Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with Answers on Geography – Resources and Development
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with Answers on Geography – Resources and Development
1-The resources which are found everywhere are known as
- Ubiquitous
- Non-renewable resources
- Human made resources
- None of the above
(Ans: a)
2-The following is (are) the non-renewable resources
- Coal
- Petroleum
- Natural gas
- All of the above
(Ans: d)
3-Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future is called
- sustainable development
- resource conservation
- resource development
- human resource development
(Ans: a)
4-The resources can be conserved by
- reducing consumption
- recycling
- reusing
- All of the above
(Ans: d)
5-Land covers only about ____ percent of the total area of the earth’s surface
- 20
- 25
- 30
- 35
(Ans: c)
6-The total percent of land of world under forest is
- 26
- 31
- 36
- 41
(Ans: b)
7-The thin layer of grainy substance covering the surface of the earth is called
- soil
- sand
- mineral
- organic matter
(Ans: a)
8-The following is (are) not a factor(s) of soil formation
- Organic matter
- Time
- Soil texture
- All of the above
(Ans: c)
9-The major factor(s) of soil formation is (are)
- the nature of the parent rock
- climatic factors
- time taken for the composition of soil formation
- All of the above
(Ans: d)
10-The following factor(s) is (are) responsible for degradation of soil
- Chemical fertilizers
- Landslides
- Floods
- All of the above
(Ans: d)
11-The process in which bare ground between plants is covered with a layer of organic matter like straw, is called
- Mulching
- Contour carriers
- Shelter belts
- Intercropping
(Ans: a)
12-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
- Crop rotation
- Intercropping
- Terrace farming
- Contour cropping
(Ans: b)