Q 1 – The availability of resources is a necessary condition for the development of:
(а) any country
(b) any state
(c) any region
(d) none of the above
(c) any region
Q 2 – What is a resource?
(а) Extracts from nature
(b) Man-Made products
(c) Extracts from the environment- technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable
(d) Anything from which a product can be manufactured
(c) Extracts from the environment- technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable
Q 3 – What is the main reason behind global ecological crises such as global warming and environmental pollution?
(a) Depletion of resources
(b) Accumulation of resources in a few hands
(c) Indiscriminate exploitation of resources
(d) Use of resources.
(c) Indiscriminate exploitation of resources
Q 4 – The process of transformation of things available in our environment involves
an interactive relationship between __________________ ?
(a) Nature and technology
(b) nature, technology and institutions
(c) Environment and nature
(d) Environment and technology
(b) nature, technology and institutions
Q 5 – Some countries colonised other countries because of their:
(a) natural beauty
(b) money
(c) rich resources
(d) none of the above
(c) rich resources
Q 6 – In which of the following books, Schumacher presented Gandhian Philosophy:
(a) Big is Beautiful
(b) Large is Beautiful
(c) Small is Beautiful
(d) Everything is Beautiful
(c) Small is Beautiful
Q 7 – How do human beings interact with nature?
(a) Through technology
(b) Through nurturing environmental resources
(c) Through industry
(d) Through experimental advances
(a) Through technology
Q 8 – 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, Anything from which a product can be manufactured
(b) They are not, Resources are a function of human activities
Q 9 – What % of Indian land areas is plain area:
(a) 40%
(b) 41%
(c) 42%
(d) 43%
(d) 43%
Q 10 – On the basis of ownership, plantations can be better considered as which of the following types of resources?
(a) Individual resource
(b) Community-owned resource
(c) National resource
(d) International resource
(a) Individual resource
Q 11 – How are resources qualified?
(a) On the basis of origin
(b) On the basis of utility
(c) On the basis of distribution
(d) On the basis of potential
(a) On the basis of origin
Q 12 – What % of Indian land area is mountain area:
(a) 10%
(b) 20%
(c) 30 %
(d) 40%
(c) 30 %
Q 13 – Where are Biotic Resources obtained from?
(a) from the biosphere and have life such as human beings, flora and fauna, fisheries, livestock
(b) composed of non-living things
(c) reproduced by physical, chemical or mechanical processes
(d) Minerals and fossil fuels
(a) from the biosphere and have life such as human beings, flora and fauna, fisheries, livestock
Q 14 – What is the total geographical area of India:
(a) 2.28 million sq. km.
(b) 3.28 million sq. km.
(c) 4.28 million sq. km.
(d) 5.28 million sq. km.
(b) 3.28 million sq. km.
Q 15 – Where are Abiotic Resources obtained from?
(a) Minerals and fossil fuels
(b) reproduced by physical, chemical or mechanical processes
(c) composed of non-living things
(d) from biosphere and have life such as human beings, flora and fauna, fisheries, livestock.
(c) composed of non-living things
Q 16 – What % of geographical area is desired forest area as per the Forest policy 1988 ?
(a) 23 % of geographical area
(b) 33 % of geographical area
(c) 43 % of geographical area
(d) 53 % of geographical area
(b) 33 % of geographical area
Q 17 – What are renewable resources?
(a) These are obtained from biosphere and have life
(b) composed of non-living things
(c) which can be renewed or reproduced by physical, chemical or mechanical processes
(d) from biosphere and have life such as human beings, flora and fauna, fisheries, livestock
(c) which can be renewed or reproduced by physical, chemical or mechanical processes.
Q 18 – How many million hectares of Indian Land is degraded land:
(a) 110 million hectares
(b) 120 million hectares
(c) 130 million hectares
(d) 140 million hectares
(c) 130 million hectares
Q 19 – What was the main contribution of the Brundtland Commission Report, 1987?
(a) Sustainable development as means for resource conservation
(b) Advocated resource conservation for the first time
(c) Presented Gandhian philosophy
(d) All the above
(a) Sustainable development as means for resource conservation
Q 20 – Give examples of renewable resources.
(a) Minerals and fossil fuels
(b) solar and wind energy, water, forests and wildlife
(c) rocks and metals.
(d) flora and fauna, fisheries, livestock.
(b) solar and wind energy, water, forests and wildlife
Q 21 – Which of the following is the main reasons for land degradation in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, M.P. and Maharashtra:
(a) deforestation
(b) Floods
(c) over-grazing
(d) all the above
(c) over-grazing
Q 22 – When running water cuts through clayey soils and makes deep channels, they lead to:
(a) Gully erosion
(b) Sheet erosion
(c) Deforestation
(d) Afforestation
(a) Gully erosion
Q 23 – Which is the most widely spread and important soil:
(a) black
(b) red
(c) alluvial
(d) desert
(c) alluvial
Q 24 – Which of the following methods does not help in soil conservation?
(a) Contour ploughing
(b) Strip cropping
(c) Creating shelterbelts
(d) Ploughing up and down the slopes
(d) Ploughing up and down the slopes
Q 25 – Give examples of non-renewable resources.
(a) flora and fauna, fisheries, livestock
(b) solar and wind energy, water, forests, and wildlife
(c) Minerals and fossil fuels
(d) rocks and metals
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(c) Minerals and fossil fuels
Q 26 – The soil which has higher concentration of Kanker nodules is called:
(a) Arid Soils
(b) khadar
(c) alluvial soil
(d) red soil
(a) Arid Soils
Q 27 – Which of these are resources based on ownership?
A. Individual Resources
B. Abiotic
C. Renewable Resources
D. Non-renewable
A. Individual Resources
Q 28 – Black soil is also known as:
(a) hangar
(b) khaddar
(c) regur
(d) all the above
(c) regur
Q 29 – The soil which develops in areas with high temperature and heavy rainfall is called:
(a) regur
(b) alluvial
(c) laterite
(d) arid
(c) laterite
Q 30 – Give examples of community-owned resources?
(a) public parks, playgrounds, grazing grounds, burial grounds.
(b) plots, houses
(c) energy, water, forests
(d) flora and fauna, fisheries
(a) public parks, playgrounds, grazing grounds, burial grounds.
Q 31 – Red laterite soil is suitable for growing which of the following crops:
(a) coffee
(b) tea
(c) wheat
(d) cashew nut
Q 39 – Plantation, pasture lands, ponds, water in wells etc. are some examples of:
(a) resources owned by government
(b) resources owned by private
(c) resources owned by individual
(d) none of the above
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(d) cashew nut
Q 32 – When the topsoil is washed away when water flows as a sheet over large areas down a slope is known as:
(a) land erosion
(b) water erosion
(c) sheet erosion
(d) all the above
(c) sheet erosion
Q 33 – What are potential resources?
(a) resources which can be renewed or reproduced
(b) Resources which are found in a region, but have not been utilised
(c) Resources which are surveyed and their quality and quantity have been determined for utilisation
(d) those things which are composed of non-living things
(b) Resources which are found in a region, but have not been utilized.
Q 34 – Resources are a function of:
(a) national activities
(b) human activities
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above.
(b) human activities
Q 35 – Which type of land is not used for cultivation?
(a) Already on crop production
(b) Land put to non-agricultural uses, e.g. buildings, roads, factories etc
(c) All types of land
(d) Black soil land
(b) Land put to non-agricultural uses, e.g. buildings, roads, factories etc.
Q 36 – Biotic resources are obtained from:
(a) biosphere and include living organisms
(b) biosphere and include non-living components
(c) the earth
(d) none of the above
(a) biosphere and include living organisms
Q 38 – Many farmers own land which is allotted to them by government:
(а) against the payment by cash
(b) against property in towns
(c) against the payment of revenue
(d) none of the above
(c) against the payment of revenue
Q 39 – Plantation, pasture lands, ponds, water in wells etc. are some examples of:
(a) resources owned by government
(b) resources owned by private
(c) resources owned by individual
(d) none of the above
(c) resources owned by individual
Q 40 – Resources which are accessible to all the members of the community are called:
(a) Private owned resources
(b) Public owned resources
(c) Community owned resources
(d) Individual owned resources
(c) Community owned resources
Q 41 – Resources belonging to the nation are called:
(a) State resources
(b) Country resources
(c) National resources
(d) Individual resources
(c) National resources
Q 42 – Resources which are found in a region, but have not been utilised just for use by the Future generations
(a) Developed resources
(b) Stock
(c) International resources
(d) Reserve resources
(d) Reserve resources
Q 43 – Which of the following is a human-made resource?
(a) Petroleum
(b) Forests
(c) Machines
(d) Land
(c) Machines
Q 44 – Resources which are surveyed and their quality and quantity have been determined for utilisation are called:
(a) Potential resources
(b) Developed resources
(c) Stock
(d) International resources
(b) Developed resources
Q 45 – Materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy human needs but human beings do not have the appropriate technology to access them are called:
(a) Resources
(b) Stock
(c) Reserves
(d) All the above
(b) Stock
Q 46 – The first International Earth Summit was held in Rio-de-Janerio in Brazil in:
(a) August, 1991
(b) August, 1992
(c) June, 1991
(d) June, 1992
(d) June, 1992
Q 47 – Planning is the widely accepted strategy for:
(a) Conservation of resources
(b) Use of resources
(c) Judicious use of resources
(d) None of the above
(c) Judicious use of resources
Q 48 – Arunachal Pradesh has abundant water resources but lacks:
(a) In mineral resources
(b) In infrastructural development
(c) In technology
(d) None of the above
(b) In infrastructural development
Q 49 – Fossil fuels are examples of which of the following types of resources?
(a) Renewable
(b) Flow
(c) Biological
(d) Non-renewable.
(d) Non-renewable
Q 50 – India has made concerted efforts for achieving the goals of resource planning right from the:
(а) First Five Year Plan
(b) Second Five Year Plan
(c) Third Five Year Plan
(d) Fourth Five Year Plan
(а) First Five Year Plan .
Q 51 – National Resource are the resources which lie in the sea or oceanic area upto
(а) 12 Nautical Miles (22.29 kms)
(b) 11 Nautical Miles (23.01 kms)
(c) 15 Nautical Miles (25 kms)
(d) 12 Nautical Miles (22.2 kms)
(d) 12 Nautical Miles (22.2 kms)
Q 52 – What all comprises the International Resources ?
(а) The area beyond the Territorial Waters of any country .
(b) The Area beyond the Exclusive Economic zone of any country.
(c) The area comprising of Territorial waters & Excusive Economic Zone of any country
(d) None of these.
(b) The Area beyond the Exclusive Economic zone of any country.
Q 53 – What is Agenda 21 ?
(а) It is an agenda to combat terrorism, corruption and poverty .
(b) It is an agenda to combat environmental change, disease through global cooperation on common interests and shared responsibilities .
(c) It is an agenda by the countries to empower themselves in political arena.
(d) None of these.
(b) It is an agenda to combat environmental change, disease through global cooperation on common interests and shared responsibilities .
Q 54 – UNCED stands for
(а) United Nations Convention on Energy and Development.
(b) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.
(c) United Nations Commission on Energy and Development.
(d) None of these.
(b) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.
Q 55 –Name the soil which is the most retentive of moisture ?
(а) Alluvial Soil.
(b) Black Soil.
(c) Red & Yellow Soils.
(d) Arid Soils.
(b) Black Soil.
Q 56 – Which one of the following is an example of Cultivable Wasteland ?
(а) Barren Wasteland .
(b) Current Fallow Land.
(c) Uncultivable Land.
(d) Net Sown Area.
(c) Uncultivable Land.
Q 57 – The Soil type in which one can find the piedmont plains such as Duars, Chos and Terai is
(а) Red & Yellow Soils.
(b) Black Soil.
(c) Alluvial Soil.
(d) Arid Soils.
(c) Alluvial Soil.
Q 58 – Indiscriminate exploitation of resources has led to global ecological crises. Which of the following is not related to the above statement ?
(а) Environmental Pollution.
(b) Global Warming.
(c) Land Degradation.
(d) Ozone Layer Maintenance
(d) Ozone Layer Maintenance
Q 59 – 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
(c) Contour ploughing
Q 60 –The alluvial soil consists of
(a) sand
(b) silt
(c) clay
(d) all of the above.
(d) all of the above.
Q 61 – Which one of the following states mostly has laterite soil?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Meghalaya
(d) Meghalaya
Q 62 – There is enough for everybody’s need and not for anybody’s greed,’’ who among the following has given the above statement?
(a) Vinoba Bhave
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Atal Behari Vajpayee
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
Q 63 –What is an arrangement of soil in different layers or horizons known as?
(a) Soil Composition
(b) Soil Erosion
(c) Soil Profile
(d) Soil Texture
(c) Soil Profile
Q 64 – Which of the following soils has self-aeration capacity?
(a) Alluvial
(b) Red soil
(c) Black soil
(d) Mountain soil
(c) Black soil
Q 65 – Soil is formed by the process of
(a) Denudation
(b) Gradation
(c) Weathering
(d) Erosion
(c) Weathering
Q 66 – Read the following statement. If incorrect, correct the statement.
Black soil is ideal for growing cashew nuts and it derived its name from a Latin word which means brick
(a) Arid Soils.
(b) Alluvial Soils.
(c) Red and Yellow Soils.
(d) Laterite Soils.
(d) Laterite Soils.
Q 67 –In the given question two statements are given Assertion (A) and Reason. Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) Black soils are black in colour and are also known as regur soil.
Reason (B) Black soils are made up of lava flow.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are True but R is the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.
(b) Both A and R are True but R is the correct explanation of A.
Q 68 – Identify the types of soil through the following features.
- It is found in Deccan trap region
- It is made up of lava.
- It covers the plateau of Maharashtra, Malwa, MP and Chhattisgarh
(a) Alluvial
(b) Red soil
(c) Black soil
(d) Mountain soil
(c) Black soil
Q 69 –National resources belong to which of the following?
(a) Community
(b) Individual
(c) World
(d) Country
(d) Country
Q 70 –Which of the following is the example of National Resources?
(a) Forest
(b) Wild life
(c) Ocean areas upto 12 nautical miles
(d) All of the above
(d) All of the above