Resources and Development: Class 10 Important Questions with Answers

12 MCQs

1. Resources that take millions of years to form are
   (a) renewable (b) non-renewable (c) biotic (d) potential
2. Wind energy in Rajasthan is an example of a ___ resource.
   (a) developed (b) potential (c) stock (d) reserve
3. Oceanic resources beyond 200 nautical miles are
   (a) national (b) international (c) community (d) individual
4. Agenda 21 was adopted at
   (a) Stockholm 1972 (b) Rio 1992 (c) Kyoto 1997 (d) Paris 2015
5. "Small is Beautiful" was written by
   (a) Gandhiji (b) Schumacher (c) Brundtland (d) Club of Rome
6. Net sown area in India (2019-20) is about
   (a) 33% (b) 45.64% (c) 54% (d) 23.41%
7. Desired forest cover under the National Forest Policy (1952) is
   (a) 23% (b) 33% (c) 43% (d) 50%
8. Soil ideal for cotton is
   (a) alluvial (b) black (c) laterite (d) arid
9. Red colour of soil is due to
   (a) humus (b) iron (c) lime (d) salt
10. Ravines are found in the
    (a) Chambal basin (b) Ganga delta (c) Thar (d) Western Ghats
11. Kanker layer restricting infiltration is found in
    (a) arid soil (b) black soil (c) forest soil (d) red soil
12. Steps cut on slopes to check erosion are called
    (a) strip cropping (b) terrace cultivation (c) shelter belts (d) contour ploughing

1 (b) · 2 (b) · 3 (b) · 4 (b) · 5 (b) · 6 (b) · 7 (b) · 8 (b) · 9 (b) · 10 (a) · 11 (a) · 12 (b)

Assertion–Reason (5)

(a) Both true, R explains A. (b) Both true, R does not explain A. (c) A true, R false. (d) A false, R true.

1. A: Black soil does not need much irrigation. R: It has a high capacity to hold moisture.
2. A: Laterite soil is acidic and deficient in nutrients. R: It forms by intense leaching due to heavy rain.
3. A: Khadar is less fertile than Bangar. R: Khadar is new alluvium with finer particles.
4. A: Net sown area is over 80 per cent in Punjab. R: Punjab has plains with irrigation.
5. A: Wind energy in Rajasthan is a potential resource. R: It has been fully developed and utilised.

Key: 1 (a) · 2 (a) · 3 (d) · 4 (a) · 5 (c)