Resources and development
Class 10
MCQ's
(A) Multiple Choice Questions :
1.Resource planning is essential for .... existence of all forms of life
a) ecological balance (b) sustainable
c) exploitation (d) none of these
Ans : (a)
2. The resources of ownership are:
(a) plantation. (b) pasture land
c) ponds. (d) all of the above
Ans: (d)
3.Where was the first international Earth Summit held?
(a) Rio de Janeiro. (b) Geneva
c) Switzerland. (d) Philippines
Ans : (a)
4. On the basis of its origin, resources can be classified into:
a) renewable and non-renewable
b) continuous and biological
c) biotic and abiotic
d) recyclable and non-recyclable
Ans : (c)
5.Which state among the North-Eastern states has been fully surveyed for its land use?
a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Manipur
c) Tripura. d) Assam
Ans (d)
6. The ocean resources beyond 200 nautical miles is classified under which zone?
(a) Exclusive Economic Zone
(b) Export-processing Zone
(c) Special Economic Zone
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
7.Which of the following is essential for sustainable existence of all forms of life?
(a) Resource planning
(b) Resource management
(c) Resource extraction
d) Resource generation
Ans: (a)
8.Geothermal energy in Puga Valley and Parvati Valley are:
a) stock resources (b) developed resources (c) potential resources (d) reserve resources.
Ans : (b)
9. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?
a) Intensive cultivation (b) Deforestation
(c) Over irrigation (d) Overgrazing
Ans : (b)
10. Individual, community, national and International resources are classified on the basis of __________
(a) exhaustibility
(b) origin
(c) ownership
(d) status of development
Ans: (c)
11. Which of the following is not classified on the basis of status of development?
a) Potential resource
b) Developed stock resource
c) Reserves resource
d) Renewable resource
Ans: (d)
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12. Which one of the following type of resource in Iron ore?
a) Renewable
b) Flow
c) Biotic
d) Non-renewable
Ans: (d)
13. Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put?
a) Replenishable
b) Human-made
(c) Abiotic
(d) Non-recyclable
Ans : (a)
14.Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as
a) fallow lands
b) cropped area
(d) grazing land
(b) gross cropped area
Ans : (b)
15.The land which is left uncultivated for more than five agricultural years is called ........?
a) grazing land
(b) fallow land
(c) culturable wasteland
(d) barren and waste land
Ans: (c)
16.Which of the following soil is more common in Piedmont plains such as Duars, Chos and Terai?
a) Black sol
(b) Alluvial soil
(c) Laterite soil
(d) Red soil
Ans: (b)
17.Which soil is also known as regur soil?
a) Black soil
(b) Alluvial soil
c) Red soil
d) Laterite soil
Ans: (a)
18.The lower horizons of the arid soil is occupied by kankar due to increasing
(a) Calcium content
(b)potash content
(c) Lime, potash and phosphorous content
(d) Phosphorous content
Ans: (a)
19. How much is the total geographical area of India?
(a) 3.28 million sq km (b) 4.28 million sq km
(c) 2.28 million sq km (d) 5.28 million sq km
Ans: (a)
20. In the snow covered areas of Himalayas, which of the following soil experiences denudation and is acidic in nature with hummus content?
(a) Laterite soil
b) Alluvial soil
c) Black soil
(d) Forest soil
Ans: (b)
21. The running water cuts through the clayey soils
(a) gullies
b) hard land
c) deltas
d) None of these
Ans: (b)
22. In which one of the following states in terrace cultivation practised?
(a) Punjab
b) Plains of Uttar Pradesh
(c) Haryana
d) Uttarakhand
Ans : (d)
23. "There is enough for everybody's need and not for anybody's greed." Who said these words [CBSE Sept. 2010
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Motilal Nehru
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans. (d)
24 Which of the following soils is ideal for growing cotton? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
(a) Alluvial soil
(b) Black soil
(c) Red soil
(d) Laterite soil
25. The soils are well known for their capacity side to hold moisture.
(a) Alluvial soil
(b) Black Soil
(c) Red soil
(d) Laterite soil
Ans. (b)
26........,,,,,,takes place when the running water cuts the deep ravines in the absence of vegetation. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
(a) Wind erosion
(b) Sheet erosion
(d) Gully erosion
Ans. (d)
27. In which of the following states is black soil found?
(a) Punjab
(b) Gujarat
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Rajasthan
Ans. (b)
28. Which one of the following methods does not help in soil conservation ?
(a) Contour ploughing
(b) Strip cropping
(c) Creating shelter belts
(d) Ploughing up and down the slopes
Ans.(d)
29. Which of the following soil is known as regur soil?
(a) Black soil
(b) Laterite soil
(c) Arid soil
Ans (a)
30. On the basis of origin, resources can be classified as ______ and _____.
a) Biotic and Abiotic
b) Renewable and Non-renewable
c) Potential and Developed
d) None of the above
Ans: (a)
31. On the basis of the status of development, resources can be classified as ______.
a) Potential
b) Developed Stock
c) Reserves
d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
32 Which of the following statements is true?
a) Abiotic resources are obtained from the biosphere and have life, such as human beings, flora and fauna.
b) Biotic resources are all those things which are composed of non-living things like rocks and metals.
c) Both options (a) and (b) are false.
d) Both options (a) and (b) are true.
Ans: (c)
33. Minerals and fossil fuels are examples of non-renewable resources which take _____ for their formation.
a) Hundreds of years
b) Thousands of years
c) Millions of years
d) Just a year
Ans: (c)
34. All the minerals, water resources, forests, wildlife, land within the political boundaries and oceanic area up to __________ from the coast termed as territorial water and resources therein belong to the nation.
a) 20 nautical miles
b) 25 nautical miles
c) 15 nautical miles
d) 12 nautical miles
Ans: (d)
35. The oceanic resources beyond ______________ of the Exclusive Economic Zone belong to the open ocean, and no individual country can utilise these without the concurrence of international institutions.
a) 200 nautical miles
b) 12 nautical miles
c) 22.5 nautical miles
d) 100 nautical miles
Ans: (a)
36. ______ are the resources which are surveyed, and their quality and quantity have been determined for utilisation.
a) Developed resources
b) Reserves
c) Stock
d) Abiotic
Ans: (a)
37. _______ are the subset of the ______, which can be put into use with the help of existing technical ‘know-how’, but their use has not been started.
a) Reserves, developed resources
b) Stocks, reserves
c) Developed resources, stock
d) Reserves, stock
Ans: (d)
38. In June 1992, more than 100 heads of state met in ________ in Brazil for the first International Earth Summit.
a) Rio de Janeiro
b) São Paulo
c) Brasilia
d) Curitiba
Ans: (a)
39. The Rio Convention endorsed the Global Forest Principles and adopted _______ for achieving sustainable development in the 21st century.
a) Agenda 20
b) Agenda 21
c) Agenda 19
d) Agenda 22
Ans : (b)
40. Which of the following statements about Agenda 21 is true?
a) It aims at achieving global sustainable development.
b) It is an agenda to combat environmental damage, poverty and disease through global cooperation.
c) One of the major objectives of Agenda 21 is that every local government should not draw its own local Agenda 21.
d) Option (a) and (b).
Ans: (d)
41. The states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are rich in minerals and _________ deposits.
a) Coal
b) Gold
c) Silicon
d) None of the above
Ans: (a)
42. The state of Rajasthan is very well endowed with solar and _______ energy but lacks water resources.
a) Geothermal
b) Hydro
c) Wind
d) Tidal
Ans : (c)
43. ________ was the famous Indian freedom fighter who made an important observation about resource conservation – “There is enough for everybody’s need and not for anybody’s greed”.
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Subash Chandra Bose
d) Dr B. R. Ambedkar
Ans: (a)
44. The Brundtland Commission Report published in ________, shared ideas about sustainable development and how it could be achieved.
a) 1997
b) 1987
c) 1992
d) 1977
Ans : (b)
45. About _________ of India’s land area is plain, which provides facilities for agriculture and industry.
a) 43%
b) 53%
c) 34%
d) 45%
Ans: (a)
46. __________ account for 30% of the total surface area of India.
a) Deserts
b) Mountains
c) Plains
d) Plateaus
Ans: (b)
47. Land which is left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year is known as ________.
a) Gross cropped area
b) Culturable wasteland
c) Current fallow
d) Grazing land
Ans: (c)
48. Land which is left uncultivated for more than 5 agricultural years is known as ________.
a) Culturable wasteland
b) Barren land
c) Pastures
d) Fallow Lands
Ans: (a)
49. The pattern of the net sown area varies greatly from one state to another. It is over 80 per cent of the total area in _______.
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab
Ans: (d)