QUESTION BANK
CLASS – 10
RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT( CH-I GEOGRAPHY)
I MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:
1. Black soil is composed of extremely :
a) rocky material b)clayey material c)sandy material
2. Arid soil’s colour changes from:
a) red to brown b)yellow to red c)brown to yellow
3. Soils are not classified on the basis of :
a) regions b)age c)colour
4. The process of transformation of things available in our environment involves an interdependent
relationship between i)nature ii)technology iii) institutions
a) I and ii b)ii and iii c)I, ii and iii
5. Widely spread strategy for judicious use of resources is
a)development of resources b)management of resources c)planning of resources
6. Maximum of waste land is covered by :
a)Saline and alkaline land b)wind eroded land c)water eroded land
ANSWERS: 1.B,2.A,3.A,4.C,5.C,6.C
II DEFINITIONS:
1. Resources:- Everything in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs, provided it is
technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable is termed as resource
2. Sustainable development:- It means that development should take place without damaging the
environment and development in the present should not compromise the needs of the future development.
3. Resource planning:- It is a widely accepted strategy for the judicious use of resources. For eg Arunachal
Pradesh is rich in water resources but lacks in infrastructural development, so planning is required to
develop infrastructure facilities.
4. Conservation of resources:- It is defined as the management of resources by the humans which aims at
satisfying the aims of the present generations as aspirations of the future generations.
5. Net sown area:- Area sown once in a year is known as net sown area.
6. Gross sown area:- Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus the net sown area is known as gross
sown area
7. Land degradation:- It is the continuous use of land over long period of time without taking appropriate
measures to conserve and manage it.
8. Bad land:- Land unsuitable for agriculture mainly due to soil erosion. For eg. Chambal ravines in
Madhyapradesh.
III. ANSWER IN SHORT AND LONG:-
1. “Resources are a function of human activities.” Justify the statement.
Mere presence of resources as free gifts of nature does not make them resources .Human beings are
essential components of resources because they transform material available in our environment into
resources. The utility of resources depends on the stage of cultural development of man and the tools and
technology used by him.
2. Distinguish between the following:-
CLASS – 10
RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT( CH-I GEOGRAPHY)
I MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:
1. Black soil is composed of extremely :
a) rocky material b)clayey material c)sandy material
2. Arid soil’s colour changes from:
a) red to brown b)yellow to red c)brown to yellow
3. Soils are not classified on the basis of :
a) regions b)age c)colour
4. The process of transformation of things available in our environment involves an interdependent
relationship between i)nature ii)technology iii) institutions
a) I and ii b)ii and iii c)I, ii and iii
5. Widely spread strategy for judicious use of resources is
a)development of resources b)management of resources c)planning of resources
6. Maximum of waste land is covered by :
a)Saline and alkaline land b)wind eroded land c)water eroded land
ANSWERS: 1.B,2.A,3.A,4.C,5.C,6.C
II DEFINITIONS:
1. Resources:- Everything in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs, provided it is
technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable is termed as resource
2. Sustainable development:- It means that development should take place without damaging the
environment and development in the present should not compromise the needs of the future development.
3. Resource planning:- It is a widely accepted strategy for the judicious use of resources. For eg Arunachal
Pradesh is rich in water resources but lacks in infrastructural development, so planning is required to
develop infrastructure facilities.
4. Conservation of resources:- It is defined as the management of resources by the humans which aims at
satisfying the aims of the present generations as aspirations of the future generations.
5. Net sown area:- Area sown once in a year is known as net sown area.
6. Gross sown area:- Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus the net sown area is known as gross
sown area
7. Land degradation:- It is the continuous use of land over long period of time without taking appropriate
measures to conserve and manage it.
8. Bad land:- Land unsuitable for agriculture mainly due to soil erosion. For eg. Chambal ravines in
Madhyapradesh.
III. ANSWER IN SHORT AND LONG:-
1. “Resources are a function of human activities.” Justify the statement.
Mere presence of resources as free gifts of nature does not make them resources .Human beings are
essential components of resources because they transform material available in our environment into
resources. The utility of resources depends on the stage of cultural development of man and the tools and
technology used by him.
2. Distinguish between the following:-
