CBSE Class 10 Social Science Resources and Development MCQs Set A

Question :  The following factor(s) is (are) responsible for degradation of soil

a) All of the options
b) Chemical fertilizers
c) Landslides
d) Floods

Answer: All of the options

Question :  The total percent of land of world under forest is

a) 31
b) 26
c) 36
d) 41

Answer: 31

Question :  The process in which different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash, is known as

a) Intercropping
b) Crop rotation
c) Terrace farming
d) Contour cropping

Answer: Intercropping

Question :  The process in which bare ground between plants is covered with a layer of organic matter like straw, is called

a) Mulching

b) Contour carriers

c) Shelter belts

d) Intercropping

Answer: Mulching

Question :  7-The thin layer of grainy substance covering the surface of the earth is called

a) Soil

b) Sand

c) Mineral

d) Organic matter

Answer: Soil

Question :  The following is (are) the non-renewable resources

a) All of the options

b) Coal

c) Petroleum

d) Natural gas

Answer: All of the options

Question :  Deciduous forests shed their leaves in a particular season to conserve loss of moisture through

a) Transpiration

b) Evaporation

c) Both transpiration and evaporation

d) None of the options

Answer: Transpiration

Question :  Fresh water accounts for only ____ percent.

a) 2.7

b) 1.7

c) 3.7

d) 4.7

Answer: 2.7

Question :  Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future is called

a) Sustainable development

b) Resource conservation

c) Resource development

d) Human resource development

Answer: Sustainable development

Question :  The resources which are found everywhere are known as

a) Ubiquitous

b) Non-renewable resources

c) Human made resources

d) None of the options

Answer: Ubiquitous

Question :  The resources can be conserved by

a) All of the options

b) Reducing consumption

c) Recycling

d) Reusing

Answer: All of the options

Question :  Land covers only about ____ percent of the total area of the earths surface

a) 30

b) 20

c) 25

d) 35

Answer: 30

Question :  The following is (are) not a factor(s) of soil formation

a) Soil texture

b) Organic matter

c) Time

d) All of the options

Answer: Soil texture

Question :  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is a

a) Public sector industry

b) Private sector industry

c) Joint sector industry

d) Co-operative sector industry

Answer: Public sector industry

Question :  Maruti Udyog Limited is a

a) Joint sector industry

b) Private sector industry

c) Public sector industry

d) Co-operative sector industry

Answer: Joint sector industry

Question :  Cotton textile industry requires

a) Both Warm climate and Moist climate

b) Warm climate

c) Moist climate

d) None of the options

Answer: Both Warm climate and Moist climate

Question :  The following city is often referred to as Manchester of India?

a) Ahmadabad

b) Mumbai

c) Surat

d) Kolkata

Answer: Ahmadabad

Question :  The following is an important textile centre of Japan

a) Osaka

b) Hiroshima

c) Tokyo

d) Nagoya

Answer: Osaka

Question :  The following is also known as Sunrise industry.

a) All of the options

b) Iron and steel industry

c) Cotton textile

d) Information technology

Answer: All of the options

Question :  The average density of population in the whole world is ___ persons per square km

a) 51

b) 21

c) 31

d) 41

Answer: 51

Question :  The difference between the birth rate and the death rate of a country is called the

a) Natural growth rate

b) Normal growth rate

c) Actual growth rate

d) None of the options

Answer: Natural growth rate

Question :  62-Sudan has experienced a loss in population due to

a) Emigration

b) Immigration

c) Both Emigration and Immigration

d) None of the options

Answer: Emigration

Question :  The factor(s) responsible for population change is (are)

a) All of the options

b) Births

c) Deaths

d) Migration

Answer: All of the options

Question :  Shifting cultivation is a type of

a) Primitive subsistence agriculture

b) Commercial farming

c) Intensive subsistence agriculture

d) None of the options

Answer: Primitive subsistence agriculture

Question :  The largest producer of maize in the world is

a) Brazil

b) China

c) India

d) USA

Answer: Brazil

Question :  The largest producer of cotton in the world is

a) China

b) India

c) Brazil

d) USA

Answer: China

Question :  Jute requires

a) All of the options

b) Alluvial soil

c) High temperature

d) Heavy rainfall

Answer: All of the options

Question :  The leading producer of jute is

a) India

b) Myanmar

c) Bangladesh

d) Pakistan

Answer: India

Question :  The suitable condition for production of coffee is (are)

a) All of the options

b) Warm and wet climate

c) Well drained loamy soil

d) Hill slopes

Answer: All of the options

Question :  The leading producer of coffee is

a) Brazil

b) India

c) Sri-lanka

d) Columbia

Answer: Brazil

Question :  Production of tea requires

a) Cool climate and high rainfall

b) Hot climate and high rainfall

c) Cool climate and low rainfall

d) Hot climate and low rainfall

Answer: Cool climate and high rainfall

Question :  The leading producer of tea is

a) China

b) Brazil

c) India

d) Sri lanka

Answer: China

Question :  Which of the following comes under primary activities?

a) Agriculture

b) Manufacturing

c) Transportation

d) None of the options

Answer: Agriculture

Question :  Which country has no known mineral deposits?

a) Switzerland

b) Hungry

c) Austria

d) Netherlands

Answer: Switzerland

Question :  The largest producer of bauxite in the world is

a) Australia

b) China

c) USA

d) Russia

Answer: Australia

Question :  The largest producer of mica in the world is

a) India

b) Australia

c) China

d) Canada

Answer: India

Question :  Kolar in ________ has deposits of gold in India

a) Karnataka

b) Tamil Nadu

c)  Kerala

d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Karnataka

Question :  Silicon, used in the computer industry is obtained from

a) Quartz

b) Bauxite

c) Cuprite

d) Magnetite

Answer: Quartz

Question :  Bauxite is an ore of

a) Aluminium

b) Iron

c) Copper

d) Mica

Answer: Aluminium