MCQ Questions for Class 10 Geography: Ch 1 Resources and Development
1. Fossil fuels are examples of which of the following types of resources?
(a) Renewable
(b) Flow
(c) Biological
(d) Non-renewable
(b) Flow
(c) Biological
(d) Non-renewable
► (d) Non-renewable
2. Which of the following resource is non-recyclable?
(a) Coal
(b) Iron-ore
(c) Copper
(d) Gold
► (a) Coal
(b) Iron-ore
(c) Copper
(d) Gold
► (a) Coal
3. What is the main reason behind global ecological crises such as global warming and environmental pollution ?
(a) Depletion of resources
(b) Accumulation of resources in a few hands
(b) Accumulation of resources in a few hands
(c) Indiscriminate exploitation of resources
(d) Use of resources
(d) Use of resources
► (c) Indiscriminate exploitation of resources
4. Which are the main factors that determine creation of a resource?
(a) Nature and technology
(b) Nature and human beings
(b) Nature and human beings
(c) Nature, human beings and technology
(d) Technology and human beings
(d) Technology and human beings
► (c) Nature, human beings and technology
5. Under which of the following types of resources can solar energy be categorised?
(a) Flow resource
(b) Human-made resource
(b) Human-made resource
(c) Non-recyclable resource
(d) Exhaustible resource
(d) Exhaustible resource
► (a) Flow resource
6. From which Five Year Plan has India made concerted efforts for achieving the goals of resource planning ?
(a) First Five Year Plan
(b) Fifth Five Year Plan
(b) Fifth Five Year Plan
(c) Annual Plans
(d) Tenth Five Year Plan
(d) Tenth Five Year Plan
► (a) First Five Year Plan
7. On the basis of ownership, plantations can be better considered as which of the following types of resources?
(a) Individual resource
(b) Community owned resource
(b) Community owned resource
(c) National resource
(d) International resource
(d) International resource
► (a) Individual resource
8. What is necessary for sustained quality of life and global peace?
(a) Stopping use of resources
(b) Saving resources for future
(b) Saving resources for future
(c) Exploitation of resources
(d) Equitable distribution of resources
(d) Equitable distribution of resources
► (d) Equitable distribution of resources
9. Which of the following is a human-made resource?
(a) Petroleum
(b) Forests
(c) Machines
(d) Land
(b) Forests
(c) Machines
(d) Land
► (c) Machines
10. The oceanic resources beyond 200 km of the Exclusive Economic Zone can be termed as which of the following types of resource ?
(a) Individual resources
(b) Community owned resources
(b) Community owned resources
(c) National resources
(d) International resources
(d) International resources
► (d) International resources
11. What was the main contribution of the Brundtland Commission Report, 1987?
(a) Sustainable development as means for resource conservation
(b) Advocated resource conservation for the first time
(c) Presented Gandhian philosophy
(d) All the above
► (a) Sustainable development as means for resource conservation
12. What is land used for grazing cattle and livestock known as?
(a) Forests
(b) Barren land
(c) Pasture land
(d) Fallow land
(b) Barren land
(c) Pasture land
(d) Fallow land
► (c) Pasture land
13. Which of the following is the root cause for resource depletion at global level, according to Gandhiji?
(a) Conservation of resources
(b) Use of resources
(c) Greedy and selfish individuals and exploitative nature of modern technology.
(d) Backward technology.
► (c) Greedy and selfish individuals and exploitative nature of modern technology.
14. Q.19. What is arrangement of soil in different layers or horizons known as?
(a) Soil Composition
(b) Soil Erosion
(c) Soil Profile
(d) Soil Texture
(b) Soil Erosion
(c) Soil Profile
(d) Soil Texture
► (c) Soil Profile
15. Which of the following regions in India possesses rich reserves of minerals and fossil fuels?
(a) Plains
(b) Mountains
(c) Plateaus
(d) Deserts
(b) Mountains
(c) Plateaus
(d) Deserts
► (c) Plateaus
16. Which among the following is a type of resources classified on the basis of exhaustibility?
(a) Biotic and abiotic
(b) Renewable and non-renewable
(b) Renewable and non-renewable
(c) National and individual
(d) Potential and reserves
(d) Potential and reserves
► (b) Renewable and non-renewable
17. How much desired area is required for forest in our country?
(a) 16%
(b) 20%
(b) 20%
(c) 23.2%
(d) 33%
(d) 33%
► (d) 33%
18. Which one of the following soil is ideal for growing cotton?
(a) Regur Soil
(b) Laterite Soil
(b) Laterite Soil
(c) Desert Soil
(d) Mountainous Soil
(d) Mountainous Soil
► (a) Regur Soil
19. Which of the following method will not help in soil conservation?
(a) Contour ploughing
(b) Strip cropping
(b) Strip cropping
(c) Creating shelter belts
(d) Ploughing up and down the slopes
(d) Ploughing up and down the slopes
► (d) Ploughing up and down the slopes
20. How can the resources be classified on the basis of their origin?
(a) Biotic and Abiotic
(b) Renewable and Non-renewable
(b) Renewable and Non-renewable
(c) Individual and Community
(d) Potential and Reserves
(d) Potential and Reserves
► (a) Biotic and Abiotic
21. ‘Laterite’ has been derived from the Greek word ‘later’ which means:
(a) Mountain
(b) Brick
(c) Rock
(d) Stone
(b) Brick
(c) Rock
(d) Stone
► (b) Brick
22. In which of the following states is overgrazing responsible for land degradation?
(a) Jharkhand and Orissa
(b) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
(b) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Punjab and Haryana
(d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
► (b) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
23. How can the resources be classified on the basis of their origin?
(a) Biotic and Abiotic
(b) Renewable and Non-renewable
(b) Renewable and Non-renewable
(c) Individual and Community
(d) Potential and Reserves
(d) Potential and Reserves
► (a) Biotic and Abiotic
24. Which one of the following is not the community owned resource?
(a) Grazing grounds
(b) Burial grounds
(b) Burial grounds
(c) Village ponds
(d) Privately owned house
(d) Privately owned house
► (d) Privately owned house
25. When running water cuts through clayey soils and makes deep channels, they lead to:
(a) Gully erosion
(b) Sheet erosion
(b) Sheet erosion
(c) Deforestation
(d) Afforestation
(d) Afforestation
► (a) Gully erosion
26. Which one of the following is a Biotic Resource?
(a) Land
(b) Water
(c) Human beings
(d) Rocks
(b) Water
(c) Human beings
(d) Rocks
► (c) Human beings
27. Which one of the following is an example of biotic resources?
(a) Rock
(b) Iron ore
(b) Iron ore
(c) Gold
(d) Animal
(d) Animal
► (d) Animal
28. There is enough for everybody’s need and not for any body’s greed,’’ who among the following has given the above statement?
(a) Vinoba Bhave
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Atal Behari Vajpayee
(d) Atal Behari Vajpayee
► (b) Mahatma Gandhi
29. The mountain share in the total land area is:
(a) 30%
(b) 27%
(c) 43%
(d) 40%
(b) 27%
(c) 43%
(d) 40%
► (a) 30%
30. Which one of the following states mostly has laterite soil?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Meghalaya
(d) Meghalaya
► (d) Meghalaya
31. Which one of the following is not a ‘Biotic Resource’?
(a) Flora and Fauna
(b) Rocks
(c) Fisheries
(d) Livestock
(b) Rocks
(c) Fisheries
(d) Livestock
► (b) Rocks
32. What is the percentage share of plains in the total land area?
(a) 43%
(b) 23%
(c) 33%
(d) 27%
(b) 23%
(c) 33%
(d) 27%
► (a) 43%
33. Which one of the following is not a renewable resource?
(a) Solar energy
(b) Wind energy
(c) Forests
(d) Fossil fuels
(b) Wind energy
(c) Forests
(d) Fossil fuels
► (d) Fossil fuels
34. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?
(a) Intensive Cultivation
(b) Overgrazing
(a) Intensive Cultivation
(b) Overgrazing
(c) Deforestation
(d) Over-irrigation
(d) Over-irrigation
► (d) Over-irrigation
35. Under which of the following types of resource can tidal energy be put?
(a) Human made
(b) Biotic
(c) Non-recyclable
(d) None of these
► (d) None of these
(b) Biotic
(c) Non-recyclable
(d) None of these
► (d) None of these
36. Which cold desert is relatively isolated from the rest of country?
(a) Leh
(b) Kargil
(c) Ladakh
(d) Dras
(b) Kargil
(c) Ladakh
(d) Dras
► (c) Ladakh
37. Resources which are found in a region but have not been utilised are called
(a) developed resources
(b) stock
(b) stock
(c) international resources
(d) potential resources
(d) potential resources
► (d) potential resources
38. Soil formed by intense leaching is:
(a) alluvial soil
(b) red soil
(c) laterite soil
(d) desert soil
(b) red soil
(c) laterite soil
(d) desert soil
► (c) laterite soil
39. In which of the following states is black soil found?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Bihar
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Jharkhand
(d) Jharkhand
► (c) Rajasthan
40. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?
(a) Extensive cultivation
(b) Deforestation
(b) Deforestation
(c) Overgrazing
(d) Over-irrigation
(d) Over-irrigation
► (d) Over-irrigation
41. Which one of the following crops is grown in the black soil?
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Cotton
(d) Tea
(b) Wheat
(c) Cotton
(d) Tea
► (c) Cotton
42. Resources which are found in a region but have not been utilised are called
(a) developed resources
(b) stock
(b) stock
(c) international resources
(d) potential resources
(d) potential resources
► (d) potential resources