CBSE Class 10 Social Science Resources and Development MCQs Set 07

Question: The first tidal energy station was built in
a) Portugal
b) Spain
c) France
d) Denmark
Answer: c

Question: Non-metallic minerals are found in
a) Sedimentary rocks
b) Igneous rocks
c) Metamorphic rocks
d) All of the options
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the following resources can be acquired by the Nation?
a) Potential resources
b) International resources
c) National resources
d) Public resources
Answer: c

Question: has the world’s largest geothermal power plants
a) Canada
b) Australia
c) China
d) USA
Answer: d

Question: Which of the following country is largest producer of coal?
a) China
b) India
c) USA
d) Australia
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the following is responsible for sheet erosion?
a) Underground water
b) Wind
c) Glacier
d) Water
Answer: d

Question: How much percentage of forest area in the country according to the National Forest Policy?
a) 33%
b) 37%
c) 27%
d) 31%
Answer: a

Question: is leading producer of copper.
a) Chile
b) Peru
c) Argentina
d) Brazil
Answer: a

Question: Which of the following method will not help in soil conservation?
a) Contour ploughing
b) Strip cropping
c) Creating shelter belts
d) Ploughing up and down the slopes
Answer: d

Question: Which of the following soils are more common in piedmont plains such as Duars, Chos and Terai?
a) Black soil
b) Alluvial soil
c) Laterite soil
d) None of these
Answer: b

Question: Which among the following is a type of resources classified on the basis of exhaustibility?
a) Biotic and abiotic
b) Renewable and non renewable
c) National and individual
d) Potential and reserves
Answer: b

Question: What is area sown more than once in an agriculture year plus net sown area known as?
a) Permanent pastures
b) Fallow lands
c) Net sown area
d) Gross cropped area
Answer: d

Question: Which one of the following is an example of Cultivable Wasteland?
a) Gross cropped Area
b) Uncultivable Land
c) Barren Wasteland
d) Current fallow Land
Answer: b

Question: The following is the world’s leading iron-ore producer
a) India
b) Russia
c) France
d) China
Answer: d

Question: Indiscriminate exploitation of resources has led to global ecological crises. Which of the following is NOT associated with this statement?
a) Global warming
b) Ozone layer maintenance
c) Environmental pollution
d) Land degradation
Answer: b

Question: Which one of the following is not the Community Owned Resource?
a) Grazing grounds
b) Burial grounds
c) Village pond
d) Privately owned house
Answer: d

Question: In which of the following states is black soil found?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Gujarat
c) Rajasthan
d) Jharkhand
Answer: b

Question: Which of the following book includes ‘Gandhian Philosophy’ on conservation of resources?
a) Small is Beautiful
b) Our Common Future
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
Answer: a

Question: Black soil is also known by which of the following names?
a) Bangar
b) Khadar
c) Regur
d) Laterite
Answer: c

Question: 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
c) National resource
d) International resource
Answer: a

Question: The Rio Convention endorsed the Global Forest Principles and adopted which of the following for achieving Sustainable Development in the 21st century?
a) Agenda 21
b) Agenda 22
c) Agenda 20
d) Agenda 25
Answer: a

Question: 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
c) National resources
d) International resources
Answer: d

Question: Which of the following resource is non-recyclable?
a) Coal
b) Iron-ore
c) Copper
d) Gold
Answer: a

Question: Which are the main factors that determine creation of a resource?
a) Nature and technology
b) Nature and human being
c) Nature, human beings and technology
d) Technology
Answer: c

Question: The village of Sukhomajri and the district of Jhabua have shown that it is possible:
a) To reverse land degradation
b) To reverse economic prosperity
c) To reserve water
d) All of these
Answer: a

Question: How can the resources be classified on the basis of their origin?
a) Biotic and Abiotic
b) Renewable and Non-renewable
c) Individual and Community
d) Potential and Reserves
Answer: a

Question: Resources which are found in a region but have not been utilised are called ………………… .
a) Potential
b) Developed
c) Stock
d) Reserve
Answer: a

Question: The Rio Convention endorsed the Global Forest Principles and adopted which of the following for achieving Sustainable Development in the 21st century?
a) Agenda 21
b) Agenda 22
c) Agenda 20
d) Agenda 25
Answer: a

Question: In which of the following states is the terrace cultivation practiced?
a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Plains of Uttar Pradesh
d) Uttarakhand
Answer: d

Question: Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put?
a) Replenishable
b) Abiotic
c) Human-made
d) Non-recyclable
Answer: a

Question: In which of the following state deforestation due to mining has caused severe land degradation?
a) Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh
b) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Odisha
c) Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh
d) All of these
Answer: d

Question: Choose the feature which is NOT associated with Arid soils:
a) These soils develop a reddish colour due to diffusion of iron in crystalline and metamorphic rocks
b) In some areas the salt content is very high and common salt is obtained from these soils
c) The lower horizon of the soil is occupied by Kankar nodules
d) These soils become cultivable after proper irrigation
Answer: a