MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Q.1. Which are the main factors that determine creation of a resource?
(a) Nature and technology (b)
Nature and human beings
(c) Nature, human beings and
technology (d) Technology and human beings
Ans.
(c)
Q.2. Fossil fuels are examples of which of the following types of resources?
(a) Renewable (b) Flow (c)
Biological (d) Non-renewable
Ans.
(d)
Q.3. Under which of the following types of resources can solar energy be
categorised?
(a) Flow resource (b)
Human-made resource
(c) Non-recyclable resource
(d) Exhaustible resource
Ans.
(a)
Q.4. Which of the following is a human-made resource?
(a) Petroleum (b) Forests (c)
Machines (d) Land
Ans.
(c)
Q.5. Which of the following resource is non-recyclable?
(a) Coal (b) Iron-ore (c)
Copper (d) Gold
Ans.
(a)
Q.6. On the basis of ownership, plantations can be better considered as which of
the following
types of resources?
(a) Individual resource (b)
Community owned resource
(c) National resource (d)
International resource
Ans.
(a)
Q.7. The oceanic resources beyond 200 km of the Exclusive Economic Zone can be
termed as
which of the following types of resource ?
(a) Individual resources (b)
Community owned resources
(c) National resources (d)
International resources
Ans.
(d)
Q.8. What is the main reason behind global ecological crises such as global
warming and
environmental pollution ?
(a) Depletion of resources (b)
Accumulation of resources in a few hands
(c) Indiscriminate
exploitation of resources (d) Use of resources
Ans.
(c)
Q.9. What is necessary for sustained quality of life and global peace?
(a) Stopping use of resources
(b) Saving resources for future
(c) Exploitation of resources
(d) Equitable distribution of resources
Ans.
(d)
Q.10. From which Five Year Plan has India made concerted efforts for achieving
the goals of
resource planning ?
(a) First Five Year Plan (b)
Fifth Five Year Plan
(c) Annual Plans (d) Tenth
Five Year Plan
Ans.
(a)
Q.11. Which of the following is the root cause for resource depletion at global
level, according
to Gandhiji?
(a) Conservation of resources
(b) Use of resources
(c) Greedy and selfish
individuals and exploitative nature of modern technology.
(d) Backward technology.
Ans.
(c)
Q.12. What was the main contribution of the Brundt land Commission Report, 1987?
(a) Sustainable development as
means for resource conservation
(b) Advocated resource
conservation for the first time
(c) Presented Gandhian
philosophy
(d) All the above
Ans.
(a)
Q.13. Which of the following regions in India possesses rich reserves of
minerals and fossil fuels?
(a) Plains (b) Mountains (c)
Plateaus (d) Deserts
Ans.
(c)
Q.14. What is area sown more than once in an agriculture year plus net sown area
known as?
(a) Permanent pastures (b)
Fallow lands
(c) Net sown area (d) Gross
cropped area
Ans.
(d)
Q.15. What is land used for grazing cattle and livestock known as?
(a) Forests (b) Barren land
(c) Pasture land (d) Fallow land
Ans.
(c)
Q.16. What percentage of India’s geographical area is under forest?
(a) 23 per cent (b) 33 per
cent (c) 54 per cent (d) 80 per cent
Ans.
(a)
Q.17. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in states
like
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa?
(a) Deforestation due to
mining (b) Overgrazing
(c) Over-irrigation (d)
Industrial waste
Ans.
(a)
Q.18. What is plantation of trees on a large scale to check soil erosion termed
as?
(a) Afforestation (b)
Plantation agriculture
(c) Terrace cultivation (d)
Shelter belts
Ans.
(a)
Q.19. What is arrangement of soil in different layers or horizons known as?
(a) Soil Composition (b) Soil
Erosion (c) Soil Profile (d) Soil Texture
Ans.
(c)
Q.20. Black soil is also known by which of the following names?
(a) Bangar (b) Khadar (c)
Regur (d) Laterite
Ans.
(c)
Q.21. Which of the following is the parent rock for black soil?
(a) Granite (b) Kankar (c)
Basalt (d) Sand
Ans.
(c)
PREVIOUS YEARS’ QUESTIONS
Q.1. Which among the following is a type of resources classified on the basis of
exhaustibility?
(a) Biotic and abiotic (b) Renewable and
non-renewable
(c) National and individual
(d) Potential and reserves
Ans.
(b)
Q.2. Which one of the following soil
is ideal for growing cotton?
(a) Regur Soil (b) Laterite
Soil
(c) Desert Soil (d)
Mountainous Soil
Ans.
(a)
Q.3. How much desired area is required for forest in our country?
(a) 16% (b) 20%
(c) 23.2% (d) 33%
Ans.
(d)
Q.4. In which of the following states is overgrazing responsible for land
degradation?
(a) Jharkhand and Orissa (b) Madhya
Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Punjab and Haryana (d)
Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Ans.
(b)
Q.5. Which of the following method will not help in soil conservation?
(a) Contour ploughing (b)
Strip cropping
(c) Creating shelter belts (d)
Ploughing up and down the slopes
Ans.
(d)
Q.6. Resources which are surveyed and their quantity and quality have been
determined for
utilisation are known as :
(a) Potential resources (b)
Developed resources
(c) Stock (d) Reserves
Ans.
(d)
Q.7. ‘Laterite’ has been derived from the Greek word ‘later’ which means:
(a) Mountain (b) Brick (c)
Rock (d) Stone
Ans.
(b)
Q.8. When running water cuts through clayey soils and makes deep channels, they
lead to :
(a) Gully erosion (b) Sheet erosion
(c) Deforestation (d)
Afforestation
Ans.
(a)
Q.9. How can the resources be classified on the basis of their origin?
(a) Biotic and Abiotic (b)
Renewable and Non-renewable
(c) Individual and Community
(d) Potential and Reserves
Ans.
(a)
Q.10. Which one of the following is not an Abiotic Resource?
(a) Metals (b) Rocks
(c) Machines (d) Horses
Ans.
(d)
Q.11. Which one of the following is a Biotic Resource?
(a) Land (b) Water (c) Human
beings (d) Rocks
Ans.
(c)
Q.12. Which one of the following is not the community owned resource?
(a) Grazing grounds (b) Burial
grounds
(c) Village ponds (d)
Privately owned house
Ans.
(d)
Q.13. There is enough for everybody’s need and not for any body’s greed,’’ who
among the
following has given the above statement?
(a) Vinoba Bhave (b) Mahatma
Gandhi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Atal
Behari Vajpayee
Ans.
(b)
Q.14. Which one of the following states mostly has laterite soil?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan (d) Meghalaya
Ans.
(d)
Q.15. Which one of the following is an example of biotic resources?
(a) Rock (b) Iron ore
(c) Gold (d) Animal
Ans.
(d)
Q.16. What is the percentage share of plains in the total land area ?
(a) 43% (b) 23% (c) 33% (d)
27%
Ans.
(a)
Q.17. The mountain share in the total land area is :
(a) 30% (b) 27% (c) 43% (d)
40%
Ans.
(a)
Q.18. Which one of the following is not a ‘Biotic Resource’?
(a) Flora and Fauna (b) Rocks
(c) Fisheries (d) Livestock
Ans.
(b)
Q.19. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in
Punjab?
(a) Intensive Cultivation (b) Overgrazing
(c) Deforestation (d)
Over-irrigation
Ans.
(d)
Q.20. Which one of the following is not a renewable resource?
(a) Solar energy (b) Wind
energy (c) Forests (d) Fossil fuels
Ans.
(d)
Q.21. Which cold desert is relatively isolated from the rest of country?
(a) Leh (b) Kargil (c) Ladakh
(d) Dras
Ans.
(c)
Q.22. Soil formed by intense leaching is :
(a) alluvial soil (b) red soil
(c) laterite soil (d) desert soil
Ans.
(c)
Q.23. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in
Punjab?
(a) Extensive cultivation (b)
Deforestation
(c) Overgrazing (d)
Over-irrigation
Ans.
(d)
Q.24. Under which of the following types of resource can tidal energy be put?
(a) Human made (b) Biotic (c)
Non-recyclable (d) None of these
Ans.
(d)
Q.25. In which of the following states is black soil found?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir (b)
Bihar
(c) Rajasthan (d) Jharkhand
Ans.
(c)
Q.26. Resources which are found in a region but have not been utilised are
called
(a) developed resources (b)
stock
(c) international resources
(d) potential resources
Ans.
(d)
Q.27. Which of the following is a type of resources on the basis of origin?
(a) Biotic and abiotic (b)
Renewable and non-renewable
(c) Individual and community
(d) Potential and reserves
Ans.
(a)
Q.28. Which one of the following crops is grown in the black soil?
(a) Rice (b) Wheat (c) Cotton
(d) Tea
Ans.
(c)
Q.29. Gully erosion is common in the
(a) Chambal basin (b) Ganga
basin (c) Rajasthan (d) Hilly region
Ans.
(a)