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Resources and Development

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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'

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What type of erosion is this ?

a)

Sheet erosion

b)

mud erosion

c)

gully erosion

d)

top soil erosion

3.

Classify resources based on ownership

a)

Biotic, Abiotic

b)

Renewable, Non Renewable

c)

Potential, Developed, Stock, Reserves

d)

Individual, Community, National, International

4.

When did the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit take place ?

a)

July 1993

b)

January 2000

c)

June 1992

d)

December 1995

5.

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 ?

a)

Iron

b)

Marble

c)

Manganese

d)

Bauxite

6.

Which of the following problems was to be solved by the Agenda 21 ?

a)

Environmental Damage

b)

Poverty

c)

Disease

d)

Child Labour

7.

Which soil is also known as Cotton soil ?

(a)  

8.

Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab ?

a)

Intensive Cultivation

b)

Over Irrigation

c)

Deforestation

d)

Overgrazing

9.

In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practised ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

None of the above

10.

Types of resources on the basis of the status of development include - Stock, Potential, and Developed resources.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is considered essential for the maintenance of ecological balance ?

a)

Forest area

b)

Industrial area

c)

Agricultural land

12.

Who is the author of the book "Small is Beautiful"

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Schumacher

c)

Karl Marx

13.

Which report introduced the concept of sustainable development and advocated it as a means for resource conservation ?

a)

Agenda 21 report

b)

Brundtland commission report

c)

Environmental Conservation report

d)

None of the above

14.

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

a)

i. (c), ii. (d), iii. (a), iv. (b)

b)

i. (a), ii. (b), iii. (c), iv. (d)

c)

i. (d), ii. (c), iii. (b), iv. (a)

d)

i. (b), ii. (a), iii. (d), iv. (bc)

15.

Which of the following are natural forces that lead to soil erosion ?

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

drilling and contruction

d)

glacier

16.

Planting lines of trees to create a shelter is known as

a)

Natural shelter

b)

Shelter belt

c)

Tree shelter

d)

Line planting

17.

Red laterite soil is more suitable for growing

a)

Groundnut

b)

Sesame

c)

Cashew

d)

Grapes

18.

What is the pH value of laterite soil ? (Hint: it is acidic)

a)

pH<6.0

b)

pH>6.0

c)

pH=6.0

19.

What is ploughing along the contour lines called ?

(a)  

20.

Red soil grows on crystalline ________________ rocks in areas of low rainfall in the eastern and southern parts of the Deccan plateau

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Mineral

21.

According to age , Alluvial soil can be classified as

a)

Kankar

b)

Bhangar

c)

Khadar

d)

Terai

22.

Which rock is the Deccan Trap made up of ?

a)

Manganese

b)

Basalt

c)

Bauxite

d)

Limestone

23.

About 75% of the country is the plateau region

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What is the full form of UNCED ?

a)

United Nations Children and Elders Development

b)

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

c)

United Nations Conference on Environment and Disaster

25.

The oceanic resources beyond 20 nautical miles of the (a)   belong to international institutions