This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Geography > Social Science > Class 8 Geography Chapter 2 Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation And Wildlife Resources – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Geography Chapter 2 Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation And Wildlife Resources Quiz 3 (45 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There are ..... types of land A) 6. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 2. Land covers about ..... of earth's surface. A) 30%. B) 20%. C) 70%. D) 80%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 30%. 3. How much time is taken to form 1 cm of soil? A) 10+ years. B) Few months. C) 5 years. D) 100s of year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 100s of year. 4. Which of the following states of India has been witnessing maximum number of landslides? A) Jammu and Kashmir. B) Uttarakhand. C) Meghalaya. D) Madhya pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uttarakhand. 5. MASS MOVEMENT OF ROCK DOWN A SLOPE IS CALLED ..... A) REDAMATION. B) AFFORESTATION. C) TERRACED FARMING. D) LANDSLIDE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) LANDSLIDE. 6. What is not the factor of soil formation? A) Parent Rock. B) Climate. C) Both a and b. D) Mulching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mulching. 7. ..... are some of the densely populated regions.A) River plainsB) mountainsC) thick forestsD) deserts A) C. B) D. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 8. Which state has the largest forest cover in India (area wise) A) Madhya pradesh. B) West Bengal. C) Rajasthan. D) Arunachal Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madhya pradesh. 9. What determines the colour and texture of soil? A) Climate. B) Relief. C) Time. D) Parents Rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parents Rocks. 10. Name an animal who was poached for trade. A) Peacock. B) Deer. C) Rabbit. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (b). 11. The social programme of planting trees, organised at community level is called 'vanmahotsav'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. The major factors of soil formation are nature of? A) Parent Rock. B) Climatic Factors. C) None of the above. D) Both a) and b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a) and b). 13. Mass movement of rocks down the hills could be a sign of? A) Landslides. B) Floods. C) Deforestation. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Landslides. 14. The percentage of fresh water is available and fit for human use is A) 70%. B) 1%. C) 2.7%. D) 0.1%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1%. 15. The rugged ..... , steep slops of the mountain, low-lying areas susceptible to water logging, dessert areas, thick forest areas are uninhabitable areas. A) Areas. B) Mountains. C) Topography. D) Valleys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Topography. 16. Heavy rains cause ..... in mountainous regions every year. A) Earthquake. B) Tsunami. C) Landslide. D) Accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Landslide. 17. The process responsible for soil formation is called A) Erosion. B) Weathering. C) Landforms. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weathering. 18. Name the countries in the world that face shortage in fresh water supply. A) Japan. B) Africa. C) Australia. D) Both (b) and (c). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (b) and (c). 19. The major factors of soil formation are the nature of the ..... rock and climatic factors. A) Main. B) Parent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parent. 20. Community lands are also called as? A) Common land. B) Common property. C) Common property resources. D) Common land resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Common property resources. 21. The breaking up of rocks is known as ..... A) Erosion. B) Degradation. C) Weathering. D) Reclamation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weathering. 22. What is referred as breaking up and decaying of exposed rocks by the? A) Weathering. B) Erosion. C) Formation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weathering. 23. Which of these countries is mainly covered with forest land? A) India. B) Japan. C) USA. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Japan. 24. Which of the following is used to conserve the soil? A) Agriculture process. B) Mulching. C) Cattle grazing. D) Clear the forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mulching. 25. What do you mean by common property resources? A) Community land. B) Private land. C) Overpopulated land. D) Uninhabited land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community land. 26. What do you understand by the term CPR? A) Community property resource. B) Common property resource. C) Common planning resources. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community property resource. 27. Assertion (A)-Land is an important resource because it provides surface for agriculture, living, forestry, industries, etc.Reason(R)-Destruction of forest cover is a major reason of land degradation. A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A. C) Only A is Correct. D) Only R is Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A. 28. It takes hundreds of years to make just one centimetre of soil. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. 5 The process responsible for soil formation is called A) Erosion. B) Weathering. C) Landforms. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weathering. 30. Soil is made up of ..... , ..... and ..... found on the earth. A) Organic matter, Minerals, and water. B) Organic matter, Minerals, and weathered rocks. C) Organic matter, Minerals, and humidity. D) Organic matter, Minerals, and the microorganisms in it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organic matter, Minerals, and weathered rocks. 31. Forests are our ..... A) Wealth. B) Life. C) Only hope. D) Saviors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wealth. 32. The moisture of soil can be retained by the process of A) Rock Dams. B) Counter barriers. C) Mulching. D) Planting Grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mulching. 33. Contaminants pollute water with:- A) Potassium. B) Metals. C) Nitrates and pesticides. D) Both (b) and (c). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (b) and (c). 34. PANGI VILLAGE WHERE LANDSLIDE OCCURRED IS IN STATE OF: A) PUNJAB. B) HARYANA. C) JAMMU AND KASHMIR. D) HIMACHAL PRADESH. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) HIMACHAL PRADESH. 35. ..... are some of the common methods used to conserve land resources. A) 6. B) 4. C) 2. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 36. ..... are a series of protected areas linked through a global network, intended todemonstrate the relationship between conservation and development. A) National parks. B) Biosphere reserves. C) Wildlife sanctuaries. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biosphere reserves. 37. ..... vegetation have mosses and lichens? A) Forests. B) Grassland. C) Tundra. D) Scrubs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tundra. 38. When a lot of loose dirt and rocks move rapidly, we call it A) Earthquake. B) Landslides. C) Tsunami. D) A flood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Landslides. 39. Which of the following steps is a major threat to the environment?A) Planting treesB) DesertificationC) Promoting tourismD) Promoting renewable resources A) C. B) A. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 40. ..... is one of the ways to prevent soil erosion. A) Trees cuttingB) clearing of forest for agricultureC) Counter ploughingD) building dams A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 41. What does the term Land degradation refer to? A) Decline in the use of fertilizers. B) The decline in the productivity of cultivated land or forest land. C) Presence of rocks and minerals in the soil. D) The slope of the land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The decline in the productivity of cultivated land or forest land. 42. The zone of earth's atmosphere where life exists is calledA) LithosphereB) HydrosphereC)BiosphereD) Troposphere A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 43. Land used for making house, roads, forestry, mining, etc ..... are called as ..... A) Land used. B) Non-renewable land. C) Land use. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land use. 44. ..... contains humus. A) Sub soil. B) Top soil. C) Humus soil. D) Bedrock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Top soil. 45. Community Land also known as? A) Land use. B) Community Property Land. C) Community Land Property. D) None of the above. 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