Resources and development

1. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab? (T

• (a) Intensive cultivation

• (b) Deforestation

• (c) Over-irrigation

• (d) Overgrazing

2. In which of the following States is black soil found? (Textbook)

• (a) Jammu & Kashmir

• (b) Gujarat

• (c) Rajasthan

• (d) Jharkhand

Resources who is quantity and location is known to the world is called

• Potential resources

• Local resources

• Actual resources

In which of the following states is black soil found?

• Jammu and Kashmir

• Maharshtra

• Rajasthan

• Jharkhand

Wisely Use of resources and saving them for future generations is called

• Economic growth

• Saving resources

• Sustainable development

• Wastage of resources

Which of the following is not a measure for soil conservation?

• Strip cropping
• Terrace cultivation
• Shelter belts
• Overdrawing of ground water

What was the main contribution of the Brundtland Commission Report, 1987?

• Sustainable development as means for resource conservation
• Advocated resource conservation for the first time
• Presented Gandhian philosophy
• All the above