MCQ: Resource and Development

1.Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore? :

A) Renewable
B) Non-renewable
C) Biotic
D) Flow

... Answer is B)

2.Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put?

A) Replenishable
B) Human-made
C) Abiotic
D) Non-renewable

... Answer is A)

3.Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?

A) Intensive cultivation
B) Deforestation
C) Over-irrigation
D) Overgrazing

... Answer is C)

4.In which one of the following States is terrace cultivation practised?

A) Punjab
B) Plains of Uttar Pradesh
C) Haryana
D) Uttaranchal

... Answer is D)

5.In which of the following States is black soil found?

A) Jammu and Kashmir
B) Gujarat
C) Rajasthan
D) Jharkhand

... Answer is B)

6.Resources which are found in a region but have not been utilised are called:

A) Developed resources
B) International resources
C) Stock
D) Potential resources

... Answer is D)

7.Which of the following methods does not help in soil conservation?

A) Contour ploughing
B) Ploughing up and down the slopes
C) Creating shelter belts
D) Strip cropping

... Answer is B)

8.Which one of the following is a renewable resource?

A) Coal
B) Petroleum
C) Solar energy
D) Fossil fuels

... Answer is C)

9.Burial ground is a_______________ resources.

A) Community owned
B) National
C) Individual
D) International

... Answer is A)

10.___________ soils are generally sandy in taxture and saline in nature:

A) Laterite soil
B) Arid soil
C) Red soil
D) Alluvial soil.

... Answer is D)

11.The resources which are obtained from biosphere and have life are called:

A) Parasitic
B) Abiotic
C) Biotic
D) none of these

... Answer is C)

12.Which of the following soils has self-aeration capacity?

A) Alluvial
B) Black soil
C) Red soil
D) Mountain soil

... Answer is B)

13. Ploughing along the contour lines to decelerate the flow of water down the slopes is called:

A) Strip cropping
B) Sheet erosion
C) Contour ploughing
D) Terrace cultivation

... Answer is C)

14.How can the resources be classified on the basis of their origin?

A) Renewable and Non-renewable
B) Individual and Community
C) Biotic and Abiotic
D) Potential and Reserves

... Answer is C)

15.Which one of the following is a Biotic Resource?

A) Land
B) Water
C) Rocks
D) Human beings

... Answer is D)

16.Soil formed by intense leaching is called:

A) Laterite soil
B) Alluvial soil
C) Red soil
D) Desert soil

... Answer is A)

17.Individual, community, national and international resources are classified on the basis of:

A) Origin
B) Ownership
C) Exhaustibility
D) Status of development

... Answer is B)

18.What is the percentage share of plains in the total land area?

A) 40%
B) 35%
C) 43%
D) 33%

... Answer is C)

19.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) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Dr Rajendra Prasad
D) Mahatma Gandhi

... Answer is D)

20.Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A) Alluvial soil --- ideal for sugarcane and paddy.
B) Black soil --- cotton
C) Laterite soil --- cashewnut
D) Red soil --- Wheat and bajra

... Answer is C)