14. Burial ground is a
(a) community owned resource (b) national resource
(c) individual resource (d) international resource
15. Black soil is deficient in
(a) Calcium carbonate (b) Magnesium (c) Potash (d) Phosphoric contents
16. Ploughing along the contour lines to decelerate the flow of water down the slopes is called:
(a) Strip cropping (6) Sheet erosion (c) Contour ploughing (d) Terrace cultivation
17. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?
(a) Extensive cultivation (6) Deforestation (c) Overgrazing (d) Over-irrigation
18. Which cold desert is relatively isolated from the rest of country?
(a) Leh (6) Kargil (c) Ladakh (d) Dras
19. 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
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) Atal Behari Vajpayee
20. Which one of the following is not the community owned resource?
(a) Grazing grounds (b) Burial grounds (c) Village ponds (d) Privately owned house
II- VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS-
1. What do you understand by Resource ?
2. Give an example of Biotic resources,
3. Mention a non-renewable source that cannot be recycled and get exhausted with their use.
4. What are developed resources ?
5. What was the object of Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, 1992 ?
6. Which states in India are rich in minerals and coal deposits ?
7. What is the use of mountains ?
8. What is total geographical area of India ?
9. Mention the states where overgrazing and over-irrigation are responsible for degradation.
10. State one feature of laterite soils.
11. Which soil is suitable for production of Cashew Nut and where?
12. What is the use of contour ploughing?
13. Which are the border states of Belgium ?
14. State one special problem in Brussels.
15. Which is third unique form of government, practiced in Belgium ?
16. When was the Act passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language in Sri Lanka ?
17. Which language is spoken by majority of Sri Lanka ?
18. What is the percentage of Tamil-speaking people?
19. What is the percentage of French and Dutch-speaking people in the capital city of Brussels ?
20. What was the object of constitutional amendments between 1970 and 1993 in Belgium ?
III- SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS-
1. What is the meaning of ethnic?
2. What is majoritarianism ?
3. Mention four types of power sharing.
4. What is Agenda 21 ?
5. What is sustainable development ?
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
Question 1.
Which of the following methods does not help in soil conservation?
(a) Contour ploughing
(b) Strip cropping
(c) Creating shelter belts
(d) Ploughing up and down the slopes
Answer
Question 2.
Which one of the following is a renewable resource?
(a) Coal
(b) Petroleum
(c) Solar energy
(d) Fossil fuels
Answer
Question 3.
The alluvial soil consists of
(a) sand
(b) silt
(c) clay
(d) all of the above
Answer
Question 4.
One of the following which does not check land degradation-
(a) control on overgrazing
(b) creating shelter belts
(c) deforestation
(d) afforestation
Answer
Question 5.
Burial ground is a
(a) community owned resource
(b) national resource
(c) individual resource
(d) international resource
Answer
Question 6.
Laterite soil is very useful for growing:
(a) Rice, wheat and mustard
(b) Tea, coffee and cashewnut
(c) Pulses, sugarcane and resin
(d) None of the above
Answer
Question 7.
Black soil is deficient in
(a) Calcium carbonate
(b) Magnesium
(c) Potash
(d) Phosphoric contents
Answer
Question 8.
Which of the following soils has self-aeration capacity?
(a) Alluvial
(b) Red soil
(c) Black soil
(d) Mountain soil
Answer
Question 9.
Ploughing along the contour lines to decelerate the flow of water down the slopes is called:
(a) Strip cropping
(b) Sheet erosion
(c) Contour ploughing
(d) Terrace cultivation
Answer
Question 10.
Which of the following is not a measure for soil conservation?
(a) Strip cropping
(b) Terrace cultivation
(c) Shelter belts
(d) Overdrawing of ground water
Answer
Question 11.
Resources which are found in a region but have not been utilised are called
(a) developed resources
(b) stock
(c) international resources
(d) potential resources
Answer
Question 12.
Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?
(a) Extensive cultivation
(b) Deforestation
(c) Overgrazing
(d) Over-irrigation
Answer
Question 13.
Soil formed by intense leaching is:
(a) alluvial soil
(b) red soil
(c) laterite soil
(d) desert soil
Answer
Question 14.
Which cold desert is relatively isolated from the rest of country?
(a) Leh
(b) Kargil
(c) Ladakh
(d) Dras
Answer
Question 15.
Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?
(a) Intensive Cultivation
(b) Overgrazing
(c) Deforestation
(d) Over-irrigation
Answer
Question 16.
What is the percentage share of plains in the total land area?
(a) 43%
(b) 23%
(c) 33%
(d) 27%
Answer
Question 17.
Which one of the following states mostly has laterite soil?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Meghalaya
Answer
Question 18.
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
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Atal Behari Vajpayee
Answer
Question 19.
Which one of the following is a Biotic Resource?
(a) Land
(b) Water
(c) Human beings
(d) Rocks
Answer
Question 20.
Which one of the following is not the community owned resource?
(a) Grazing grounds
(b) Burial grounds
(c) Village ponds
(d) Privately owned house
Answer
Question 21.
In which of the following states is overgrazing responsible for land degradation?
(a) Jharkhand and Orissa
(b) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Punjab and Haryana
(d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Answer
Question 22.
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
Question 23.
Which one of the following soil is ideal for growing cotton?
(a) Regur Soil
(b) Laterite Soil
(c) Desert Soil
(d) Mountainous Soil
Answer
Question 24.
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
Question 25.
What is arrangement of soil in different layers or horizons known as?
(a) Soil Composition
(b) Soil Erosion
(c) Soil Profile
(d) Soil Texture
Answer