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WorksheetsRESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?
Intensive cultivation
Deforestation
Over-irrigation
Overgrazing
In which of the following States is black soil found?
Jammu & Kashmir
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
What percentage of our land should be under forest according to the National Forest Policy (1952)?
33
22.5
31
30
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:
Potential resource
Stock
Developed resource
Reserves
Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as
Net sown area
Forest cover
Waste land
Gross cropped area
The total degraded land in our country is:
133 million hectares
130 million sq. km.
140 million hectares
130 million hectares
In which of the following States mining has caused severe land degradation?
Gujarat
Jharkhand
Kerala
Uttaranchal
Red soil is mostly found in:
Upper Ganga Plains
Parts of Jammu & Kashmir
Eastern and Southern part of Deccan Plateau
none of the above
Red soil is reddish in colour due to:
high clay content
presence of kankar nodules in the subsoil
diffusion of iron in igneous and metamorphic rocks
high moisture content
Black soils are common in:
Deccan trap region
Kashmir Valley
Ganga Valley
northern palin
Laterite soil is very useful for growing:
Rice, wheat and mustard
Tea, coffee and cashewnut
Pulses, sugarcane and resin
none of the above
Black soil is deficient in
Calcium carbonate
Magnesium
Potash
Phosphoric content
Land that is left uncultivated for more than five agricultural years is called:
Pasture land
Culturable waste land
Barren land
Current fallow
Soil formed by intense leaching is:
alluvial soil
red soil
laterite soil
desert soil
What is the percentage share of plains in the total land area?
43%
23%
33%
27%
Which one of the following states mostly has laterite soil?
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Rajasthan
meghalaya
In which of the following states is overgrazing responsible for land degradation?
Jharkhand and Orissa
Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
Punjab and Haryana
kerala and Tamil Nadu
Which one of the following soil is ideal for growing cotton?
Regur Soil
Laterite Soil
Desert Soil
mountainous Soil
Which of the following book includes ‘Gandhian Philosophy’ on conservation of
resources?
(a) Small is Beautiful
(b) Our Common Future
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
The Rio Convention endorsed the Global Forest Principles and adopted which of the following for achieving Sustainable Development in the 21st century?
(a) Agenda 21
(b) Agenda 22
(c) Agenda 20
(d) Agenda 25
Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put?
(a) Replenishable
(b) NON- Replenishable
(c) Human-made
(d) Non-recyclable
Which of the following is not a measure to reduce soil erosion?
(a) Creating deep channels (gullies)
(b) Contour ploughing
(c) Strip cropping
(d) Planting of shelter belts
Choose the feature which is NOT associated with Arid soils:
(a) These soils develop a reddish colour due to diffusion of iron in crystalline and metamorphic rocks
(b) In some areas the salt content is very high and common salt is obtained from these soils
(c) The lower horizon of the soil is occupied by Kankar nodules
(d) These soils become cultivable after proper irrigation.
Indiscriminate exploitation of resources has led to global ecological crises. Which of the following is NOT associated to this statement?
(a) Global warming
(b) Ozone layer maintenance
(c) Environmental pollution
(d) Land degradation
Which of the following soils are more common in piedmont plains such as Duars, Chos and Terai?
(a) Black soil
(b) Alluvial soil
(c) Laterite soil
(d) None of these
