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

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

2 / 15

What is the aim of Agenda 21?

Technological development

Globalization

Economic development

Global sustainable development

3 / 15

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

Kerala

Punjab

Odisha

Rajasthan

4 / 15

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

12 km

12 nautical miles

19.2 miles

200 nautical miles

5 / 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

6 / 15

By which name is the bad land in the Chambal basin known?

Fallow land

Ravines

Gullies

Wasteland

7 / 15

Name the soil which is generally poor in Phosphoric contents.

Mountain soil

Red soil

Black soil

Laterite soil

8 / 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.

9 / 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

10 / 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

11 / 15

Also See: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom: Class 10 Q&A

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

Exclusive Economic Zone

Export Processing Zone

Special Economic Zone

None of these

12 / 15

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

Shelter belts

Strip cropping

Terrace farming

Contour ploughing

13 / 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

14 / 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

15 / 15

Name the soil which is most widely spread in India.

Alluvial

Laterite

Black

Mountainous soil

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