This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Geography > Resources > Class 8 Geography Chapter 1 Resources – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Geography Chapter 1 Resources Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A substance or object becomes resource because of its A) Prices. B) Renewability. C) Features. D) Utility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Utility. 2. Utility is what makes an object or substance a recource. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Uranium in ladakh is A) Actual resource. B) Potential resource. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Potential resource. 4. ..... RESOURCES ARE THOSE WHICH GET RENEWED OR REPLENISHED QUICKLY. A) HUMAN MADE. B) RENEWABLE. C) HUMAN. D) NON-RENEWABLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RENEWABLE. 5. We should minimise the depletion of natural resources. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 6. Resources that cannot be replaced A) Conservation. B) Natural Resource. C) Non-Renewable Resource. D) Renewable Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-Renewable Resource. 7. Give one biotic and abiotic resource A) Biotic-vegetables, abiotic-sunlight. B) Abiotic-fruit, biotic-metal ore. C) What is biotic and abiotic?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotic-vegetables, abiotic-sunlight. 8. Sun light is ..... resource A) Renewable. B) Localized. C) Potential. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 9. A ..... is anything that can be used to satisfy human wants and has a value. A) Potential. B) Skill. C) Resource. D) Patent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resource. 10. Many of Florida's resources are used to make products people use. Kim uses the soap to clean clothes. From which of these Florida resources was clothes soap most likely made? A) Sugarcane. B) Silicon. C) Phosphate. D) Limestone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosphate. 11. Using resources carefully and giving them time to get renewed is known as:- A) Resource conservation. B) Save resource. C) Sustainable development. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resource conservation. 12. The resources which can be used directly without any modification are called ..... A) Non-renewable resources. B) Natural resources. C) Sustainable resources. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural resources. 13. THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES IS ..... BECAUSE FACTORS LIKE TERRAIN, CLIMATE AND ALTITUDE DIFFER SO MUCH OVER THE EARTH. A) EASY. B) TOUGH. C) UNEQUAL. D) EQUAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) UNEQUAL. 14. Which is the correct reason for the African countries being less developed? A) Country is rich in resources. B) Most of the people are illiterate and unskilled. C) The workforce is underpaid. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Most of the people are illiterate and unskilled. 15. The resources which take millions of years to get renewed are: A) Non-Renewable resources. B) Renewable resources. C) Human Resources. D) Solar Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-Renewable resources. 16. Processed food is an example of A) Non-renewable resources. B) Natural resources. C) Resources in stock. D) Human-made resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Human-made resources. 17. What is one way people help the environment? A) Throwing away plastic. B) Picking up litter. C) Building new cities. D) Tearing down a forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Picking up litter. 18. Deserts have ..... value. A) Emotional. B) Technical. C) Aesthetic. D) Economic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aesthetic. 19. All sources and substances have equal economic value. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 20. Jacob is doing a report about limestone rock in Florida. Which of the following topics on limestone use in Florida will Jacob research? A) Producing electricity. B) Constructing buildings. C) Fertilizing citrus crops. D) Making solar panels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constructing buildings. 21. Those resources whose quantityis known is called ..... A) Abiotic. B) Non-renewable. C) Biotic. D) Actual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Actual. 22. People use cotton and wool for what? A) To make electricity. B) To make clothing. C) To make food. D) To make gasoline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make clothing. 23. Name the term given to the resources that are drawn from Nature and used without much modification. A) HUMAN RESOURCES. B) DEPLETABLE. C) NATURAL RESOURCES. D) HUMAN MADE RESOURCES. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NATURAL RESOURCES. 24. What are the three main categories of resources A) Natural resources. B) Human resources. C) Human made resources. D) All of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of above. 25. Which resources are known to use but we don, t have the technology to exploit to use A) Potential resource. B) Ubiquitous resources. C) Localized resources. D) Non renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potential resource. 26. The example of human-made resources are A) Wind energy. B) Buildings. C) Jungles. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buildings. 27. On the basis of availiblity, natural resources are classified as:- A) Biotic and abiotic. B) Potential and actual. C) Ubiquitous and localised. D) Renewable and non-renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ubiquitous and localised. 28. How can we conserve resources? A) Allow illegal mining. B) Invent new technologies. C) Give resources time to get renewed. D) Allow industries to demolish forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Give resources time to get renewed. 29. Which of the following is an example of a way that natural resources can be conserved? A) Using paper plates instead of real dishes. B) Buying a new bike every year. C) Using paper bags each day to carry your lunch. D) Recycling aluminum cans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recycling aluminum cans. 30. Resources that cannot be renewed A) Non-Renewable Resource. B) Renewable Resource. C) Conservation. D) Natural Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-Renewable Resource. 31. Which of these are examples of Natural resources? A) Air. B) Technology. C) Water. D) Both A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and C. 32. The Natural Resource can be categorised into Renewable and Human Resource A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 33. Should we be worried about resources being unavailable or unfit for use in the future A) Yes, we need to adopt sustainable development. B) No, we can spend all resources as lavishly as we like. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, we need to adopt sustainable development. 34. PRINCIPLE / PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CAN BE A) RESPECT AND CARE FOR ALL FORMS OF LIFE.IMPROVE THE QUANTITY OF HUMAN LIFE. B) CONSERVE THE EARTH'S VITALITY AND DIVERSITY.MINIMISE THE DEPLETION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. C) CHANGE PERSONAL ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES TOWARDS THE ENVIRONMENT.ENABLE COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT. D) ALL OF THE THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL OF THE THESE. 35. What are abiotic resources? A) Resources that are found everywhere. B) Non-living resources. C) Living resources. D) Resources that are localized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-living resources. 36. Heavy motor vehicles like trucks run on A) Petrol. B) Coal. C) Diesel. D) Coal tar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diesel. 37. What depends on physical factors like terrain, climate and altitude? A) Distribution of Human Resource. B) Production of Natural Resources. C) Distribution of Natural Resources. D) Management of Natural Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distribution of Natural Resources. 38. Which of these sources is used for generating electricity that is NOT renewable? A) The Sun. B) Coal. C) Water. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 39. Resources which can be renewed or replenished quickly are known as ..... A) Actual resources. B) Renewable resources. C) Non renewable resource. D) Potential resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable resources. 40. Choose the list with only things I can recycle. A) Glass jars, cardboard boxes, flowers. B) Newspaper, leaves, cardboard boxes. C) Soda cans, paper, banana peels. D) Soda cans, glass jars, newspaper. E) Glass jars, newspaper, old clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soda cans, glass jars, newspaper. 41. What can individuals do to help in conserving resources? A) Ignore the environment. B) Waste resources intentionally. C) Recycle and reuse things. D) Increase consumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recycle and reuse things. 42. What are we doing when we turn off the fan and the lights when we leave the room. A) We are REDUCING are use of electricity. B) We are RECYCLING making electricity into something new. C) We are REUSING the electricity by using it again in a new way. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We are REDUCING are use of electricity. 43. NATURAL RESOURCES ARE CLASSIFIED INTO A) RENEWABLE AND IN-RENEWABLE. B) RENEWABLE AND DIS-RENEWABLE. C) RENEWABLE AND UN-RENEWABLE. D) RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE. 44. ..... resources are those which get renewed orreplenished quickly. A) Non-renewable. B) Ubiquitous. C) Localised. D) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renewable. 45. Which one of the following is a natural resource? A) Mineral. B) Soil. C) Water. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 46. Which are the factors which change a substance into a resource? A) Money and Importance. B) Time and Technology. C) Time and money. D) Usage and Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time and Technology. 47. Which one of the following is a principle of Sustainable Development? A) The balance between use and conservation of resources. B) Cut the trees. C) Use vehicles that cause pollution. D) Allow industries to carry on illegal mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The balance between use and conservation of resources. 48. Different ways to conserve natural resources are:(select the incorrect one) A) Save Water. B) Preventing wastage. C) Deforestation. D) Afforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deforestation. 49. As one of Florida's natural resources, which of the following describes one way people use silicon? A) To make cans. B) To make fertilizers. C) To make solar panels. D) To make roads and houses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make solar panels. 50. It is our duty to ensure that the following thing does not happen: A) The diversity of life on the earth is conserved. B) All uses of renewable resources are sustainable. C) Unnecessary usage of natural resources. D) The damage to natural environmental system is minimised. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unnecessary usage of natural resources. 51. Which one of the following does not make substance a resources? A) Utility. B) Value. C) Quantity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quantity. 52. Energy from the sun is known as ..... A) Geothermal energy. B) Wind energy. C) Solar energy. D) Hydroelectric energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar energy. 53. Which of them are not part of the 3 R's A) Reduce. B) Recycle. C) Reuse. D) Repeat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repeat. 54. Value means ..... A) Utility. B) Wealth. C) Money. D) Worth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Worth. 55. Which of the following is an exhaustible natural resource? A) SOIL. B) WATER. C) FOREST. D) AIR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FOREST. 56. The example of non-renewable resources are A) Petrol and Gases. B) Solar Energy. C) Wind Energy. D) Tidal Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petrol and Gases. 57. Conserving natural resources is important. All of the following are ways to conserve resources EXCEPT- A) Using a lunch kit. B) Recycling a glass jar. C) Using plastic bags once and throwing away. D) Reusing a shoebox for a project. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using plastic bags once and throwing away. 58. Define Resources A) 1 A metal. B) 2 Wood. C) 3 Both 1 and 2. D) 4 A substance which satisfies human needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4 A substance which satisfies human needs. 59. Time and technology adds ..... to the resources A) Value/worth. B) Copyright. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Value/worth. 60. Sunlight is ..... natural resource A) Inexhaustible. B) Exhuely. C) BOTH A&B. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inexhaustible. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeography QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 Geography Chapter 1 Resources Quiz 1Class 8 Geography Chapter 1 Resources Quiz 3Class 8 Geography Chapter 1 Resources Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books