MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Resource and Development with Answers

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MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Resource and Development with Answers

 


1. Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore? (Textbook)





ANSWER= D. Non-renewable

 

2. Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put? (Textbook)





ANSWER= A. Replenishable

 

3. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab? (Textbook)





ANSWER= C. Over-irrigation

 

4. In which one of the following States is terrace cultivation practised? (Textbook)





ANSWER= D. Uttaranchal

 

5. In which of the following States is black soil found? (Textbook)





ANSWER= B. Gujarat

 

6. What percentage of our land should be under forest according to the National Forest Policy (1952)?





ANSWER= A. 33

 

7. Materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy human needs but human beings do not have appropriate technology to access them are called:





ANSWER= B. Stock

 

8. India’s territorial water extends upto a distance of:





ANSWER= B. 12 nautical miles

 

9. Resources that take long geological time for their formation are called:





ANSWER= D. Non-renewable resources

 

10. Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as:





ANSWER= D. Gross cropped area

 

11. The total degraded land in our country is:





ANSWER= D. 130 million hectares

 

12. In which of the following States mining has caused severe land degradation?





ANSWER= B. Jharkhand

 

13. The main cause of land degradation in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh is:





ANSWER= B. Over irrigation

 

14. Which is the most common soil of Northern India?





ANSWER= C. Alluvial soil

 

15. Red soil is mostly found in:





ANSWER= C. Eastern and Southern part of Deccan Plateau

 

16. Red soil is reddish in colour due to:





ANSWER= C. diffusion of iron in igneous and metamorphic rocks

 

17. Which of the following is not important for soil formation?





ANSWER= D. Duration of day

 

18. On the basis of origin, resources can be classified as __ and ___.





ANSWER= A. Biotic and Abiotic

 

19. On the basis of the status of development, resources can be classified as __.





ANSWER= D. All of the above

 

20. Which of the following statements are true?





ANSWER= C. Both the above statements are false.

 

21. Minerals and fossil fuels are examples of non-renewable resources which take ___ for their formation.





ANSWER= C. Millions of years

 

22. All the minerals, water resources, forests, wildlife, land within the political boundaries and oceanic area up to ____ from the coast termed as territorial water and resources therein belong to the nation.





ANSWER= D. 12 nautical miles

 

23. The oceanic resources beyond ______ of the Exclusive Economic Zone belong to open ocean, and no individual country can utilise these without the concurrence of international institutions.





ANSWER= A. 200 nautical miles

 

24. __ are the resources which are surveyed, and their quality and quantity have been determined for utilisation.





ANSWER= A. Developed resources

 

25. ___ are the subset of the __, which can be put into use with the help of existing technical ‘know-how’, but their use has not been started.





ANSWER= D. Reserves, Stock

 

26. In June 1992, more than 100 heads of states met in ____ in Brazil, for the first International Earth Summit.





ANSWER= A. Rio de Janeiro

 

27. The Rio Convention endorsed the global Forest Principles and adopted ___ for achieving Sustainable Development in the 21st century.





ANSWER= B. Agenda 21

 

28. Which of the following statements about Agenda 21 is true?





ANSWER= D. Option A. and B.

 

29. The states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are rich in minerals and ___ deposits.





ANSWER= A. Coal

 

30. The state of Rajasthan is very well endowed with solar and ___ energy but lacks in water resources.





ANSWER= C. Wind

 

31. ____ was the famous Indian freedom fighter who made an important observation about resource conservation – “There is enough for everybody’s need and not for anybody’s greed”.





ANSWER= A. Mahatma Gandhi

 

32. The Brundtland Commission Report published in ____, shared ideas about sustainable development and how it could be achieved.





ANSWER= B. 1987

 

33. About ___ of India’s land area is plain, which provides facilities for agriculture and industry.





ANSWER= A. 43%

 

34. ____ account for 30% of the total surface area of India.





ANSWER= B. Mountains

 

35. Land which is left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year is known as ____.





ANSWER= C. Current fallow

 

36. Land which is left uncultivated for more than 5 agricultural years is known as ____.





ANSWER= A. Culturable waste land

 

37. The pattern of the net sown area varies greatly from one state to another. It is over 80 per cent of the total area in ___.





ANSWER= D. Punjab

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