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RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"There is enough for everybody's need but not for anybody's greed"

Who said this ?

a)

JL Nehru

b)

AB Vajpayee

c)

MK Gandhi

d)

SL Bahuguna

2.

In which year was the Earth Summit held?

a)

1990

b)

1991

c)

1992

d)

1993

3.

Which one of the following term is used to identify the old and new alluvial respectively?

a)

Khadas & Tarai

b)

Tarai & Bangar

c)

Bangar & Khadar

d)

Tarai & Dvars

4.

Which one of the following soil is the best for cotton cultivation?

a)

Red soil

b)

Black soil

c)

Laterite soil

d)

Alluvial soil

5.

How much percentage of forest area in the country according to the National Forest Policy?

a)

33%

b)

37%

c)

27%

d)

21%

6.

Resources which are surveyed and their quality and quantity have been determined for utilisation are :-

a)

Potential resource

b)

Individual resource

c)

Developed resource

d)

Stock

7.

The first international Earth Summit was held in ______.

a)

Geneva

b)

New York

c)

Japan

d)

Rio De Jenario

8.

Regur soil is the other name of ______.

a)

Black Soil

b)

Alluvial Soil

c)

Laterite Soil

d)

Arid Soil

9.

Why is the red soil is red in colour ?

a)

It is rich in humus .

b)

It is rich in iron compounds .

c)

It is derived from volcanic region .

d)

It is rich in potash .

10.

Indian territorial water extends upto a distance of ____.

a)

12 km

b)

12 nautical miles

c)

200 nautical miles

d)

19.2 miles

11.

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

12.

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

a)

Economic growth

b)

Saving resources

c)

Sustainable development

d)

Wastage of resources

13.

Biotic resources are

a)

Derived from living things

b)

Made by human beings

c)

derived from nonliving things

14.

Which one of the following is a human made resources

a)

medicine to treat cancer

b)

Spring water

c)

Tropical forest

15.

Resources which are found everywhere are known as

a)

Localised resources

b)

actual resources

c)

Ubiquitous resources

16.

Resources planning is essential for ------------------

a)

exploitation

b)

environmental balance

c)

sustainable development

d)

none of the above

17.

(a)   - aimed in achieving global sustainable development.

18.

Fallow land is the land put into usage for agriculture

a)

True

b)

False

19.

(a)   resources are owned by the members of a community

20.

This type of conservation is called _______________

a)

Strip cropping

b)

Terrace farming

c)

Shelter belts

d)

Contour ploughing

21.

Q7. A thing becomes a resource when it's .................. has been identified.

a)

CHARACTER

b)

UTILITY

c)

AVAILABILITY

d)

AREA

22.

The exclusive right over any idea or invention is called ________

a)

partner

b)

profession

c)

protocol

d)

patent

23.

Those resources whose quantity

is known is called _________

a)

Biotic

b)

Actual

c)

Abiotic

d)

Non- renewable

24.

Resources that are drawn from Nature and used without

much modification are called__________

a)

man- made resource

b)

artificial resource

c)

Natural resource

d)

sustainable resources

25.

_________resources are non-living.

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

c)

renewable

d)

Non-renewable

26.

_________resources are those which get renewed or

replenished quickly.

a)

Ubiquitous

b)

Renewable

c)

Localised

d)

Non-renewable

27.

Buildings,bridges, roads, machinery and vehicles are all examples of __________ resources

a)

Biotic

b)

potential

c)

renewable

d)

Human-made

28.

Using resources carefully and giving them time to

get renewed is called_____________

a)

Resource conservation

b)

Resource wastage

c)

over- use of resources

d)

under-use of resources

29.

Cause of land degradation in Chattishgarh, Odisha, Jhrakhand and Madhya Pradesh.

a)

Agriculture

b)

Quarrying

c)

Mining

d)

Soil Erosion

30.

The soil commonly found in Duars, Chos and Terai is

a)

Laterite soil

b)

Alluvial soil

c)

Black soil

d)

Arid Soil

31.

Land that is left without cultivation for one or less than one year

a)

waste land

b)

barren land

c)

uncultivated land

d)

fallow land

32.

Minerals and fossil fuel are the examples of

a)

Biotic resource

b)

Individual resource

c)

Potential resource

d)

Non- Renewable resource

33.

The state of Jharkhand, Madhyapradesh and Chattishgarh are rich in the deposits of

a)

Manganese

b)

Coal

c)

Bauxite

d)

Iron Ore

34.

Which one of the following method is most appropriate to check soil erosion on steep slopes?

a)

Shelter belts

b)

Mulching

c)

Terrace cultivation

35.

Which one of the following is not a factor affecting soil formation

a)

Time

b)

Soil texture

c)

Organic matter