This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Geography > Resources > Class 8 Geography Chapter 1 Resources – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Geography Chapter 1 Resources Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Using resources carefully and giving them time toget renewed is called ..... A) Resource conservation. B) Under-use of resources. C) Over-use of resources. D) Resource wastage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resource conservation. 2. What are Non-Renewable resources? A) Resources that have limited stock. B) Resources that can be replenished easily. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resources that have limited stock. 3. Which one of the following is a human resources? A) Factory. B) Doctor. C) Building. D) Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doctor. 4. All uses of renewable resources are: A) Sustainable. B) Natural. C) Eco-friendly. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainable. 5. The damage to natural environment system should ..... A) Develop. B) Increase. C) Minimized. D) Grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Minimized. 6. Coal is an example of: A) Human made resources. B) Renewable resources. C) Non-Renewable resouces. D) Potential Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-Renewable resouces. 7. Conservation is using resources without care. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Those resources whose amount or quantity is known are called: A) Natural resources. B) Actual resources. C) Potential resources. D) Renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Actual resources. 9. Water is also use for producing electricity. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The basis of classification of resources are A) Level of development and use. B) Origin. C) Stock and distribution. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 11. All Resources have some A) Respect. B) Value. C) Taxes. D) Amount. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Value. 12. Which of the following is an example of Human Resources? A) Forests. B) Animals & Birds. C) Latest Technologies. D) People. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People. 13. Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future is called ..... A) Sustainable development. B) Wasting resources. C) Over-use of resources. D) Exploiting resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainable development. 14. What are we doing to conserve when we take short showers? A) Recycling water. B) Reusing water. C) Reducing the amount of water used. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reducing the amount of water used. 15. Humans are not interdependent on each other. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Which of these have economic value? A) Landscape. B) Metals. C) Home remedies. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metals. 17. Which of the following is NOT a way to conserve resources? A) Remind. B) Reuse. C) Reduce. D) Recycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Remind. 18. Which of the following is a way students could conserve paper? A) Buy only new paperback books. B) Use both sides of the paper in a notebook. C) Pick up paper wrappers in the schoolyard. D) Use paper towels to clean spills in the lab. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use both sides of the paper in a notebook. 19. People are Resources. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. The distribution of natural resources depends upon number of ..... A) Physical factors. B) Abiotic factors. C) Chemical factors. D) Potential resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical factors. 21. ..... are an example of a renewable resource. A) Trees. B) Minerals. C) Natural gas. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trees. 22. ..... MEANS THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OVER ANY IDEA OR INVENTION. A) RESOURCE. B) ANIMAL. C) CITIZEN. D) PATENT. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PATENT. 23. Resources used carefully and giving them time to get renewed is called A) Resource depletion. B) Resource conservation. C) Resource pollution. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resource conservation. 24. Sole right to an invention or thought called ..... A) Stock. B) Technology. C) Patent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patent. 25. Using the resource carefully and giving them time to get renewed is called ..... A) Sustainable development. B) Resource conservation. C) Utility. D) Human made resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resource conservation. 26. The water from rivers are being used in homes as a ..... A) Resource. B) Renewable resource. C) Source. D) Sustainable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resource. 27. Jhoom cultivation was another name for A) Terrace faming. B) Mixed farming. C) Shifting cultivation. D) Fruit cultivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shifting cultivation. 28. The types of resources are A) Natural. B) Human and Human-made. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 29. On the basis of origin, resources can be divided into which parts? A) Abiotic. B) Biotic. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 30. Which of the following is a major cause of air pollution? A) Burning fossil fuels. B) Dumping waste in landfills. C) Using wind and solar energy. D) Releasing waste into streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burning fossil fuels. 31. Which of the following can be a disadvantage of renewable resources? A) They are renewable and will always be available. B) They can be intermittent (available at certain times or in certain places). C) They release a lot of CO2 and have a large carbon footprint. D) Renewable resources have no disadvantages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can be intermittent (available at certain times or in certain places). 32. What is the role of technology in creating resources? A) To harm the environment. B) To waste resources intentionally. C) To change natural substances into resources. D) To deplete resources quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To change natural substances into resources. 33. ..... is a renewable resource. A) Solar energy. B) Mineral. C) Coal. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar energy. 34. The Machinery and vehicles are examples of ..... A) Human-made resources. B) Conservative Resources. C) Human resources. D) Sustainable development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human-made resources. 35. People are human-made resources. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 36. Non-renewable resources ..... be replaced. A) Can. B) Cannot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cannot. 37. Petroleum is ..... natural resource A) Inexhaustible. B) Exhuely. C) Both (a) & (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exhuely. 38. How can individuals contribute to sustainable development? A) By depleting resources quickly. B) By increasing consumption. C) By wasting resources intentionally. D) By changing personal attitudes and practices towards the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By changing personal attitudes and practices towards the environment. 39. Which one is a renewable resource? A) Solar energy. B) Wind energy. C) Hydro energy. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 40. All the things which are necessary for existence on the earth is known as A) Energy. B) Conservation. C) Resources. D) Utility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resources. 41. ..... MEANS WORTH. A) VALUE. B) UTILITY. C) PATENT. D) RESOURCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) VALUE. 42. Resources are generally classified into: A) 5 types. B) 3 types. C) 2 types. D) 4 types. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 types. 43. What are actual resources? A) Resources that are not being used at present. B) Resources whose quantity is known and are being used in the present. C) Resources that are unlimited. D) Resources that are harmful to humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resources whose quantity is known and are being used in the present. 44. What helps people to make valuable resource: A) Education. B) Health. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 45. Which of these forms of transportation conserves the most amount of energy? A) Trains. B) Bicycles. C) Buses. D) Cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bicycles. 46. Which one of the following does not make the substance a resource? A) Everything makes the substance a resource. B) Quantity. C) Utility. D) Value. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantity. 47. Which of these is not an example of sustainable development? A) Conserve the diversity of the earth. B) Balancing use of resources. C) Let wild animals remain in their natural habitat. D) Illegal mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Illegal mining. 48. Two man made resources A) 1 Water and Gold. B) 2 Steel and Plastic. C) 3 Air and Wood. D) 4 All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 Steel and Plastic. 49. Using resources carefully and giving them time to get renewed is called ..... A) Resources conservation. B) Resources planning. C) Resources degradation. D) Resources development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resources conservation. 50. The things that are used to satisfy our needs are called A) Value. B) Resources. C) Technology. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resources. 51. To reduce the use of plastic bags is to ..... A) Use less plastic bags. B) Use more plastic bags. C) Use the same amount. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use less plastic bags. 52. Resources drawn from nature and used without much modification are called A) Human made resources. B) Natural resources. C) Cultural resources. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural resources. 53. What are some of the Principles of Sustainable Development? A) Respect and care for all forms of life. B) Minimize the depletion of natural resources. C) Change personal attitude and practices toward the environment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 54. A thing become a resources when it, s ..... has been identified. A) Avaibility. B) Character. C) Utility. D) Area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Utility. 55. Resources are distributed unequally over the earth because of: A) Level of development. B) Technological levels. C) The different natural conditions. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The different natural conditions. 56. Abiotic resources are A) Made by human beings. B) Derived from non-living things. C) Derived from nature. D) Derived from living things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Derived from non-living things. 57. Which of the following is NOT a way that people can be harmful to the environment? A) Driving cars and trucks. B) Dumping factory wastes. C) Creating oil spills. D) Using solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using solar energy. 58. Wood is useful for making furniture because it is all of the following EXCEPT- A) Easily cut. B) Magnetic. C) Strong. D) Lightweight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magnetic. 59. Resources that can be replaced A) Non-Renewable Resource. B) Natural Resource. C) Renewable Resource. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable Resource. 60. ..... are human resoruce A) Robots. B) People. C) Animals. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People. 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