Question

Materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy human needs, but cannot be
absence of appropriate technology are known as:
a) Potential resource
b) Reserve resource
c) Stock resource
d) Actual resource​

Answer 1

Answer:

c) Stock is the answer

Explanation:

Stock Resources: Are resources that are available, but we do not have proper technology to used them are called Stock.

For example – water is made of oxygen and hydrogen, which can be used as fuel, but because of lack of proper technology hydrogen is not being used for this purpose.

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Answer 2

Explanation for correct option

c:

1. Stock resources are those that do not have the advanced technological 'know-how' to be harnessed.
2. With technological advancement, they may become a viable resource in the future.
3. Thus, materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy human needs, but cannot be in absence of appropriate technology are known as stock resources.

Explanation for incorrect options

a:

• Potential resources are resources that exist in a region and have the potential to be used in the future.
• They can be used even without the use of appropriate technologies.
• Thus, option a is incorrect.

b:

• Reserved resources are identified and their current quantity is known, but they are not used because they are reserved for the future.
• Reserve resources, as opposed to stock resources, are those that we are not currently extracting despite technological availability.
• Thus, option b is incorrect.

d:

• Actual resources are those that have been surveyed, their quantity and quality determined, and are currently being used.
• They are used even without the absence of appropriate technology.
• Thus, option d is incorrect.

Hence, option c) is correct.

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