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

Answer: (c) any region
For any region the availability of resources is a necessary condition for development.

Q.2 Some countries colonised other countries because of their:
(a) natural beauty
(b) money
(c) rich resources
(d) none of the above

Answer: (c) rich resources
For rioh resources colonised powers invaded other countries.

Q 3.
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

Answer
Answer: (c) 130 million hectares
India at present has 130 million degraded land.

Q 4.
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

Answer
Q 5.
Which is the most widely spread and important soil:
(a) black
(b) red
(c) alluvial
(d) desert

Answer
Answer: (c) alluvial
Alluvial soil is the most widely spread and important soil.

Q 6.
The soil which ha? higher concentration of Ranker nodules is called:
(a) hangar
(b) khadar
(c) alluvial soil
(d) red soil

Answer
Answer: (a) hangar
The bangar soil has higher concentration of kanker nodules than the khadar.

Q 7.
Black soil is also known as:
(a) hangar
(b) khadar
(c) regur
(d) all the above

Answer
Answer: (c) regur
Black soil is black in colour and also known as regur soil.

Q 8.
The soil which develops in areas with high temperature and heavy rainfall is called:
(a) regur
(b) alluvial
(c) laterite
(d) arid

Answer
Answer: (c) laterite
The laterite soil develops in areas with high temperature and heavy rainfall.

Q 9.
Red laterite soil is suitable for
growing which of the following crops:
(a) coffee
(b) tea
(c) wheat
(d) cashew nut

Answer
Answer: (d) cashew nut
Red laterite soil is more suitable for crops like cashew nuts.

Q 10.
When the top soil 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

Answer
Answer: (c) sheet erosion
This is known as sheet erosion.

Q 11.
Resources are a function of:
(a) national activities
(b) human activities
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (b) human activities
Resources are a function of human activities.

Q 12.
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

Answer
Answer: (a) biosphere and include living organisms
Biotic resources are obtained from the biosphere and include living organisms.

Q 13.
Rocks and metals are examples of:
(а) biotic resources
(b) abiotic resources
(c) natural resources
(d) all the above

Answer
Answer: (b) abiotic resources
Rocks and metals are examples of abiotic resources.

Q 14.
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

Answer
Answer: (c) against the payment of revenue
Against the payment of revenue, many farmers are alloted land by the government.

Q 15.
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

Answer
Answer: (c) resources owned by individual
Plantation, pasture lands, ponds, water in wells, etc. are some of the examples of resources ownered by individuals.

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