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resources and development

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rio De Janeiro Earth Summit was held in __________ year

a)

1998

b)

1992

c)

1991

d)

1994

2.

"There is enough for everybody's need and for anybody's greed". said by

a)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Narendra Modi

3.

Materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy human needs but human beings do not have appropriate technology to access them are called:

a)

Potential Resources

b)

Stock

c)

Developed resources

d)

Reserves

4.

_____________ are the subset of the stock, which can be put into use with the help of existing technical ‘know-how’ but their use has not been started. These can be used for meeting future requirements.

a)

Resources

b)

Reserves

c)

Rivers

d)

Forests

5.

The state of ____________ is very

well endowed with solar and wind energy but

lacks in water resources.

a)

Madhya pradesh

b)

Punjab

c)

Karnataka

d)

Rajasthan

6.

_________ has abundance of water

resources but lacks in infrastructural

development.

a)

Rajastan

b)

Bihar

c)

Odisha

d)

Arunachal Pradesh

7.

Total geographical area of India is ____________ million sq km.

a)

3.28

b)

3.29

c)

3.26

d)

3.27

8.

How much oceanic area from the coast belongs to the nation?

a)

12 nautical miles

b)

200 nautical miles

c)

15 nautical miles

d)

160 nautical miles

9.

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

a)

wind energy

b)

water energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

chemical energy

10.

Which one of the following statements is true about the term resources?

a)

Resources are free gifts of nature.

b)

They are the functions of human activities.

c)

All those things which are found in nature.

d)

Things which cannot be used to fulfill our needs.

11.

A concerted effort has to be made for sustainable development. Choose appropriate steps for conserving our mineral resources for the future.

a)

Recycling of metals

b)

Not disposing wastes

c)

Using polythene bags

d)

None of the above

12.

In June 1992, more than 100 heads of states met in Rio de Janeiro in

a)

France

b)

Brazil

c)

Germany

d)

London

13.

Being a tropical country, India has enormous possibilities of tapping solar energy. Choose the correct way to popularize its maximum use.

a)

Making people aware about renewable energy resources

b)

use of rooftop solar panels

c)

solar street lighting

d)

All of the above

14.

Human beings interact with nature through (a)   and create institutions to accelerate economic development.

15.

______________ is not a community resource.

a)

Village pond.

b)

Public parks

c)

Private car.