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.
Red soil is reddish in colour due to:
(a) high clay content
(b) presence of kankar nodules in the subsoil
(c) diffusion of iron in igneous and metamorphic rocks
(d) high moisture content
Answer
(c) diffusion of iron in igneous and metamorphic rocks
Ploughing along the contour lines to decelerate the flow of water down the slopes is called:
(a) Strip cropping
(b) Sheet erosion
(c) Contour ploughing
(d) Terrace cultivation
Answer
(c) Contour ploughing
One of the following which does not check land degradation-
(a) control on overgrazing
(b) creating shelter belts
(c) deforestation
(d) afforestation
Answer
(c) deforestation
Materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy human needs but human beings do not have appropriate technology to access them are called:
(a) Potential resource
(b) Stock
(c) Developed resource
(d) Reserves
Answer
(b) Stock
Laterite soil is very useful for growing:
(a) Rice, wheat and mustard
(b) Tea, coffee and cashewnut
(c) Pulses, sugarcane and resin
(d) None of the above
Answer
(b) Tea, coffee and cashewnut
Land that is left uncultivated for more than five agricultural years is called:
(a) Pasture land
(b) Culturable waste land
(c) Barren land
(d) Current fallow
Answer
b
India’s territorial water extends upto a distance of:
(a) 12 km
(b) 12 nautical miles
(c) 19.2 miles
(d) 200 nautical miles
Answer
(b) 12 nautical miles
In which of the following States mining has caused severe land degradation?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Kerala
(d) Uttaranchal
Answer
(b) Jharkhand
In which of the following states is overgrazing responsible for land degradation?
(a) Jharkhand and Orissa
(b) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Punjab and Haryana
(d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Answer
(b) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
In which of the following states is black soil found?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Jharkhand
Answer
(c) Rajasthan
How much desired area is required for forest in our country?
(a) 16%
(b) 20%
(c) 23.2%
(d) 33%
Answer
(d) 33%
How can the resources be classified on the basis of their origin?
(a) Biotic and Abiotic
(b) Renewable and Non-renewable
(c) Individual and Community
(d) Potential and Reserves
Answer
(a) Biotic and Abiotic
From which Five Year Plan has India made concerted efforts for achieving the goals of resource planning ?
(a) First Five Year Plan
(b) Fifth Five Year Plan
(c) Annual Plans
(d) Tenth Five Year Plan
Answer
(a) First Five Year Plan
Burial ground is a
(a) community owned resource
(b) national resource
(c) individual resource
(d) international resource
Answer
(a) community owned resource
Black soils are common in:
(a) Deccan trap region
(b) Kashmir Valley
(c) Ganga Valley
(d) Northern Plains
Answer
(a) Deccan trap region
Black soil is deficient in
(a) Calcium carbonate
(b) Magnesium
(c) Potash
(d) Phosphoric contents
Answer
(d) Phosphoric contents
Black soil is also called:
(a) Bangar
(b) Khadar
(c) Regur
(d) Humus
Answer
(c) Regur
Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as:
(a) Net sown area
(b) Forest cover
(c) Waste land
(d) Gross cropped area
Answer
d
‘Laterite’ has been derived from the Greek word ‘later’ which means:
(a) Mountain
(b) Brick
(c) Rock
(d) Stone
Answer
(b) Brick
Red soil is mostly found in:
(a) Parts of Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Upper Ganga Plains
(c) Eastern and Southern part of Deccan Plateau
(d) None of the above
Answer
(c) Eastern and Southern part of Deccan Plateau
Black soil is deficient in
(a) Calcium carbonate
(b) Magnesium
(c) Potash
(d) Phosphoric contents
Answer
d) Phosphoric contents
Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as:
(a) Net sown area
(b) Forest cover
(c) Waste land
(d) Gross cropped area
Answer
(d) Gross cropped area