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WorksheetsRESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 4mins
when was gandhian philosophy presented by Schumacher in his book SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
1972
1985
1974
1973
Resources that take long geological time for their formation are called
Renewable resources
Reserve
Community resources
Non-renewable-resources
land resources are used for the following purposes
forest
roads
grazing land
In which of the following States mining has caused severe land degradation
Gujarat
Jharkhand
Kerala
Uttaranchal
laterite has been derived from the Latin word ----------- which means ---------
later / clay
latre / brick
later / brick
later / cement
identify this type of ersosion
sheet erosion
gully erosion
mass erosion
slide erosion
which of the following sentences about arid soil is true
it ranges from red to brown in colour
they are generally loamy in nature
salt content is moderate
the lower horizons of the soil are occupied by Kankar because of the increasing calcium content upwards
Red soil is reddish in colour due to:
high clay content
presence of kankar nodules in the subsoil
diffusion of iron in igneous and metamorphic rocks
high moisture content
Which of the following is not important for soil formation?
Relief
Parent rock
Climate
Duration of day
what is bad land known as in the chambal basin
dirt and
barren
ravine
dead
here C represnts
top soil
substratum weathered parent rock material
subsoil weathered rocks sand and silt clay
unweathered rocks sand and silt clay
Rajasthan and Gujarat has enormous potential for the development of -----------
wind energy
water energy
nuclear energy
chemical energy
Land that is left uncultivated for more than five agricultural years is called
Pasture land
Culturable waste land
Barren land
Current fallow
India’s territorial water extends upto a distance of:
12 km
12 nautical miles
19.2 miles
200 nautical miles
The total degraded land in our country is
133 million hectares
130 million sq. km.
140 million hectares
130 million hectares
Red soil is mostly found in:
Parts of Jammu & Kashmir
Upper Ganga Plains
Eastern and Southern part of Deccan Plateau
None of the above
Which one of the following soils is ideal for growing cotton?
Regur soil
Laterite soil
Desert soil
Mountainous soil
There is enough for everybody’s need but not for anybody’s greed”. Who said this?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Atal Bihari Vajpai
M. K. Gandhi
Sunder Lai Bahuguna
total geographical area of India is
3.28 billion sq km
2.34 billion sq km
3.28 million sq km
3.21 million sq km
Which one of the following statements is true about the term resources?
Resources are free gifts of nature.
They are the functions of human activities.
All those things which are found in nature.
Things which cannot be used to fulfill our needs.
How much percentage of land is plain in India?
41 %
45%
43%
47%
How much percentage of forest area in the country according to the National Forest Policy?
33%
37%
27%
31%
