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WorksheetsResources and Development Part 1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
‘Laterite’ has been derived from the Greek word ‘later’ which means:
a)
Mountain
b)
Brick
c)
Rock
d)
Stone
2.
Black soil is also called:
a)
Bangar
b)
Khadar
c)
Regur
d)
Humus
3.
Black soil is deficient in
a)
Calcium carbonate
b)
Magnesium
c)
Potash
d)
Phosphoric contents
4.
Black soils are common in:
a)
Deccan trap region
b)
Kashmir Valley
c)
Ganga Valley
d)
Northern Plains
5.
Burial ground is a
a)
community owned resource
b)
national resource
c)
individual resource
d)
international resource
6.
Fossil fuels are examples of which of the following types of resources?
a)
Renewable
b)
Flow
c)
Biological
d)
Non-renewable
7.
From which Five Year Plan has India made concerted efforts for achieving the goals of resource planning ?
a)
First Five Year Plan
b)
Fifth Five Year Plan
c)
Annual Plans
d)
Tenth Five Year Plan
8.
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
9.
How much desired area is required for forest in our country?
a)
0.16
b)
0.2
c)
0.232
d)
0.33
10.
In which of the following states is black soil found?
a)
Jammu and Kashmir
b)
Maharshtra
c)
Rajasthan
d)
Jharkhand
11.
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
12.
In which of the following States mining has caused severe land degradation?
a)
Gujarat
b)
Jharkhand
c)
Kerala
d)
Uttaranchal
13.
In which one of the following States is terrace cultivation practised? (Textbook)
a)
Punjab
b)
Plains of Uttar Pradesh
c)
Haryana
d)
Uttaranchal
14.
India’s territorial water extends upto a distance of:
a)
12 km
b)
12 nautical miles
c)
19.2 miles
d)
200 nautical miles
15.
Land that is left uncultivated for more than five agricultural years is called:
a)
Pasture land
b)
Culturable waste land
c)
Barren land
d)
Current fallow
16.
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
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