RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT

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

• Replenishable

• Human made

• Abiotic

• Non-renewable

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

• Deforestation

• Overgrazing

• Mining

• Over irrigation

What percentage of our land should be under forest according to the National Forest Policy (1952)?

• 33

• 22.5

• 31

• 30

India’s territorial water extends upto a distance of_________

• 12 km

• 12 nautical miles

• 19.2 miles

• 200 nautical miles

Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as _______________

• Net sown area

• Forest cover

• Waste land

• Gross cropped area

In which of the following States mining has caused severe land degradation?

• Kerala

• Uttarakhand

• Jharkhand

• Gujarat

Which of the following is not important for soil formation?

• Relief

• Climate

• Parent rock

• Duration of the day

Black soil is deficient in

• Calcium carbonate

• Magnesium

• Potash

• Phosphoric contents

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

• Strip cropping

• Sheet erosion

• Contour ploughing

• Terrace cultivation

Land that is left uncultivated for more than five agricultural years is called:

• Pasture land

• Culturable waste land

• Barren land

• Current fallow