Lesson - 1: Resources and Development MCQs for Class-10 Geography
MCQs for Class-X Geography
1) The important features that are required for something to be termed as a resource are?
a) Techonological accessibilityb) Economical feasibilityc) Cultural acceptabilityd) All of these
d) All of these ( Pg. no.: 1 )
2) The process of transformation of things around us involves an interactive relationship between ___________
a) Technology b) Nature c) Institutions d) All of these
d) All of these ( Pg. no.: 1 )
3) What is the main share of institutions with respect to economic development?
a) It delays economic development b) It narrows economic development c) It accelerates economic development d) It retards economic development
c) It accelerates economic development ( Pg. no.: 1 )
4) Which of the following is not a subdivision in classification of resource?
a) Availability b) Ownership c) Origin d) Status of development
a) Availability ( Pg. no.: 1 )
5) Wind comes under what type of resource?
a) Biological b) Non-renewable c) Flow d) All of these
c) Flow ( Pg. no.: 1 )
6) Resources are free gifts of nature.
a) True b) False c) Maybe d) Can't say
b) False ( Pg. no.: 1 )
7) All the resources up to a distance of _________ from the coast is termed as territorial resource.
a) 12 Kilometres b) 22.2 Kilometres c) 34.5 Kilometres d) 22.4 Kilometres
b) 22.2 Kilometres ( Pg. no.: 2 )
8) India has got the right to mine ______ nodules from the bed of the Indian Ocean.
a) Magnesium b) Magnetite c) Manganese d) Mica
c) Manganese ( Pg. no.: 2 )
9) What is sustainable development?
a) Development, without any damage to environment b) Development in the present, by compromising the needs of future c) Development, without minding the destruction to nature d) Both A and B
a) Development, without any damage to environment ( Pg. no.: 3 )
10) The Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit took place in ___________.
a) 1990 b) 1991 c) 1992 d) 1993
c) 1992 ( Pg. no.: 3 )
11) Arunachal Pradesh has abundance of _______ resources, but lacks in _________ resources.
a) cultural, water b) water, cultural c) infrastructural, water d) water, infrastructural
d) water, infrastructural ( Pg. no.: 4 )
12) Resource planning is a straightforward process.
a) True b) False c) Maybe d) Can't say
b) False ( Pg. no.: 4 )
13) The history of colonisation reveals that ________ in colonies were the main attractions for the foreign invaders.
a) Skilled Labour b) Manpower c) Rich resources d) Exotic species
c) Rich resources ( Pg. no.: 4 )
14) " There is enough for everybody's need and not for anybody's greed ", was said by __________
a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Sardar Vallabhai Patel c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Lal Bahadhur Shastri
c) Mahatma Gandhi ( Pg. no.: 5 )
15) At international level, __________ advocated resource conservation in a more systematic way.
a) Gandhian Philosophy b) Club of Rome c) Brundtland Commission d) Earth Summit
b) Club of Rome ( Pg. no.: 5 )
16) The book " Small is beautiful " was written by ___________.
a) Gandhi b) Nehru c) Schumacher d) Wolf Tone
c) Schumacher ( Pg. no.: 5 )
17) Which of the following land forms possess rich reserves of minerals, fossil fuels and forests?
a) Plateaus b) Plains c) Mountains d) All of the above
a) Plateaus ( Pg. no.: 5 )
18) The main feature of mountains is __________.
a) Facility for agriculture b) Tourism purpose c) Contains precious minerals d) None of these
b) Tourism purpose ( Pg. no.: 5 )
19) Which landform covers majority of the land area in India?
a) Plains b) Plateaus c) Mountains d) Islands
a) Plains ( Pg. no.: 5 )
20) Find the odd one out from the following.
a) Other uncultivated land b) Fallow land c) Other than current fallow d) Currently cultivated land
d) Currently cultivated land ( Pg. no.: 5 )
21) Which is the only state from the seven sisters to be completely surveyed for land use data?
a) Mizoram b) Meghalaya c) Assam d) Nagaland
c) Assam ( Pg. no.: 6 )
22) The land under permanent pasture has decreased.
a) True b) False c) Maybe d) Can't say
a) True ( Pg. no.: 6 )
23) Land use data is only available for ___________ out of ____________.
a) 93%, 3.24 million sq. km. b) 95%, 3.24 million sq. km. c) 93%, 3.28 million sq. km. d) 95%, 3.28 million sq. km.
c) 93%, 3.28 million sq. km. ( Pg. no.: 6 )
24) The percentage of NSA in Andaman and Nicobar islands is __________.
a) 10% b) 20% c) 30% d) 40%
a) 10% ( Pg. no.: 6 )
25) The year in which National Forest Policy was introduced is _________.
a) 1942 b) 1952 c) 1962 d) 1972
b) 1952 ( Pg. no.: 6 )
26) Which is the main factor of land degradation in Jharkhand?
a) Over irrigation b) Water Logging c) Mining d) Overgrazing
c) Mining ( Pg. no.: 7 )
27) _________ of our basic needs for food, shelter and clothing are obtained from land.
a) 75% b) 85% c) 95% d) 100%
c) 95% ( Pg. no.: 7 )
28) Limestone is ground for ceramic industry, and calcite is ground for cement industry.
a) True b) False c) Can't say d) Maybe
b) False ( Pg. no.: 7 )
29) Which is the most widely spread soil and the most important?
a) Black soil b) Forest soil c) Alluvial soil d) Laterite soil
c) Alluvial soil ( Pg. no.: 8 )
30) Alluvial soils contain adequate proportions of ___________.
a) Potash b) Phosphoric acid c) Lime d) All of these
d) All of these ( Pg. no.: 8 )
31) Black soil is generally poor in ___________.
a) Magnesium b) Calcium carbonate c) Phosphoric acid d) lime
c) Phosphoric acid ( Pg. no.: 10 )
32) The crop which grows the best in regur soil is __________.
a) Jute b) Wheat c) Rice d) Cotton
d) Cotton ( Pg. no.: 8 )
33) Red and yellow soils develop reddish colour due to diffusion of ________ into metamorphic rocks.
a) Copper b) Iron c) Aluminium d) Steel
b) Iron ( Pg. no.: 10 )
34) Red and yellow soil looks ________ when it is in a hydrated form.
a) Yellow b) Blue c) Red d) White
a) Yellow ( Pg. no.: 10 )
35) Laterite soils are ________ in nature.
a) Basic b) Alkaline c) Amphoterric d) Acidic
d) Acidic ( Pg. no.: 10 )
36) Laterite soils are poor in humus.
a) True b) False c) Maybe d) Can't say
a) True ( Pg. no.: 10 )
37) When the top soil is washed away, it is known as ___________.
a) Bad land b) Sheet erosion c) Gullies d) Ravines
b) Sheet erosion ( Pg. no.: 11 )
38) The lower horizons of the soil are occupied by Kankar because of the increasing ____________________ content downwards.
a) Calcium b) calcite c) Manganese d) Magnesite
a) Calcium ( Pg. no.: 11 )
39) Bad lands in the Chambal Basin are called as _______________.
a) Gullies b) Ravines c) Sheet d) Kankar
b) Ravines ( Pg. no.: 11 )
40) Western and central Himalayas have well developed _______________.
a) Strip Crops b) Shelter Belts c) Contour d) Terrace farming
d) Terrace farming ( Pg. no.: 11 )
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a) Techonological accessibility
d) All of these ( Pg. no.: 1 )
a) Technology
d) All of these ( Pg. no.: 1 )
a) It delays economic development
c) It accelerates economic development ( Pg. no.: 1 )
a) Availability
a) Availability ( Pg. no.: 1 )
a) Biological
c) Flow ( Pg. no.: 1 )
a) True
b) False ( Pg. no.: 1 )
a) 12 Kilometres
b) 22.2 Kilometres ( Pg. no.: 2 )
a) Magnesium
c) Manganese ( Pg. no.: 2 )
a) Development, without any damage to environment
a) Development, without any damage to environment ( Pg. no.: 3 )
a) 1990
c) 1992 ( Pg. no.: 3 )
a) cultural, water
d) water, infrastructural ( Pg. no.: 4 )
a) True
b) False ( Pg. no.: 4 )
a) Skilled Labour
c) Rich resources ( Pg. no.: 4 )
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi ( Pg. no.: 5 )
a) Gandhian Philosophy
b) Club of Rome ( Pg. no.: 5 )
a) Gandhi
c) Schumacher ( Pg. no.: 5 )
a) Plateaus
a) Plateaus ( Pg. no.: 5 )
a) Facility for agriculture
b) Tourism purpose ( Pg. no.: 5 )
a) Plains
a) Plains ( Pg. no.: 5 )
a) Other uncultivated land
d) Currently cultivated land ( Pg. no.: 5 )
a) Mizoram
c) Assam ( Pg. no.: 6 )
a) True
a) True ( Pg. no.: 6 )
a) 93%, 3.24 million sq. km.
c) 93%, 3.28 million sq. km. ( Pg. no.: 6 )
a) 10%
a) 10% ( Pg. no.: 6 )
a) 1942
b) 1952 ( Pg. no.: 6 )
a) Over irrigation
c) Mining ( Pg. no.: 7 )
a) 75%
c) 95% ( Pg. no.: 7 )
a) True
b) False ( Pg. no.: 7 )
a) Black soil
c) Alluvial soil ( Pg. no.: 8 )
a) Potash
d) All of these ( Pg. no.: 8 )
a) Magnesium
c) Phosphoric acid ( Pg. no.: 10 )
a) Jute
d) Cotton ( Pg. no.: 8 )
a) Copper
b) Iron ( Pg. no.: 10 )
a) Yellow
a) Yellow ( Pg. no.: 10 )
a) Basic
d) Acidic ( Pg. no.: 10 )
a) True
a) True ( Pg. no.: 10 )
a) Bad land
b) Sheet erosion ( Pg. no.: 11 )
a) Calcium
a) Calcium ( Pg. no.: 11 )
a) Gullies
b) Ravines ( Pg. no.: 11 )
a) Strip Crops
d) Terrace farming ( Pg. no.: 11 )
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