Resources and Development – MCQs Online Practice Test with Automatic scoring
CBSE Class 10 Social Science – Geography
Textbook: Contemporary India – II
Chapter 1: Resources and Development
Designed for: CBSE Board Examinations – Class 10
- Class: 10
- Subject: Social Science – Geography
- Book: Contemporary India – II
- Chapter: 1 – Resources and Development
- Question Type: 30 MCQs | 30-Minute Timed Quiz
Note: These MCQs are strictly based on the NCERT syllabus and are ideal for CBSE Class 10 Board Exam preparation.
The quiz is timed for 30 minutes. Answer each question by selecting one option. Immediate feedback and explanation will appear after your selection. When time is up, the quiz will auto-submit.
A. Concept of Resources
Q1. Which of the following is the most appropriate definition of a resource?
Q2. Which of the following is a biotic resource?
Q3. Resources which can be replenished by physical, chemical or biological processes in a short period are called:
Q4. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
B. Development of Resources and Sustainable Development
Q5. Which of the following is not a problem created by indiscriminate use of resources?
Q6. Sustainable development means:
Q7. The statement “There is enough for everybody’s need but not for anybody’s greed” was given by:
Q8. Agenda 21, a global action plan for sustainable development, was adopted at:
C. Resource Planning and Resource Planning in India
Q9. Resource planning in India is important because:
Q10. Which of the following is the first step in the resource planning process?
Q11. Which of the following countries is poor in natural resources but economically developed due to efficient planning and technology?
D. Conservation of Resources
Q12. Resource conservation means:
Q13. The Chipko Movement is mainly related to the conservation of:
Q14. Which one of the following is a non-conventional source of energy?
E. Land Resources
Q15. Land is considered an important natural resource because:
Q16. Which one of the following physical factors does not directly affect land use pattern?
Q17. Which of the following states has a large percentage of its area under forest cover due to hilly terrain?
F. Land Utilization and Land Use Pattern in India
Q18. Net sown area refers to:
Q19. Land left uncultivated for less than one agricultural year is called:
Q20. Which land use category has been increasing in India due to expansion of towns, roads and industries?
G. Land Degradation and Conservation Measures
Q21. Land degradation means:
Q22. In which of the following states is land degradation due to over-irrigation a major problem?
Q23. Which one of the following is not a measure to control land degradation?
H. Soil as a Resource
Q24. Soil is considered a renewable resource because:
Q25. Which of the following is not a factor of soil formation?
I. Classification of Soils in India
Q26. Alluvial soils are mainly found in:
Q27. The black soils of the Deccan plateau are ideal for growing which major crop?
Q28. Red and yellow soils develop on:
J. Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation
Q29. Removal of the top fertile soil by wind or water is called:
Q30. Which soil conservation method is correctly matched with its description?
