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Unit I Natural Resources

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sustainable use of ------- resources through careful conservation and proper management is needed.

a)

natural

b)

man made

c)

green

d)

artificial

2.

---------- of an ecological balance between biotic and abiotic entities is very essential.

a)

Management

b)

Maintenance

c)

Introduction

d)

Consideration

3.

Reduce, ----------- and reuse are the manthras of 3R approach.

a)

refresh

b)

increase

c)

decrease

d)

recycle

4.

Narural resources are getting exhausted due to -------- development.

a)

institutional

b)

natural

c)

industrial

d)

artificial

5.

The world is facing a severe shortage of ---------- for domestic process.

a)

air

b)

water

c)

food

d)

soft drinks

6.

Many million hectares of ----------- area have been destroyed and deserts are spreading.

a)

forest

b)

land

c)

water

d)

grassland

7.

Major climatic changes caused due to ------------- activities.

a)

natural

b)

artificial

c)

man-made

d)

industrial

8.

Resources are valuable materials that are freely available in the environment is called as ---------

a)

green resources

b)

food resources

c)

natural resources

d)

biological resources

9.

Broadly, the resources are classified into ------ types.

a)

three

b)

four

c)

five

d)

two

10.

----------------- resources are always available, they can be regenerated and nearly everlasting.

a)

Renewable energy

b)

Non-renewable energy

c)

Food

d)

Water

11.

--------------------- resources are limited in availability and cannot be regained, if depleted.

a)

Renewable energy

b)

Non-renewable energy

c)

Water

d)

Food

12.

-------------- resources, are the sources for the production of oxygen.

a)

Forest

b)

Natural

c)

Artificial

d)

Man made

13.

--------- is the process of the removal or damage of vegetation in a forest.

a)

Afforestation

b)

Deforestation

c)

Plantation

d)

Developmental projects

14.

------------------ is the chopping and burning a patch of forest land and then growing crops until soil fertility goes down.

a)

Shifting cultivation

b)

Deforestation

c)

Afforestation

d)

Over grazing

15.

--------------- clear a large portion of forest either naturally or due to human activities.

a)

Natural disasters

b)

Man made activities

c)

Forest fires

d)

Industrial development

16.

Global warming increase in ------------- content leads to increase in earth's temperature.

a)

CO2

b)

NO2

c)

SO2

d)

SO3

17.

In soil erosion, topsoil with ---------- will be lost leading to barren lands.

a)

water

b)

nutrients

c)

fertilizers

d)

pesticides

18.

Landslides occurs normally due to the removal of ---------- on steep slopes, landslides will occur very often.

a)

trees

b)

water

c)

soil

d)

rocks

19.

Chipko movement is --------saving movement by the tribal people of Uttaranchal.

a)

food

b)

water

c)

tree

d)

money

20.

----------- are Temples of modern India.

a)

Industries

b)

Dams

c)

Forests

d)

Natural resources