Resources And Development MCQs | Class 10 Geography Chapter 1 Quiz

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Welcome to the Class 10 Geography Chapter 1: Resources and Development MCQ Quiz! This quiz is designed to test your understanding of key concepts such as:

✔️ Types of Resources (Renewable & Non-Renewable)
✔️ Sustainable Development & Resource Planning
✔️ Land Use & Soil Erosion
✔️ Conservation of Resources

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Chapter 1 - Resources and Development

1 / 15

India’s territorial water extends up to a distance of ____.

12 km

12 nautical miles

19.2 miles

200 nautical miles

2 / 15

What contributes to the stabilization of sand dunes in western India?

Shelter belts

Strip cropping

Terrace farming

Contour ploughing

3 / 15

The piece of land left uncultivated for more than 5 agricultural years is called _____.

Barren land

Forest land

Grazing land

Culturable waste land

4 / 15

Which relief feature of India has 30% of the total surface area of the country?

Plateau

Mountain

Plain

Desert

5 / 15

Match the following efforts of resource conservation from column A with years from column B.

Column A (Resource Conservation Efforts)	Column B (Years)
A. The Club of Rome advocated resource conservation	i. 1992
B. Gandhian Philosophy presented in "Small is Beautiful"	ii. 1987
C. Brundtland Commission Report on "Sustainable Development"	iii. 1974
D. Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro	iv. 1968

A-ii, B-iv, C-i, D-iii

A-iv, B-iii, C-i, D-ii

A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i

A-ii, B-iv, C-iii, D-i

6 / 15

Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh are rich in mineral deposits. Arunachal Pradesh has abundant water resources but lacks infrastructural development. Rajasthan is endowed with solar and wind energy but lacks water resources. The cold desert of Ladakh has a rich cultural heritage but it is deficient in water and infrastructure.

Which of the following BEST describes the passage?

All regions in India are economically self-sufficient to utilize resources.

Only Rajasthan has the scope to utilize renewable resources.

India has enormous diversity in the availability of resources.

Resource diversity is prevalent only in north India.

7 / 15

Match the following:

Resources	Examples
A. Renewable resources	I. Forest and wildlife
B. Non-renewable resources	II. The oceanic resources
C. National resources	III. Roads, canals, and railway
D. International resources	IV. Minerals and fossil fuels

A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II

A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

A-IV, B-I, C-IV, D-II

A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III

8 / 15

The ocean resources beyond 200 nautical miles are classified under which zone?

Exclusive Economic Zone

Export Processing Zone

Special Economic Zone

None of these

9 / 15

There are two statements given below, marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.

- Assertion (A): Resource planning is a complex process.

- Reason (R): Resource planning helps in the effective and judicious use of resources.

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

Both A and R are true and R explains A

Both A and R are true but R does not explain A

10 / 15

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Forest area in the country is far lower than the desired _____ percent of geographical area, as it was outlined in the National Forest Policy, 1952.

24.43

11 / 15

Identify the soil with the help of clues given below:

- Develops in areas with high temperatures and heavy rainfall

- Is low in humus content

- Found in the hilly areas of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu

Forest soil

Yellow soil

Black soil

Laterite soil

12 / 15

Match the items in Column A with that in Column B.

Column A	Column B
A. Potential	i. Solar Energy
B. Stock	ii. Ponds
C. Individual	iii. Wind energy in Rajasthan
D. Renewable	iv. Hydrogen

A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV

13 / 15

India has land under a variety of relief features. Which of the following features ensure the perennial flow of some rivers, and provide facilities for tourism and ecological aspects?

Plains

Plateaus

Islands

Mountains

14 / 15

Name the soil which is generally poor in Phosphoric contents.

Mountain soil

Red soil

Black soil

Laterite soil

15 / 15

Sharanya is making a list of natural resources for a project. She puts wing energy under one column and coal under another column. On what basis is she classifying the resources?

On the basis of origin

On the basis of ownership

On the basis of exhaustibility

On the basis of the status of development

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The average score is 65%

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