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

In which of the following states, deforestation caused land degradation due to mining?

Kerala

Punjab

Odisha

Rajasthan

2 / 15

What is the aim of Agenda 21?

Technological development

Globalization

Economic development

Global sustainable development

3 / 15

What percentage of land in India consists of fertile plains?

70 %

38 %

61 %

43 %

4 / 15

Which soil is also known as regur soil?

Black soil

Red soil

Alluvial soil

Laterite soil

5 / 15

Name the soil which is most widely spread in India.

Alluvial

Laterite

Black

Mountainous soil

6 / 15

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

Barren land

Forest land

Grazing land

Culturable waste land

7 / 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

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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

8 / 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

9 / 15

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

10 / 15

The land which is left uncultivated for one or less than one agricultural year is called _____.

Culturable wasteland

Current fallow land

Net sown area

Gross cropped area

11 / 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

12 / 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.

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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.

13 / 15

Which one of the following is an example of a Cultivable Wasteland?

Gross cropped area

Uncultivable land

Barren wasteland

Current fallow land

14 / 15

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

Shelter belts

Strip cropping

Terrace farming

Contour ploughing

15 / 15

Name the soil which is generally poor in Phosphoric contents.

Mountain soil

Red soil

Black soil

Laterite soil

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