CBSE Class 10 Social Science Geography Chapter 1 Resource and Development Multiple Choice Questions and Answers are available as a free PDF download. Class 10 Social Science MCQ Questions and Answers were created using the most recent exam pattern. Students can determine their level of preparation by answering NCERT Class 10 Social Science Resource and Development Multiple Choice Questions with Answers.
Which of the following methods does not help in soil conservation?
(a) Contour ploughing
(b) Strip cropping
(c) Creating shelter belts
(d) Ploughing up and down the slopes
Answer
(d) Ploughing up and down the slopes
Which of the following method will not help in soil conservation?
(a) Contour ploughing
(b) Strip cropping
(c) Creating shelter belts
(d) Ploughing up and down the slopes
Answer
(d) Ploughing up and down the slopes
Which of the following is the root cause for resource depletion at global level, according to Gandhiji?
(a) Conservation of resources
(b) Use of resources
(c) Greedy and selfish individuals and exploitative nature of modern technology.
(d) Backward technology.
Answer
(c) Greedy and selfish individuals and exploitative nature of modern technology.
Which of the following is not important for soil formation?
(a) Relief
(b) Parent rock
(c) Climate
(d) Duration of day
Answer
(d) Duration of day
Which of the following is not a measure for soil conservation?
(a) Strip cropping
(b) Terrace cultivation
(c) Shelter belts
(d) Overdrawing of ground water
Answer
(d) Overdrawing of ground water
Which of the following is a human-made resource?
(a) Petroleum
(b) Forests
(c) Machines
(d) Land
Answer
(c) Machines
Which is the most common soil of Northern India?
(a) Black soil
(b) Laterite soil
(c) Alluvial soil
(d) Red soil
Answer
(c) Alluvial soil
Which cold desert is relatively isolated from the rest of country?
(a) Leh
(b) Kargil
(c) Ladakh
(d) Dras
Answer
(c) Ladakh
Which are the main factors that determine creation of a resource?
(a) Nature and technology
(b) Nature and human beings
(c) Nature, human beings and technology
(d) Technology and human beings
Answer
(c) Nature, human beings and technology
Which among the following is a type of resources classified on the basis of exhaustibility?
(a) Biotic and abiotic
(b) Renewable and non-renewable
(c) National and individual
(d) Potential and reserves
Answer
(b) Renewable and non-renewable
When running water cuts through clayey soils and makes deep channels, they lead to:
(a) Gully erosion
(b) Sheet erosion
(c) Deforestation
(d) Afforestation
Answer
(a) Gully erosion
What was the main contribution of the Brundtland Commission Report, 1987?
(a) Sustainable development as means for resource conservation
(b) Advocated resource conservation for the first time
(c) Presented Gandhian philosophy
(d) All the above
Answer
(a) Sustainable development as means for resource conservation
What percentage of our land should be under forest according to the National Forest Policy (1952)?
(a) 33
(b) 22.5
(c) 31
(d) 30
Answer
(a) 33
What is the percentage share of plains in the total land area?
(a) 43%
(b) 23%
(c) 33%
(d) 27%
Answer
(a) 43%
What is the main reason behind global ecological crises such as global warming and environmental pollution ?
(a) Depletion of resources
(b) Accumulation of resources in a few hands
(c) Indiscriminate exploitation of resources
(d) Use of resources
Answer
(c) Indiscriminate exploitation of resources