Multiple Choice Questions
GEOGRAPHY - Resources and Development
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Total 15 questions available
Q. 1
Which is the method of checking soil erosion ?
A
All of the aboveB
Strip croppingC
Contour ploughingD
Terrace farmingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
Resource planning should be at :
A
National LevelB
All of the aboveC
Regional LevelD
Local LevelClick an option to check your answer
Q. 3
Who wrote the book 'Small is beautiful'?
A
SurreyB
SchumacherC
StewardD
SpencerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 4
This soil is also found in the eastern coastal
plains in the deltas of Mahanadi, Godavari,
Krishna and Kaveri rivers.
A
Laterite soilB
Alluvial soilC
Red soilD
Black soilClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
The resources can be conserved by_____
A
Reducing consumptionB
RecyclingC
ReusingD
All of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
Which kind of relationship is shown in the above
image?
A
Related relationshipB
Dependent relationshipC
Interdependent relationshipD
Independent relationshipClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
The Club of Rome advocated resource conservation in the year:
A
1968B
1967C
1966D
1965Click an option to check your answer
Q. 8
How much area of land in India is plain?
A
58%B
53%C
62%D
43%Click an option to check your answer
Q. 9
Which among the following soil types is the
result of intense leaching due to heavy rainfall?
A
Black soilB
Alluvial soilC
Laterite soilD
Red soilClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
Arrange the following in the correct sequence:
(i) Topsoil
(ii) Parent rock
(iii) Bedrock
(iv) Subsoil
(i) Topsoil
(ii) Parent rock
(iii) Bedrock
(iv) Subsoil
A
iii-i-ii-ivB
ii-i-iii-ivC
i-iv-ii-iiiD
iii-ii-i-ivClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
Which one of the following is the main reason for
land degradation in Punjab?
A
Over irrigationB
OvergrazingC
Intensive cultivationD
DeforestationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
Which one among the following is the method to control land degradation?
A
OvergrazingB
AfforestationC
DeforestationD
Intensive cultivationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 13
In which of the following states is the terrace
cultivation practiced?
A
UttaranchalB
JharkhandC
PunjabD
HaryanaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 14
Black soil is ideal for growing which crop ?
A
JuteB
SilkC
CottonD
CerealsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 15
'There is enough for everybody's need but not for
everybody's greed'. Who said these words ?
A
Medha PatkarB
NehruC
GandhijiD
S.V.B. PatelClick an option to check your answer
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