Objective Type Questions with Answers of Resources and Development
1. Resources which are surveyed and their quantity and quality have been determined for utilization is known as
(a) Potential resource
(b) Stock
(c) Developed resources
(d) Reserves
2. Which one of the following statements is correct as regard to international resources?
(a) Resources which are regulated by international institutions.
(b) Resources which lie beyond the territorial waters.
(c) Resources which are found along the international frontier.
(d) Resources which are not yet developed.
3. The first International Earth Summit was held in
(a) Geneva
(b) New York
(c) Japan
(d) Rio de Janeiro
4. Resources which are found in a region, but have not been utilized
(a) Renewable
(b) Developed
(c) National
(d) Potential
5. Which one of the following statements is true about the term resources?
(a) Resources are free gifts of nature.
(b) They are the functions of human activities.
(c) All those things which are found in nature.
(d) Things which cannot be used to fulfill our needs.
6. The red soil is red in colour because
(a) it is rich in humus.
(b) it is rich in iron compounds.
(c) it is derived from volcanic origin.
(d) it is rich in potash.
7. 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
8. Which one of the following soils is ideal for growing cotton?
(a) Regur Soil
(b) Laterite Soil
(c) Desert Soil
(d) Mountainous Soil
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
10. 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
11. 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
12. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?
(a) Intensive Cultivation
(b) Overgrazing
(c) Deforestation
(d) Over-irrigation
13. Soil formed by intense leaching is:
(a) alluvial soil
(b) red soil
(c) laterite soil
(d) desert soil
14. Which 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
15. …........ takes place when the running water cut the deep ravines in the absence of vegetation.
(a) Wind erosion
(b) Sheet erosion
(c) water erosion
(d) Gully erosion
16. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion(A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): Resources are vital for human survival as well as for maintaining the quality of life.
Reason (R): It was believed that resources are free gifts of nature
Options:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A .
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A .
(c) A is correct but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong but R is correct
17. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion(A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): Black soils are black in colour and are also known as regur soils.
Reason (R): Black soils are made up of lava flows
Options:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A .
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A .
(c) A is correct but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong but R is correct
18. What is the primary reason for maintaining forests?
(a) For enjoying the tree shade in summer
(b) To provide wood for paper industry
(c) For maintaining an ecological balance
(d) Beautifying the countryside
19. Which one of the following statements is correct as regard to international resources?
(a) Resources which are regulated by international institutions.
(b) Resources which lie beyond the territorial waters.
(c) Resources which are found along the international frontier.
(d) Resources which are not yet developed.
20. Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put?
(a) Replenish able
(b) Human-made
(c) Abiotic
(d) Non-renewable
21. Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as:
(a) Net sown area
(b) Forest cover
(c) Waste land
(d) Gross cropped area
22. The total degraded land in our country is:
(a) 133 million hectares
(b) 130 million sq. km.
(c) 140 million hectares
(d) 130 million hectares
23. In which of the following States mining has caused severe land degradation?
(a) Gujara
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Kerala
(d) Uttaranchal
24. Which is the most common soil of Northern India?
(a) Black soil
(b) Laterite soil
(c) Alluvial soil
(d) Red soil
25. Red soil is reddish in colour due to:
(a) high clay content
(b) presence of kankar nodules in the subsoil
(c) diffusion of iron in igneous and metamorphic rocks
(d) high moisture content
26. Black soil is also called:
(a) Bangar
(b) Khadar
(c) Regur
(d) Humus
27. Laterite soil is very useful for growing:
(a) Rice, wheat and mustard
(b) Tea, coffee and cashewnut
(c) Pulses, sugarcane and resin
(d) None of the above
28. Black soil is deficient in
(a) Calcium carbonate
(b) Magnesium
(c) Potash
(d) Phosphoric contents
29. Which of the following soils has self-aeration capacity?
(a) Alluvial
(b) Red soil
(c) Black soil
(d) Mountain soil
Read the source and answer the following questions.
Resource planning is a complex process which involves:
(i) Identification and inventory of resources across the regions of the country. This involves surveying, mapping and qualitative estimation and measurement of the resources.
(ii) Evolving a planning structure endowed with appropriate technology, skill and institutional set up for implementing resource development plans.
(iii) Matching the resource development plans with overall national development plans.
(iv) India has made concerted efforts for achieving the goals of resource planning right from the First Year Plan launched after Independence. The availability of resources is a necessary condition for the development of any region, but mere availability of resources in the absence of corresponding changes in technology and institutions may hinder development. There are many regions in our country that are rich in resources but these are included in economically backward regions. On the contrary there are some regions which have a poor resource base but they are economically developed.
30. The source given above relates to which of the following options?
(a) Resource depletion
(b) Resource planning
(c) Conservation of resources
(d) Soil erosion
31. Resource planning is a complex process which involves
(a) Identification and inventory of resources
(b) Evolving a planning structure
(c) Matching the resource development plans with national plans
(d) All of the above
32. Identification and inventory of resources across the regions of the county involve
(a) surveying
(b) Mapping
(c) Quantitative and qualitative estimation
(d) All of the above
33. From which Five-Year Plan, India made concerted efforts for achieving the goals of resource planning?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c)Third
(d) Five
Read the source and answer the following questions.
We live on land, we perform our economic activities on land and we use it is different ways. Thus, land is a natural resource of utmost importance.it supports natural vegetation, wildlife, human life, economic activities, transport and communication systems. However, land is an asset of a finite magnitude, therefore, it is important to use the available land for various purpose with careful planning. India has land under variety of relief features namely mountains, plateau, plains and islands. About 43 percent of the land area is plain, which provide facilities for agriculture and industry. Mountains account for 30 percent of the total surface area of the country and ensure perennial flow of some rivers, provides facilities for tourism and ecological aspects. About 27 percent area of the country is the plateau region. It possesses rich reserves of minerals, fossil fuels and forests.
34. The source given above relates to which of the following options?
(a) Minerals
(b) land resources
(c) Renewable resources
(d) Human resources
35. Land resource supports which of the following?
(a) Human Life
(b) Economic activities
(c) Vegetation
(d) All of the above
36. About 43 percent of the land area is under which relief feature?
(a) Mountains
(b) Plains
(c ) Plateau
(d) Island
37. Identify the percentage of land area which belongs to different relief features.
Relief feature Percentage
A Plateau 43%
B Plains 30%
C Mountains 27%
Codes
A B C
(a) 3 1 2
(b) 1 2 3
(c) 3 2 1
(d) 2 1 3
38. Which of the following statements is not true about terrace cultivation?
(a) It is practiced along the line of slope.
(b) It reduces the sped of water.
(c) It ultimately reduces the soil erosion caused by wind.
39. Match the following
No List A List B
A Human and coal 1. National resources
B Parks and burial grounds 2. community owned resources
C Coal mines and railway 3. Continuous resources
D Running water and wind 4 Biotic resources
Codes
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 1 3 2 4
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