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Ch1 Resources and Development-II

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The soil commonly found in Duars, Chos and Terai is

a)

Laterite soil

b)

Alluvial soil

c)

Black soil

d)

Arid Soil

2.

Which of the following comes under "Land not available for cultivation"

a)

Barren and waste land

b)

Permanent pastures and grazing land

c)

Cultruable waste land (left uncultivated for more than 5 agricultural years).

d)

Land put to non-agricultural uses, e.g. buildings, roads, factories, etc

3.

In the snow covered areas of Himalayas, these soils experience denudation and are acidic with low humus content. Name the soil

a)

Black Soil

b)

Alluvial Soil

c)

Forest Soils

d)

Arid Soil

4.

Alluvial soil is rich in.....

a)

Potash

b)

Phosphoric acid

c)

Lime

d)

All the above

5.

Which one of the following term is used to identify the old and new alluvial respectively?

a)

Khadas & Tarai

b)

Tarai & Bangar

c)

Bangar & Khadar

d)

Tarai & Dvars

6.

Which one of the following soil is the best for cotton cultivation?

a)

Red soil

b)

Black soil

c)

Laterite soil

d)

Alluvial soil

7.

How much percentage of forest area in the country according to the National Forest Policy?

a)

33%

b)

37%

c)

27%

d)

21%

8.

Coal, iron ore, petroleum, diesel etc. are the examples of

a)

Biotic resources

b)

Abiotic resources

c)

Renewable resources

d)

Non -Renewable resources

9.

Resources which are surveyed and their quality and quantity have been determined for utilisation are :-

a)

Potential resource

b)

Individual resource

c)

Developed resource

d)

Stock

10.

Regur soil is the other name of ______.

a)

Black Soil

b)

Alluvial Soil

c)

Laterite Soil

d)

Arid Soil

11.

Why is the red soil is red in colour ?

a)

It is rich in humus .

b)

It is rich in iron compounds .

c)

It is derived from volcanic region .

d)

It is rich in potash .

12.

Indian territorial water extends upto a distance of ____.

a)

12 km

b)

12 nautical miles

c)

200 nautical miles

d)

19.2 miles

13.

Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as :-

a)

Net sown area

b)

Forest cover

c)

Waste land

d)

Gross cropped area

14.

The oceanic resources beyond 200 nautical miles of the ................. are called international resources

a)

Exclusive Economic Zone

b)

Export-processing Zone

c)

Special Economic Zone

d)

None of these

15.

Identify the Soil

a)

Alluvial Soil

b)

Black Soil

c)

Arid Soil

d)

Forest Soil

16.

Which one of the following method is most appropriate to check soil erosion on steep slopes?

a)

Shelter belts

b)

Mulching

c)

Terrace cultivation

17.

What are the primary goals of sustainability?

a)

The end of poverty and hunger

b)

Better standards of education and healthcare - particularly as it pertains to water quality and better sanitation

c)

Sustainable economic growth while promoting jobs and stronger economies

d)

All of the above

18.

What is called the subset of stock?

a)

Potential resources

b)

Developed resources

c)

Reserve

d)

Actual resources

19.

Resources are everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs provided that they are technologically ............

a)

Available

b)

Affordable

c)

Accessible

d)

Acceptable

20.

Which among the following is a renewable resource?

a)

Solar energy

b)

Tidal energy

c)

Wind energy

d)

All of these

21.

Which is the most common soil of Northern India?

a)

Black soil

b)

Laterite soil

c)

Alluvial soil

d)

Red soil

22.

Red soil is mostly found in:

a)

Parts of Jammu & Kashmir

b)

Upper Ganga Plains

c)

Eastern and Southern part of Deccan Plateau

d)

None of the above

23.

Laterite soil is very useful for growing:

a)

Rice, wheat and mustard

b)

Tea, coffee and cashewnut

c)

Pulses, sugarcane and resin

d)

None of the above

24.

Red soil is reddish in colour due to:

a)

high clay content

b)

presence of kankar nodules in the subsoil

c)

diffusion of iron in igneous and metamorphic rocks

d)

high moisture content

25.

Which of the following is a cause of soil erosion

a)

Deforestation

b)

Construction & Mining activities

c)

Glacier

d)

All of these

26.

Land resources are used for which purpose

a)

Forest

b)

Land not available for cultivation and other uncultivated land

c)

Follow land

d)

All of these

27.

This plant grows well in _____________________ soil

a)

Red soil

b)

Laterite soil

c)

Alluvial soil

d)

Black soil

28.

Black soil is deficient in

a)

Calcium carbonate

b)

Magnesium

c)

Potash

d)

Phosphoric contents

29.

The running water cuts the clayey soils and makes deep channels which is called ______

a)

Gullies

b)

Bad land

c)

Sheet Erosion

d)

None of these

30.

identify this type of ersosion

a)

sheet erosion

b)

gully erosion

c)

mass erosion

d)

slide erosion

31.

here C represnts

a)

top soil

b)

 substratum weathered parent rock material

c)

subsoil weathered rocks sand and silt clay

d)

unweathered rocks sand and silt clay

32.

Rajasthan and Gujarat has enormous potential for the development of -----------

a)

wind energy

b)

water energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

chemical energy

33.

Identify these resources

a)

Renewable

b)

Non renewable

34.

Identify these resources

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

35.

Identify this resource

a)

Potential

b)

Stock

c)

Individual

36.

Identify this resource

a)

Individual

b)

Stock

c)

Community

37.

Identify this resource which come under the defined territories of a country.

a)

International Resource

b)

National resource

c)

Community owned resource

38.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

None of the above

39.

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)

40.

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

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Schumacher

c)

Karl Marx

41.
‘Laterite’ has been derived from the Greek word ‘later’ which means:
a)
Mountain
b)
Brick
c)
Rock
d)
Stone
42.
Burial ground is a
a)
community owned resource
b)
national resource
c)
individual resource
d)
international resource
43.
The alluvial soil consists of
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
clay
d)
all of the above
44.
Which of the following is a human-made resource?
a)
Petroleum
b)
Forests
c)
Machines
d)
Land
45.
Which of the following is not important for soil formation?
a)
Relief
b)
Parent rock
c)
Climate
d)
Duration of day
46.

Are resources free gifts of nature? And how?

a)

Yes they are

b)

They are not , Resources are a function of human activities

c)

Yes Resources are nurtured by nature

d)

No, Any thing from which a product can be manufactured

47.

Which of the following are renewable energy sources? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Hydroelectric

d)

Geothermal

e)

Biomass

48.

TICK EVERYTHING WHICH ARE NATURAL RESOURCES

a)

AIR

b)

WATER

c)

MOUNTAINS

d)

BRIDGES

e)

HOUSES

49.

TICK EVERYTHING WHAT ARE MAN MADE RESOURCES

a)

ROADS

b)

BRIDGES

c)

LAKES

d)

HOUSES

50.

TICK THE RULES FOR US TO ENSURE

a)

ALL RESOURCES ARE SUSTAINED

b)

DIVERSITY OF LIFE IS CONSERVED

c)

DAMAGE TO NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS MINIMISED

d)

OTHER RULES