Ncert – class 10- social science – Chapter 1: Resources and Development Welcome to your Ncert - class 10- social science - Chapter 1: Resources and Development 1. Contour Ploughing refers to: Ploughing around the contour lines Ploughing along the contour lines. Ploughing outside the contour lines Ploughing opposite the contour lines None 2. Resource planning is essential for ___________ existence of all forms of life. none of these exploitation ecological balance sustainable None 3. The word 'Laterite' has been derived from the latin word ‘later’ which means_____. Bricks erosion stones fertile None 4. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab? Over irrigation Overgrazing Deforestation Intensive cultivation None 5. What do you mean by Cultruable wasteland? Land left uncultivated for more than five agricultural years Land left cultivated for more than five agricultural years Land left uncultivated for more than ten agricultural years Land left cultivated for more than ten agricultural years None 6. Which relief feature of India constitutes 30% of the total surface area of country? mountain plateau desert plain None 7. Why does Black soil become difficult to till in rainy season? water evaporates fast more water will be there becomes sticky when wet becomes very hard. None 8. On the basis of its origin, resources can be classified into biotic and abiotic recyclable and non-recyclable renewable and non-renewable continuous and biological None 9. Coal, iron ore, petroleum, diesel etc. are the examples of renewable resources biotic resources abiotic resources non Renewable resources None 10. Geothermal energy in Puga valley and Parvati Valley are developed resources reserve resources stock resources potential resources None 11. Identify the classification of resources on the basis of its origin. individual and community exhaustible and non- exhaustible Biotic and abiotic renewable and non renewable None 12. Which state mostly has laterite soil? Karnataka Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Andhra Pradesh None 13. Who wrote the book 'Small is Beautiful'? Gandhiji Jawaharlal Nehru Hitler Schumacher None 14. Resources which are found in a region but have not been utilized are termed as: stock resources Potential resources reserved resources. developed resources None 15. Everything available in our environment to satisfy our needs is termed as technology natural vegetation none of these resource None 16. It is the reason for lack of water infiltration in desert soil? very less rainfall low precipitation high temperature Formation of kanker layer None 17. Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore? Non-renewable Renewable Biotic Flow None 18. Choose the method that restricts soil erosion in hilly areas. terrace farming. strip cropping shelter belt contour ploughing None 19. Choose the industrial activity that is responsible for land degradation ginning of cotton for textile industry Grinding of limestone for cement industry. crushing of sugarcane for sugar industry using water for industries. None 20. Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put? Replenishable Non-recyclable Abiotic Human-made None Time's up Please Share This Share this content Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to commentEnter your email address to commentEnter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
