- Question: Everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs, provided it is technologically accessible, economically viable and socially acceptable can be termed as:
a) Nature
b) Environment
c) Resource
d) Development
Answer: c) Resource - Question: The conversion of environmental elements into usable resources requires a combined interaction among:
a) Humans and Machines
b) Nature, Technology, and Institutions
c) Plants and Animals
d) Government and Public
Answer: b) Nature, Technology, and Institutions - Question: Resources can be classified according to their origin as:
a) Renewable and Non-renewable
b) Biotic and Abiotic
c) Individual and Community
d) Stock and Reserves
Answer: b) Biotic and Abiotic - Question: Resources on the basis of their exhaustibility are divided into:
a) Biotic and Abiotic
b) Renewable and Non-renewable
c) National and International
d) Developed and Stock
Answer: b) Renewable and Non-renewable - Question: Recyclable resources such as metals belong to which category?
a) Non-renewable
b) Renewable
c) Biotic
d) Stock
Answer: a) Non-renewable - Question: Human beings are integral parts of:
a) Nature
b) Institutions
c) Resources
d) Technology
Answer: c) Resources - Question: On the basis of ownership, resources may be categorized as:
a) Renewable and Non-renewable
b) Individual, Community, National, and International
c) Developed and Reserves
d) Biotic and Abiotic
Answer: b) Individual, Community, National, and International - Question: Resources are grouped according to their development stage:
a) Developed and Stock
b) Renewable and Non-renewable
c) Developed, Potential, Stock, and Reserves
d) Biotic and Abiotic
Answer: c) Developed, Potential, Stock, and Reserves - Question: Which international summit held in 1992 addressed major issues of environmental protection and socio-economic development?
a) Kyoto Summit
b) Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit
c) Paris Agreement
d) Montreal Protocol
Answer: b) Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit - Question: Agenda 21 was signed with the aim of achieving:
a) Industrial development
b) Sustainable Development in the 21st century
c) Technological advancement
d) Rapid urbanization
Answer: b) Sustainable Development in the 21st century - Question: The overuse of resources to fulfill the selfishness of a few people is one of the:
a) Environmental benefits
b) Major problems of resource use
c) Sustainable practices
d) Global advantages
Answer: b) Major problems of resource use - Question: Sustainable development refers to:
a) Maximum exploitation of resources
b) Unrestricted industrial growth
c) Development without damaging the environment
d) Economic growth only
Answer: c) Development without damaging the environment - Question: Resource planning in India is carried out in how many steps?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
Answer: b) Three - Question: The initial phase of resource planning in India involves:
a) Matching plans with goals
b) Development of infrastructure
c) Identification and inventory of resources
d) Implementation of projects
Answer: c) Identification and inventory of resources - Question: Which states in India possess significant mineral and coal deposits?
a) Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan
b) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat
c) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh
d) Goa, Assam, Nagaland
Answer: c) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh - Question: Arunachal Pradesh has abundant water resources but lacks adequate:
a) Minerals
b) Infrastructure development
c) Forests
d) Agriculture
Answer: b) Infrastructure development - Question: Gandhiji’s statement about resource conservation is:
a) “Nature has enough to meet human needs, but not enough to satisfy greed”
b) “Resources are unlimited.”
c) “Exploit nature for development.”
d) “Industrial growth is essential.”
Answer: a) “Nature has enough to meet human needs, but not enough to satisfy greed”. - Question: At the global level, the concept of ‘Sustainable Development’ was first introduced by:
a) Rio Earth Summit
b) Brundtland Commission Report, 1987
c) Agenda 21
d) Kyoto Protocol
Answer: b) Brundtland Commission Report, 1987 - Question: The proportion of India’s land area covered by plains is approximately:
a) 30%
b) 43%
c) 27%
d) 15%
Answer: b) 43% - Question: The total land area on which crops are planted and harvested is known as:
a) Gross cropped area
b) Net sown area
c) Cultivable wasteland
d) Fallow land
Answer: b) Net sown area - Question: The bottommost layer of soil made of unaltered parent rock is referred to as:
a) Subsoil
b) Substratum
c) Weathered rock layer
d) Bedrock
Answer: d) Bedrock - Question: Alluvial soils have been deposited by which three Himalayan river systems?
a) Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna
b) Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra
c) Narmada, Tapi, Sabarmati
d) Kaveri, Krishna, Periyar
Answer: b) Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra - Question: Black soil is commonly known as:
a) Desert soil
b) Laterite soil
c) Regur soil
d) Arid soil
Answer: c) Regur soil - Question: The soil most appropriate for cotton production is:
a) Laterite soil
b) Arid soil
c) Forest soil
d) Black soil
Answer: d) Black soil - Question: Laterite soil is most appropriate for cultivating which crops?
a) Cotton and wheat
b) Rice and maize
c) Tea and coffee
d) Pulses and oilseeds
Answer: c) Tea and coffee - Question: Arid soils are typically:
a) Fertile and clayey
b) Sandy and saline
c) Rich in humus
d) Found in forests
Answer: b) Sandy and saline - Question: Which type of soils are typically present in hilly and mountainous regions with sufficient rainfall and forest cover?
a) Forest soils
b) Red soils
c) Arid soils
d) Black soils
Answer: a) Forest soils - Question: The phenomenon of stripping and carrying away the top layer of soil is called:
a) Soil conservation
b) Soil erosion
c) Weathering
d) Leaching
Answer: b) Soil erosion - Question: Ploughing along contour lines to slow down water flow is called:
a) Strip cropping
b) Shelterbelts
c) Contour ploughing
d) Terrace farming
Answer: c) Contour ploughing - Question: The method of planting rows of trees to protect against wind and sand movement is known as:
a) Terrace farming
b) Shelterbelts
c) Strip cropping
d) Afforestation
Answer: b) Shelterbelts