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Class 10th Cbse

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Deforestation

b)

Overgrazing

c)

Intensive cultivation

d)

Over-irrigation

2.

The resources which belong to the nation will be classified into?

a)

Individual Resources

b)

Community Resources

c)

International Resources

d)

National Resources

3.

Which one of the following types of resources is iron ore?

a)

Renewable

b)

Biotic

c)

Non-renewable

d)

all of the above

4.

Under which of the following type of resource can Solar energy be put?

a)

Stock

b)

Potential

c)

Developed

d)

Reserves

5.

In which one of the following States is terrace cultivation practiced?

a)

Punjab

b)

Plains of UP

c)

Uttrakhand

d)

Bihar

6.

Which one of the following is an example of non-renewable resources

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Petroleum

c)

Hydel Energy

d)

Tidal Energy

7.

Hydrogen as a source of energy is classified under?

a)

Stock

b)

Reserves

c)

Potential

d)

Developed

8.

Indiscriminately Used of Resources led to

a)

Depletion of resources

b)

Accumulation of resources in few hands

c)

Global warming

d)

All of the above

9.

International oceanic Resources are classified after ___

a)

20 nautical miles

b)

250 nautical miles

c)

200 nautical miles

d)

400 nautical miles

10.

Do you think the usefulness of a resource is the same for everyone?

a)

Yes

b)

NO

c)

Can not think

11.

Which conference was held in Rio de Janeiro 1992

a)

World Summit

b)

UN summit

c)

Earth summit

d)

None of the above

12.

land left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year is_____

a)

Current fallow

b)

Cultural wasteland

c)

Other than current fallow

d)

Net sown area

13.

Resource Planning in India invovles ____

a)

Identification of resources

b)

Evolving plan

c)

Matching the development goal

d)

All of the above

14.

Which soil is also known as regur soil

a)

Alluvial soil

b)

Red soil

c)

Black soil

d)

Arid soil

15.

Which among the following is not the reasons for land degradation?

a)

Overgrazing

b)

Mining

c)

Industrial waste

d)

Afforestation

16.

Black soil is ideal for ______ crop?

a)

Rice

b)

Pulses

c)

cotton

d)

tea

17.

Which of the following does not control soil erosion

a)

contour ploughing

b)

Terrace cultivation

c)

shelter belts

d)

sheet erosion

18.

What percentage of our land should be under forest according to the National Forest Policy (1952)

a)

23

b)

43

c)

25.5

d)

33

19.

In which of the following States mining has caused severe land degradation?

a)

Haryana

b)

Gujarat

c)

Jharkhand

d)

All of the above

20.

Which of the following is not important for soil formation?

a)

Relief

b)

Climate

c)

Parent rock

d)

Duration of day

21.

Laterite soil is very useful for growing:

a)

Rice, wheat, and mustard

b)

Tea, coffee and cashew nut

c)

Pulses, sugarcane

d)

None of the above

22.

Which is the most common soil of Northern India?

a)

Black soil

b)

Alluvial soil

c)

Yellow soil

d)

Laterite soil

23.

Ploughing along the contour lines to decelerate the flow of water down the slopes is called:

a)

Strip cropping

b)

Sheet erosion

c)

Contour ploughing

d)

Terrace cultivation

24.

‘Human Development Index’ focuses on

a)

life expectancy

b)

gross enrolment ratio

c)

national income

d)

All the above

25.

Human Development Report is published by

a)

World Bank

b)

UNDP

c)

UNICEF

d)

UNESCO

26.

Which of the following is the most important component for comparing different countries?

a)

Population

b)

Percapita Income

c)

Income

d)

Resourcees

27.

Which of the following countries has a higher HDI rank than India?

a)

Srilanka

b)

Nepal

c)

Pakistan

d)

Bhutan

28.

Which one of the following states has the highest Human Development Index (HDI)?

a)

Haryana

b)

Bihar

c)

Kerala

d)

All of the above

29.

The countries with per capita income of US $955 (2017) or less are termed as

a)

Developing countries

b)

Low-income countries

c)

Developed countries

d)

Rich countries

30.

What are the other criteria besides income to measure development?

a)

Education

b)

Healthcare

c)

Security

d)

All of the above

31.
Which of the following is a development goal for the landless rural labourers?
a)
To educate their children
b)
To get house and land
c)
More days of work and better wages
d)
To shift to the towns
32.
Which of the following is not a componant of HDI?
a)
Literacy rate
b)
Per Capita Income
c)
Poverty rate
d)
Life expectancy
33.
If there are five persons in a family and their total income is Rs. 30000/- What would be the average income of each person?
a)
6000
b)
3000
c)
8000
d)
10000
34.

(a)   days of guaranteed employment are provided under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005.

35.

Name the sector in which the government owns most of the assets and provides all the services.

(a)  

36.

The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the basis of :

a)

Employment conditions

b)

The nature of economic activities

c)

Number of workers employed

d)

Ownership of enterprises

37.

Choose the correct meaning of organised sector:

a)

It covers those enterprises where the terms of employment are regular with good working conditions.

b)

It is outside the control of the government.

c)

Jobs are not regular but working conditions are good.

d)

It provides low salary but tenure is fixed.

38.

Which of the following is not included in tertiary sector?

a)

ATM

b)

Internet cafe

c)

Industries

d)

All of them

39.

A situation in which more persons are employed on a job than are optimally required is:

a)

Structural unemployment

b)

Seasonal unemployment

c)

Disguised unemployment

d)

Cyclic unemployment

40.

The service sector includes activities such as:

a)

agriculture, dairy, fishing and forestry

b)

making sugar, gur and bricks

c)

transport, communication and banking

d)

None of these

41.

Central government in India made a law, implementing the Right to Work in how many districts of India?

a)

150 districts

b)

200 districts

c)

250 districts

d)

625 districts

42.

MGNREGA was implemented in

a)

1990

b)

1998

c)

2000

d)

2005

43.

Which of the following examples does not fall under unorganized sector?

a)

A farmer irrigating his field.

b)

A daily wage labourer working for a contractor

c)

A doctor in a hospital treating a patient.

d)

A handloom weaver working on a loom in her house.

44.

The motive of Private sector enterprises is:

a)

Profit making

b)

Entertainment

c)

Social welfare and security

d)

None of these

45.

Railway is an example of :

a)

Private Sector

b)

Public Sector

c)

Secondary Sector

d)

None of these

46.

When we produce a good by exploiting natural resources, it is an activity of the:

a)

Secondary sector

b)

Tertiary sector

c)

Primary sector

d)

Organised sector

47.

The value of all final goods and services produced within a country during a particular year is called as:

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

Net Domestic Product

c)

National Product

d)

Production of Tertiary Sector

48.

find the odd one out

a)

teacher

b)

doctor

c)

vegetable vendor

d)

lawyer

49.

The task of collection of data in all three sectors is done by

a)

BPO

b)

UNDP

c)

NSSO

d)

KPO

50.

Railway is an example of :

a)

Private Sector

b)

Public Sector

c)

Secondary Sector

d)

None of these

51.

Which of the following Acts would not apply to a company like TISCO?

a)

Minimum Wages Act

b)

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

c)

Factories Act

d)

Payment of Gratuity Act

52.

What will happen if the government fails to provide 100 days employment under NREGA?

a)

No extra benefit will be given

b)

The officer-in-charge will be punished

c)

Unemployment allowance will be given

d)

Food grains will be provided

53.
Using sugarcane as raw material, we make sugar or gur, under what sector does this activity come?
a)
Primary
b)
Private
c)
Industrial
d)
Tertiary
54.

Both Tisco and Reliance Industries are owned by :

a)

The government

b)

Private company

c)

A cooperative society

d)

Jointly by private companies and the govt.

55.
In which sector activities are not guided by profit motive?
a)
organised sector
b)
public sector
c)
private sector
d)
unorganised sector
56.
Information and communication technology is associated with
a)
primary sector
b)
secondary sector
c)
tertiary sector
d)
none of the above
57.

The share of which sector has been the largest in GDP in India?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

58.

Work in this sector is not registered by the govt.

(a)  

59.

E in MGNREGA stands for?

(a)  

60.

The share of which sector has been the largest in Employment in India?

a)

Tertiary

b)

Agriculture

c)

Industrial

61.
Which of the following statement is true?
a)
No two idas of development can be conflictual
b)
Two development goals are always opposite
c)
No two developmental goals are contradictory
d)
Different people have different development goals
62.
What is meant by IMR?
a)
Indian Monetary Reserve
b)
Indian Mortality rate
c)
Infant Mortality Rate
d)
Indian Monetary Ratio
63.
Which of the following states had the highest Infant Mortality rate in 2016?
a)
Maharashtra
b)
Kerala
c)
Bihar
d)
Punjab
64.
What is the correct option to fill in the blank? GDP is the total value of ………………………….. produced.
a)
all goods and services
b)
all final goods and services
c)
all intermediate goods and services
d)
all intermediate and final goods and services
65.
Body Mass Index is calculated by the formula …………..
a)
Height / Weight
b)
Weight / Height
c)
(Weight)2/Height
d)
Weight / (Height)2