Resources and Development Quiz

Q1: Which of the following methods does not help in soil conservation?

Q2: Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore?

Q3: In which of the following states is overgrazing responsible for land degradation?

Q4: Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put? (Textbook)

Q5: Which one of the following is a renewable resource?

Q6: Which of the following resource is non-recyclable?

Q7: How can the resources be classified on the basis of their origin?

Q8: Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab? (Textbook)

Q9: The alluvial soil consists of

Q10: In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practised?

Q11: Which one of the following is not the community owned resource?

Q12: In which of the following States is black soil found?

Q13: One of the following which does not check land degradation-

Q14: When running water cuts through clayey soils and makes deep channels, they lead to:

Q15: What percentage of our land should be under forest according to the National Forest Policy (1952)?

Q16: Burial ground is a

Q17: Which one of the following is a Biotic Resource?

Q18: 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:

Q19: Laterite soil is very useful for growing:

Q20: India’s territorial water extends upto a distance of:

Q21: Which one of the following is an example of biotic resources?

Q22: There is enough for everybody’s need and not for any body’s greed,’’ who among the following has given the above statement?

Q23: Resources that take long geological time for their formation are called:

Q24: Black soil is deficient in

Q25: The total degraded land in our country is:

Q26: The mountain share in the total land area is:

Q27: Which of the following soils has self-aeration capacity?

Q28: Which one of the following is not a ‘Biotic Resource’?

Q29: Which of the following is not a measure for soil conservation?

Q30: The main cause of land degradation in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh is:

Q31: Which cold desert is relatively isolated from the rest of country?

Q32: Which one of the following is not a renewable resource?

Q33: Red soil is mostly found in:

Q34: What is arrangement of soil in different layers or horizons known as?

Q35: Under which of the following types of resource can tidal energy be put?

Q36: Resources which are found in a region but have not been utilised are called

Q37: Under which of the following types of resources can solar energy be categorised?

Q38: Black soil is also called:

Q39: In which of the following states is black soil found?

Q40: What is the main reason behind global ecological crises such as global warming and environmental pollution ?

Q41: The oceanic resources beyond 200 km of the Exclusive Economic Zone can be termed as which of the following types of resource ?

Q42: From which Five Year Plan has India made concerted efforts for achieving the goals of resource planning ?

Q43: On the basis of ownership, plantations can be better considered as which of the following types of resources?

Q44: Laterite soil is very useful for growing:

Q45: Which of the following method will not help in soil conservation?

Q46: Ploughing along the contour lines to decelerate the flow of water down the slopes is called:

Q47: What is necessary for sustained quality of life and global peace?

Q48: Land that is left uncultivated for more than five agricultural years is called:

Q49: The oceanic resources beyond 200 km of the Exclusive Economic Zone can be termed as which of the following types of resource ?

Q50: What is land used for grazing cattle and livestock known as?