This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 10 > Class 10 Geography Chapter 1 Resources And Development – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Geography Chapter 1 Resources And Development Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All non-living things are known as: A) Biotic resource. B) Exhaustible resource. C) Abiotic resource. D) Human resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abiotic resource. 2. The use of land is determined by three of the following physical factors. Find the odd one out. A) Topography. B) Climate. C) Soil types. D) Technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Technology. 3. In the snow covered areas of Himalayas, these soils experience denudation and are acidic with low humus content. Name the soil A) Black Soil. B) Alluvial Soil. C) Forest Soils. D) Arid Soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forest Soils. 4. Which of the following states are rich in mineral and coal deposits? A) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. B) Delhi, Andaman and Tamil Nadu. C) Haryana, Punjab and Gujarat. D) Bihar Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. 5. When did the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit take place? A) July 1993. B) January 2000. C) June 1992. D) December 1995. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) June 1992. 6. What are the primary goals of sustainability? A) The end of poverty and hunger. B) Better standards of education and healthcare-particularly as it pertains to water quality and better sanitation. C) Sustainable economic growth while promoting jobs and stronger economies. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. Cause of land degradation in Chattishgarh, Odisha, Jhrakhand and Madhya Pradesh. A) Agriculture. B) Quarrying. C) Mining. D) Soil Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mining. 8. Complete the statementBiotic resources are ..... A) Made by human beings. B) Derived from living things. C) Derived from non-living things. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Derived from living things. 9. Which most fertile soil among following? A) Black soil. B) Bhangar alluvial soil. C) Qadar Alluwial Sail. D) Yellow soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Qadar Alluwial Sail. 10. ..... are the subset of the stock, which can be put into use with the help of existing technical 'know-how' but their use has not been started. These can be used for meeting future requirements. A) Resources. B) Reserves. C) Rivers. D) Forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reserves. 11. Biotic resources are A) Derived from living things. B) Made by human beings. C) Derived from nonliving things. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derived from living things. 12. Burial ground is a A) Community owned resource. B) National resource. C) Individual resource. D) International resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community owned resource. 13. Which of the following is not important for soil formation? A) Relief. B) Parent rock. C) Climate. D) Duration of day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Duration of day. 14. Which of the following soil is most fertile? A) Khadar. B) Part. C) Laterite. D) Arid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Khadar. 15. Which is an important characteristics of resources? A) Utility. B) Water. C) Man made. D) Mineral oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Utility. 16. Under which of the following types of resources can solar energy be categorised? A) Flow resource. B) Human-made resource. C) Non-recyclable resource. D) Exhaustible resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flow resource. 17. In the snow covered areas of Himalayas, which of the following soil experiences denudation and is acidic in nature with humus content? A) Laterite soil. B) Black soil. C) Alluvial soil. D) Forest soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forest soil. 18. The state having maximum net sown area in India is ..... A) Jammu and Kashmir. B) Tamil Nadu. C) Punjab. D) Uttar Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Punjab. 19. Which human activities are largely responsible for the process of soil erosion? A) Deforestation and mining. B) Sheet erosion. C) Gullies. D) Afforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deforestation and mining. 20. The ocean resources beyond 200 nautical Miles is classified under which zone? A) Exclusive economic zone. B) Export-processing Zone. C) Special economic zone. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclusive economic zone. 21. Classify resources based on ownership A) Biotic, Abiotic. B) Renewable, Non Renewable. C) Potential, Developed, Stock, Reserves. D) Individual, Community, National, International. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Individual, Community, National, International. 22. What are fallow Lands? A) Current fallow-(left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year). B) Fallow lands are lands that are only used for grazing livestock. C) Fallow lands are lands that are always barren and cannot be cultivated. D) Fallow lands are lands used for growing crops year-round. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Current fallow-(left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year). 23. Which states are rich in minerals and coal deposits. A) Jharkhand. B) Chhattisgarh. C) Madhya pradesh. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. What is the full form of UNCED? A) United Nations Children and Elders Development. B) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. C) United Nations Conference on Environment and Disaster. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. 25. Which one of the following states mostly has laterite soil? A) Uttar Pradesh. B) Bihar. 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