Resources and Development MCQs | Class 10 Geography Chapter 1 Quiz

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

Which soil is also known as regur soil?

a. Black soil

b. Red soil

c. Alluvial soil

d. Laterite soil

2 / 15

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

a. Exclusive Economic Zone

b. Export Processing Zone

c. Special Economic Zone

d. None of these

3 / 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

a. Forest soil

b. Yellow soil

c. Black soil

d. Laterite soil

4 / 15

Which of the following relief features of India possess the highest reserves of minerals and fossil fuels?

a. Coastal plain

b. Gangetic plain

c. Shivalik mountains

d. Chotanagpur plateau

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

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

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

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

6 / 15

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

a. Plateau

b. Mountain

c. Plain

d. Desert

7 / 15

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

a. Fallow land

b. Ravines

c. Gullies

d. Wasteland

8 / 15

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

a. Barren land

b. Forest land

c. Grazing land

d. Culturable waste land

9 / 15

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

a. Shelter belts

b. Strip cropping

c. Terrace farming

d. Contour ploughing

10 / 15

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

a. Gross cropped area

b. Uncultivable land

c. Barren wasteland

d. Current fallow land

11 / 15

Name the soil which is generally poor in Phosphoric contents.

a. Mountain soil

b. Red soil

c. Black soil

d. Laterite soil

12 / 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?

a. On the basis of origin

b. On the basis of ownership

c. On the basis of exhaustibility

d. On the basis of the status of development

13 / 15

Continuous use of land over a long period of time without taking appropriate measures results in _____.

a. Land degradation

b. Soil erosion

c. Loss of soil nutrients

d. Denudation

14 / 15

Name the soil which is most widely spread in India.

a. Alluvial

b. Laterite

c. Black

d. Mountainous soil

15 / 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.

a. 24.43

b. 33

c. 30

d. 35

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