WorksheetsResources and Development
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 16mins
Everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs, provided, it is technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable can be termed as 'Development'
True
False
What type of erosion is this ?
Sheet erosion
mud erosion
gully erosion
top soil erosion
Classify resources based on ownership
Biotic, Abiotic
Renewable, Non Renewable
Potential, Developed, Stock, Reserves
Individual, Community, National, International
When did the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit take place ?
July 1993
January 2000
June 1992
December 1995
India has got the right to mine which of these minerals from the bed of the Indian ocean that lies beyond the exclusive economic zone ?
Iron
Marble
Manganese
Bauxite
Which of the following problems was to be solved by the Agenda 21 ?
Environmental Damage
Poverty
Disease
Child Labour
Which soil is also known as Cotton soil ?
(a)
Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab ?
Intensive Cultivation
Over Irrigation
Deforestation
Overgrazing
In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practised ?
None of the above
Types of resources on the basis of the status of development include - Stock, Potential, and Developed resources.
True
False
What is considered essential for the maintenance of ecological balance ?
Forest area
Industrial area
Agricultural land
Who is the author of the book "Small is Beautiful"
Mahatma Gandhi
Schumacher
Karl Marx
Which report introduced the concept of sustainable development and advocated it as a means for resource conservation ?
Agenda 21 report
Brundtland commission report
Environmental Conservation report
None of the above
Place this in the correct order :-
(a) Subsoil weathered sand and clay
(b) Unweathered parent bed rock
(c) Top soil the upper soil layer
(d) Substratum weathered parent rock material
i. (c), ii. (d), iii. (a), iv. (b)
i. (a), ii. (b), iii. (c), iv. (d)
i. (d), ii. (c), iii. (b), iv. (a)
i. (b), ii. (a), iii. (d), iv. (bc)
Which of the following are natural forces that lead to soil erosion ?
wind
water
drilling and contruction
glacier
Planting lines of trees to create a shelter is known as
Natural shelter
Shelter belt
Tree shelter
Line planting
Red laterite soil is more suitable for growing
Groundnut
Sesame
Cashew
Grapes
What is the pH value of laterite soil ? (Hint: it is acidic)
pH<6.0
pH>6.0
pH=6.0
What is ploughing along the contour lines called ?
(a)
Red soil grows on crystalline ________________ rocks in areas of low rainfall in the eastern and southern parts of the Deccan plateau
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Mineral
According to age , Alluvial soil can be classified as
Kankar
Bhangar
Khadar
Terai
Which rock is the Deccan Trap made up of ?
Manganese
Basalt
Bauxite
Limestone
About 75% of the country is the plateau region
True
False
What is the full form of UNCED ?
United Nations Children and Elders Development
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
United Nations Conference on Environment and Disaster
The oceanic resources beyond 20 nautical miles of the (a) belong to international institutions
