Geography Quiz

Which one of the following is an example of Cultivable Wasteland ? (а) Barren Wasteland .(b) Current Fallow Land. (c) Uncultivable Land.(d) Net Sown Area.

• Barren Wasteland

• Current Fallow Land

• Uncultivable Land

• Net Sown Area

Which of the following statements about Agenda 21 is true? a) It aims at achieving global sustainable development. b) It is an agenda to combat environmental damage, poverty and disease through global cooperation. c) One of the major objectives of Agenda 21 is that every local government should not draw its own local Agenda 21. d) Option (a) and (b)

The state of Rajasthan is very well endowed with solar and _______ energy but lacks in water resources. a) Geothermal b) Hydro c) Wind d) Tidal

• Geothermal

• Hydro

• Wind

• Tidal

In June 1992, more than 100 heads of states met in ________ in Brazil, for the first International Earth Summit. a) Rio de Janeiro b) São Paulo c) Brasilia d) Curitiba

• Rio de Janeiro

• São Paulo

• Brasilia

• Curitiba

Minerals and fossil fuels are examples of non-renewable resources which take _____ for their formation. a) Hundreds of years b) Thousands of years c) Millions of years d) Just a year

• Hundreds of years

• Thousands of years

• Millions of years

• Just a year

Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab? (a) Intensive cultivation (b) Deforestation (c) Over irrigation (d) Overgrazing

• Intensive cultivation

• Deforestation

• Over irrigation

• Overgrazing

The pattern of the net sown area varies greatly from one state to another. It is over 80 per cent of the total area in _______. a) Madhya Pradesh b) Assam c) Rajasthan d) Punjab

• Madhya Pradesh

• Assam

• Rajasthan

• Punjab

What was the main cause of colonization? a. Rich resources in colonies b. Higher technological know- how in colonizing countries which helped them to exploit those resources c. Both of these d. None of these

• Rich resources in colonies

• Higher technological know- how in colonizing countries which helped them to exploit those resources

• Both of these

• None of these

In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practised? (a) Punjab (b) Plains of Uttar Pradesh (c) Haryana (d) Uttarakhand

• Punjab

• Plains of Uttar Pradesh

• Haryana

• Uttarakhand

Identify the action plan with regard to Sustainable Development with the help of clues given below. • It is the declaration signed by world leaders in 1992. • It was held at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). • It aims at achieving global, sustainable development. • It was an agenda to combat environmental damage, poverty, disease through global cooperation and common interests. (a) Earth Summit (b) Agenda 21 (c) Five Year Plan (d) Our Common Future

• Earth Summit

• Agenda 21

• Five Year Plan

• Our Common Future