean PM10 compare to cities like Tokyo, Paris, and London?
A) They were never measured
B) They were exactly the same
C) They were higher
D) They were lower
  • 41. Among the 35 richest countries in the OECD, how does South Korea's air quality rank?
A) The best
B) Right in the middle
C) Second best
D) The worst
  • 42. When did pollution in South Korea begin to increase?
A) During the 19th century
B) Only after the year 2000
C) After World War II
D) Before the 20th century
  • 43. What was Korea's economic status in 1960?
A) A developing country heavily dependent on foreign aid
B) A completely isolated agrarian state
C) A manufacturing and export powerhouse
D) The world's largest economy
  • 44. Which event accelerated South Korea's shift to an industrial economy?
A) The Korean War
B) The COVID-19 pandemic
C) The 2008 financial crisis
D) World War I
  • 45. Which agency funneled significant aid to South Korea after the war?
A) OECD
B) World Health Organization
C) United Nations Korea Reconstruction Agency
D) NASA
  • 46. By how much did South Korea's economy grow each year through the 1980s and 1990s?
A) 10%
B) 50%
C) 2%
D) 25%
  • 47. As of 2015, what was South Korea's rank as a gross domestic producer?
A) 35th largest
B) 5th largest
C) 1st largest
D) 11th largest
  • 48. What percentage of respondents in a 2018 Korean Ministry of Environment survey noted that air pollution caused physical or psychological pain?
A) 100%
B) 50%
C) 15%
D) 97%
  • 49. Which eye condition is caused by Asian dust storms?
A) Cataracts
B) Glaucoma
C) Color blindness
D) Pinkeye
  • 50. According to the U.S. CDC, increasing PM2.5 air pollution has been linked to which condition?
A) Heart disease
B) Appendicitis
C) Arthritis
D) Alzheimer's disease
  • 51. Exposure to which chemical causes chronic lung disease and respiratory disorders?
A) Hydrogen
B) Nitrogen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Sulfur dioxide
  • 52. How long can cheap pollution masks last?
A) A day or a few weeks
B) Up to five years
C) Only a single afternoon
D) A few months to a year
  • 53. How long can expensive pollution masks last?
A) A few months
B) Exactly one year
C) Ten days
D) A few weeks
  • 54. What are citizens asking for regarding expensive air purifiers for houses or cars?
A) Free electricity
B) Tax increases
C) Direct imports from China
D) Government subsidies
  • 55. Where are citizens making petitions for air purifier subsidies?
A) The Paris Agreement forum
B) The Seoul Metropolitan Government office
C) The Ministry of Environment portal
D) The Blue House's official website
  • 56. In which year did South Korea sign the Paris Agreement?
A) 2003
B) 2005
C) 2018
D) 2016
  • 57. By what year are domestic emissions planned to be cut by 30%?
A) 2050
B) 2014
C) 2030
D) 2022
  • 58. In what year was public transportation free in Seoul during three high-pollution days?
A) 2018
B) 2003
C) 2005
D) 2016
  • 59. What are diesel buses being replaced with on a local level in Korean cities?
A) Gasoline trucks
B) Electric bicycles
C) Natural gas vehicles
D) Steam-powered engines
  • 60. What is being provided to cars to help the environment on a local level?
A) Special pollution masks
B) GPS tracking systems
C) Free fuel coupons
D) Emission-reduced devices
  • 61. When was the Special Act on Seoul Metropolitan Air Quality Improvement implemented?
A) November 2016
B) January 2005
C) October 2018
D) December 2003
  • 62. When did the first phase of the air management plan take action?
A) 2014
B) 2022
C) 2003
D) 2005
  • 63. How long did the first phase of the air management plan last?
A) Nearly a decade
B) Twenty years
C) Five years
D) Exactly two years
  • 64. What was the goal for average annual NO2 concentration by 2014?
A) 22 ppb
B) 69 μg/m3
C) 40 ppb
D) 38 μg/m3
  • 65. What type of aircraft is used in a pilot program by South Korea's Ministry of Environment to inspect factory emissions?
A) Unmanned aerial vehicles
B) Cloud-seeding airplanes
C) Helicopters
D) Commercial passenger jets
  • 66. What do experts and citizens hope the unmanned aerial vehicle plan will mark for Seoul?
A) A financial disaster
B) The end of all air pollution
C) A complete ban on factories
D) A turning point
  • 67. Where are the South Korean and Chinese governments planning on having artificial rain?
A) The Han River
B) The Sea of Japan
C) The Pacific Ocean
D) The Yellow Sea
  • 68. What was South Korea's goal for its Green World Power ranking by 2020?
A) First
B) Tenth
C) Fifth
D) Seventh
  • 69. What was South Korea's goal for its Green World Power ranking by 2050?
A) Seventh
B) Fifth
C) First
D) Second
  • 70. What percentage of South Korea's energy sources had been imported before the Green Growth Policy?
A) 50%
B) 98%
C) 20.1%
D) 96%
  • 71. What did South Korean politicians work to encourage in order to honor their new policy?
A) Energy independence
B) Nonrenewable energy usage
C) Imported fossil fuels
D) Industrial pollution
  • 72. Who was the president that set the target of increasing South Korea's renewable usage to 20.1% by 2029?
A) President Lee Myeong Bak
B) President Moon Jae-in
C) President Park Geun-hye
D) President Roh Moo-hyun
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