This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 10 > Class 10 Geography Chapter 1 Resources And Development – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Geography Chapter 1 Resources And Development Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How are resources qualified? A) On the basis of origin. B) On the basis of utility. C) On the basis of distribution. D) On the basis of potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the basis of origin. 2. Which rock is the Deccan Trap made up of? A) Manganese. B) Basalt. C) Bauxite. D) Limestone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Basalt. 3. On the basis of ownership resources are classified as:- A) Biotic and abiotic. B) Renewableand non-renewable. C) Individual, community, national and international. D) Potential, developed stock and reserves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individual, community, national and international. 4. Which one of the following methods is used to break up the force of the wind? A) Shelterbelt. B) Strip Cropping. C) Contour ploughing. D) Terrace farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shelterbelt. 5. The old alluvial soil is known as- A) Part. B) Pill. C) Khadar. D) Reintay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Part. 6. What is main reason of land degradation in staes like Punjab and Haryana A) Over irrigation. B) Deforestation. C) Mining. D) Overgrazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over irrigation. 7. The running water cuts the clayey soils and makes deep channels which is called ..... A) Gullies. B) Bad land. C) Sheet Erosion. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gullies. 8. Resource planning should be at A) National Level. B) Regional Level. C) Local Level. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. Land actually put to cultivation is called A) Net shown area. B) Gross sown area. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Net shown area. 10. Arunachal Pradesh has abundance of ..... resources but lacks in ..... A) Minerals, water resources. B) Infrastructure, Wind Energy. C) Water, Infrastructure. D) Cultural Heritage, Minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water, Infrastructure. 11. When was the national Forest policy introduced? A) 1836. B) 1978. C) 1916. D) 1952. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1952. 12. Which one of the Indian states overirrigation is the main causes for land degradation? A) Himachal Pradesh. B) Puujab. C) Jharkhand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Puujab. 13. On the basis of origin resources are classified as:- A) Renewableand non-renewable. B) Individual, community, national and international. C) Biotic and abiotic. D) Potential, developed stock and reserves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biotic and abiotic. 14. In states like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra ..... is one of the main reasons for land degradation. A) Overgrazing. B) Overmining. C) Overirrigation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overgrazing. 15. A concerted effort has to be made for sustainable development. Choose appropriate steps for conserving our mineral resources for the future. A) Recycling of metals. B) Not disposing wastes. C) Using polythene bags. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycling of metals. 16. India has ..... percentage of land as flat or plain surface A) 43%. B) 27%. C) 30%. D) 47%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 43%. 17. Land that is left without cultivation for one or less than one year A) Waste land. B) Barren land. C) Uncultivated land. D) Fallow land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fallow land. 18. The running water cuts through the clayey soils and makes deep channels as A) Bad land. B) Gullies. C) Deltas. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gullies. 19. Resources which are surveyed and their quantity and quality have been determined for utilisation are known as: A) Potential resources. B) Stock. C) Developed resource. D) Reserves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Developed resource. 20. What is land used for grazing cattle and livestock known as? A) Forests. B) Barren land. C) Pasture land. D) Fallow land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pasture land. 21. Who is the author of the book "Small is Beautiful" A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Schumacher. C) Karl Marx. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schumacher. 22. Tick the resources classified on the basis of origin. A) Exhaustible and Non Exhaustible. B) Biotic and Abiotic. C) Individual and Community. D) Potential and Developed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotic and Abiotic. 23. Which of the following soils are more common in piedmont plains such as Duars, Chos and Terai? A) Black soi. B) Alluvial soil. C) Laterite soil. D) Arid soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alluvial soil. 24. Which is not an example of community resource? A) Parks. B) My own car. C) Airport. D) Stadium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My own car. 25. The main cause of land degradation in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh is: A) Mining. B) Over irrigation. C) Deforestation. D) Over grazing. 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