Resources and Development X OTQ S

SOCIAL SCIENCE (GEOGRAPHY)
CHAPTER1: RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT,

CLASS X
(OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)
NOTE FOR THE STUDENTS:

Dear Students,
As per the Term-wise curriculum for the academic session 2021-22, the above-mentioned chapter
will be evaluated in TERM-I board examination where the question paper will have Multiple
Choice Questions (MCQ) including case-based/source based MCQs and MCQs on assertion-
reasoning type, however in this question bank and the module provided earlier to you few
questions are deliberately given without multiple choice so that you find correct answers on your
own.
You all are advised to do not ignore such questions as this will help in capacity building and is going
to empower you to choose correct answer when you shall be provided multiple choice in the TERM-I
board examination. (Map based and Image-based questions are already provided.)
VISHAL SRIVASTAVA
(ACADEMIC COORDINATOR)
SET-1
1. Correct the statement and rewrite
‘Current fallow land is the land left without cultivation for two or less
than one agricultural year’.
2. The process of transformation of things available in our environment

involves an interactive relationship between _______________.
a) Nature, technology and government

b) Government, institutions and nature
c) Nature, technology and institutions
d) None of these
3. Which one of the following is not included in the community resource?
a) Public parks
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b) Picnic spots
c) Burial grounds
d) House owned by an Individual.
4. At the international level Club of Rome advocated resource conservation

for the first time in more systematic way in _____________.
5. Complete the following analogy:
Gujarat: Overgrazing::Haryana:__________________.
6. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as assertion
(A) and the reason (R). Read the statement and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): In Punjab over irrigation is responsible for land

degradation.
Reason (R): As water logging leads to increase in the salinity and
alkalinity in the soil.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct but R is wrong.
d) A is wrong but R is correct.
7. Alluvial soils consist of various proportions of sand, ________ and clay.
8. Correct the statement and rewrite.
‘Ploughing along the contour lines can accelerate the flow of water down
the slopes’.
9. State whether following statement is true or false:
‘Shelter Belts have contributed in the stabilization of sand dunes.’
10.Match the following:
Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

1.Fisheries a. Renewable Resource
2.Metals b. Biotic resource
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3.Solar energy c. Abiotic resource
4.Minerals d. National resource
11.Who wrote the book ‘Small is Beautiful’?
a) Jawahar Lal Nehru

b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Schumacher
d) None of the above
12. Brundtland commission report introduced the concept of ____________.
a) Sustainable development.
b) Economic development.
c) Social development.
d) None of the above.
13.Which of the following reasons are there for low proportion of net sown-
areas in Manipur, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh?
a) These states are very small in area

b) These states do not have much population density
c) Topographical constraints, unfavourable climate and socio-economic
reasons.
d) These areas have shortage of water resource.
14.Land use pattern refers to:
a) Utilization of land only for residential activities

b) Utilization of land for activities like cultivation, grazing of animals,
mining and construction of roads.
c) Utilization of land only for industrial activities.
15.Matching the columns:
Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

A. Uppermost layer of soil 1. Black soil
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B. New alluvial 2. Top soil
C. Regur soil 3. Over grazing
D. Land with many gullies 4. Khadar
and ravines
E. Land degradation 5. Bad land
a) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-5, E-3

b) A-4, B-3, C-5, D-2, E-1
c) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4, E-5
16.Resources found in a region but have not been utilized _____________.
a) Renewable
b) Developed
c) National
d) Potential
17._______________is a method of growing rows of trees in arid regions.
a) Terrace farming
b) Shelter belts
c) Both a and b
18.Complete the following analogies:
Resources obtained from living things: Biotic Resources :: Resources
obtained from Non-living things: __________________
19.In the question given below, there are two statements marked as
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and select the correct
option.
Assertion (A): The non-renewable resources take millions of years

in their formation.
Reason (R): Solar and wind energy, water, forests and wildlife etc.
are the example of non-renewable resources.
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(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.
(c) A is correct but R is wrong.
(d) A is wrong but R is correct.
20.Correct the statement and rewrite:
‘There is not enough for everybody’s need and enough for anybody’s
Greed.’
______________________
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SET-2
21.Which one is the correct sequence:
a) Top soil, substratum, subsoil, unweathered

b) Topsoil, subsoil, substratum, unweathered
c) Subsoil, topsoil, unweathered, substratum
d) Weathered, substratum, subsoil, topsoil
22. Read the source given below and answer the following questions:
In June 1992, more than 100 heads of states met in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, for
the first International Earth Summit. The Summit was convened for addressing
urgent problems of environmental protection and socioeconomic development
at the global level. the assembled leaders signed the declaration on Global
Climatic Change and Biological diversity. The Rio convention endorsed the
Global Forest principles and adopted Agenda 21 for achieving Sustainable
Development in the 21st century.
22.1 Development taking place without compromising the need of the future
generation is termed as:
a) Exclusive Development
b) Transformation
c) Conservation
d) Sustainable development
22.2 Why did Rio convention adopted AGENDA 21?
a) For achieving sustainable development in 21st century

b) For resource planning.
c) Forest principles
22.3 Sustainable development calls for:
a) Immediate ban on use of resources.

b) Shift of development for long period.
c) Resource planning
d) environmental protection and socio-economic development at the
global level.
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23.State whether following statement is true or false:
‘Biotic and abiotic are the two types of resources classified on the basis
of origin.’
24. Correct the statement and rewrite:
‘Potential Resources are resources which are surveyed and their quality
and quantity have been determined for utilization.’
25.Which of the following is not a feature of first International Earth

Summit?
a) In June 1992, more than 200 heads of states met in Rio de Janeiro in
Brazil.
b) The Summit was convened for addressing urgent problems of
environmental protection and socio economic development at the
global level.
c) The assembled leaders signed the Declaration on Global Climatic
Change and Biological Diversity.
d) The Rio Convention endorsed the global Forest Principles and
adopted Agenda 21 for achieving Sustainable Development in the
21st century.
26. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct
option:
Assertion (A): Resources are vital for human survival as well as for
maintaining the quality of life.
Reason (R): It was believed that resources are free gifts of nature

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option:
Assertion (A): Human beings used the resources indiscriminately.
Reason (R): It was believed that resources are free gifts of nature.

‘Resource planning involves surveying, mapping, qualitative,

quantitative estimation and measurement of the resources.’
29.Complete the following analogy:
Barren: Land not available for cultivation: ____________: left without

Cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year.
30.Which of the following is mismatched?
States Cause of Land Degradation

a) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh deforestation due to mining
b) Gujarat, Rajasthan overgrazing
c) Punjab, Haryana, industrial effluents
31.Some of the methods to check land degradation in arid areas are:
a) Planting of shelter belts of plants

b) control on over grazing
c) stabilisation of sand dunes by growing thorny bushes
d) all of the above
32.Identify the wrong option:
Alluvial soil is also found in the eastern coastal plains particularly in the
deltas of
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a) the Mahanadi
b) the Godavari
c) the Krishna
d) the Indus
33.State whether following statements is true or false:
‘Black soils are generally poor in phosphoric contents.’
‘Arid soil is the result of intense leaching due to heavy rain.’
Old alluvial soil: Bangar:: new alluvial: _____________________
Assertion (A) and Reason(R). Read the statements and select the correct
option.
Assertion (A): Resources are the function of human activities.
Reason (R): Human beings themselves are essential components of
resources.
a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Assertion (A) and Reason(R). Read the statements and select the correct
option.
Assertion (A): An equitable distribution of resources has become
essential for a sustained quality of life and global peace.
Reason (R): Therefore, resource planning is essential for sustainable
existence of all forms of life.

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Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and select the correct
option.
Assertion (A): Continuous use of land over a long period of time without
taking appropriate measures to conserve and manage it has resulted in
land degradation.
Reason (R): Thus, in turn, have serious repercussions on society and the
environment.

39.At the international level, the Club of Rome advocated resource

conservation for the first time in a systematic way in ______________.
a) 1968
b) 1970
c) 1975
d) 1992
40.Mahatma Gandhi was in favour of mass production.

(a)True
(b)False
_______________________
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SET-3
41.Which soils are generally sandy in texture and saline in nature?
a) Laterite
b) Alluvial
c) Arid
d) Black
42.State whether the following statement is true or false:

‘Red and Yellow soils look red when it occurs in a hydrated form.’
43.Which soil is very useful for growing tea and coffee?
a) Laterite
b) Alluvial
c) Arid
d) Black
44.____________use of resources by human being led to many problems.
a) Uneven
b) Sustained
c) Indiscriminate
45.Which one of the following is not a factor in the formation of soil?
a) Parent rock
b) Depth
c) Relief
d) Climate
46.Bangar soils have highest concentration of __________________.
a) Water
b) Kanker nodules
c) Sand
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47.Arid soils range from ________________________ in colour.
a) Yellow to black
b) Red to brown
c) Yellow to brown
d) Brown
48. Land degradation in Jharkhand is mainly due to:

a) Intensive cultivation
b) Over grazing
c) Over irrigation
d) Mining
49. Which soil is made up of clayey material?
a) Alluvial
b) Black
c) Arid
d) Laterite
50.Which one is NOT correctly matched?
a) Biotic _______________________ livestock.

b) Renewable __________________ solar energy.
c) Individual ___________________ burial grounds.
d) Non-renewable __________________ metals.
SOURCE BASED QUESTIONS
51.Read the text given below and answer the following questions
It is the declaration signed by the world leaders in 1992 at the United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) which took place at
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It aims at achieving global sustainable development. It is
an agenda to combat environmental damage, poverty, disease through global co-
operation on common interests, mutual needs and shared responsibilities. One
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major objective of the Agenda 21 is that every local government should draw its
own local agenda 21.
51.1 ‘It’ refers to

a) UNCED
b) Sustainable development
c) Agenda 21
51.2 What was the main aim of Agenda 21?
a) Increase literacy rate

b) Sustainable development
c) Remove poverty
51.3 When was Rio Convention held?
a) 1968
b) 1975
c) 1990
d) 1992
51.4 The issue/issues discussed was/were ________________.
a) Combat disease
b) Combat poverty
c) Both (a) & (b)
52. State whether following statement are true or false:
‘95% of our basic needs for food shelter and clothing are obtained from
land.’
Flora and Fauna : Biotic :: Rocks and Metals _________________.

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54. ‘Laterite’ has been derived from the Greek word later which means:
a) Mountain
b) Brick
c) Rock
d) Stone
55. Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is
known as:
a) Gross Cropped area

b) Gross Agriculture area
c) Gross Production area
d) Gross Domestic product
56.________ takes place when running water cuts the deep ravines in the
absence of vegetation.
a) Wind erosion
b) Sheet erosion
c) Water erosion
d) Gully erosion
57.Which type of soil has a good capacity to hold moisture?
a) Alluvial soil
b) Arid soil
c) Forest soil
d) Black soil
Assertion (A) And Reason(R).Read the statements and select the correct
option.
Assertion(A): Human activities are responsible for land degradation.
Reason(R): Afforestation is the best way to conserve land.
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a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true bur R is not correct explanation of A.
59.Which state has abundance of water resources but lacks in infrastructural

development?
a) Jharkhand
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Chhattisgarh
60.Which states among the north eastern states have been fully surveyed for
its land use?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Manipur
c) Tripura
d) Assam
______________________________
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SET-4

Renewable resource: forest and wildlife::non renewable resource: ______
a) solar energy
b) water
c) mineral and fossil fuel
d) wind energy
62.Correct and rewrite the statement:

‘Black soil is formed by the process of Leaching.’
‘Resources are evenly distributed in India’
‘Over irrigation is responsible for the land degradation in Punjab and

Haryana.’
65.Find out the main perennial rivers of northern India from the given set
below.
a) Ganga river, Brahmaputra River, Krishna River
b) Ganga river, Brahmaputra River, Indus River
c) Indus river, Brahmaputra River, Narmada River
d) none of above
66.In given below types of soil which of the following is made up of

crystalline igneous rocks in low rainfall areas?
a) Black soil
b) Alluvial soil
c) Red and yellow soil
d) None of these
option.
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Assertion (A): Gandhiji was against mass production and wanted to replace
it with the production by the masses.
Reason(R): According to Gandhiji the greedy and selfish individuals and
exploitative nature of modern technology is the root cause for
resource depletion at the global level.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.
option.
Assertion (A): At present there are about only 30 million hectares of
degraded land in India.
Reason (R) : Some human activities such as mining, deforestation etc
have contributed in land degradation.

option.
Assertion (A): Black soil is found in Deccan trap region and is made up
of lava flows.
Reason (R): Deccan trap is good for the growing of cotton crop.

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option.
Assertion (A): Alluvial soil is also known as transported soil.

Reason (R): It is formed due to the depositional work of Ganga, Indus
and Brahmaputra.

71.Choose the correct option –

‘A unit for measuring distance at sea is________________.’
a) Kilometers
b) Nautical mile
c) Yard
d) Parsec
Black Soil: Lava flow :: Red Soil : ______________
73. State whether the following statement is true or false:
‘Red soil is very useful for growing tea and coffee.’
‘Bangar: Kanker::Khader : ______________
75.Fill in the blank:
‘The Red Soil develop reddish colour due to diffusion of ______ in its
parent rocks’
76.State the following statement is true or false:
‘Net sown along with the area sown more than once in an agricultural year
is known as gross cropped area.’
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77.The territorial waters of India extend to___________ from the
coast.(12.9km/22.2km)
78.Match the following:
Column I Column II
i) New alluvial soil A) Bad land
ii) Soil formed by B) Khadar
leaching
iii) Land with many C) Laterite
gullies and ravines
a) (i)-(C), (ii)-(A), (iii)-(B)

b) (i)-(B), (ii)-(C), (iii)-(A)
c) (i)-(A), (ii)-(C), (iii)-(B)
79.Complete given table:
Soil Type States crop

? Gujarat, Maharashtra cotton
80. Ploughing along the contour lines can

a) Evenly distribute the water to crop field.
b) Reduce the flow of the water down the slopes and checks sheet
erosion.
c) Allow the water to run off.
d) Avoid gully erosion.
81.Under which of the following types of resources can tidal energy be put?
a) Replenishable
b) Human-made
c) Abiotic
d) Non-recyclable
82.Choose the correctly matched pair about the soils in India from the
following options.
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a) Arid soil- black coloured, also known as regur soil.
b) Forest soil- Acidic with low humus content.
c) Laterite soil-develop on crystalline rocks.
d) Alluvial soil- gets sticky when wet.
83.Read the question given below, there are two statements marked as
option:
Assertion (A): Various forces of nature contribute to the formation of soil.
Reason(R): Soil is an important renewable resource.
a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct and R is wrong.
d) R is correct and A is wrong.
84.Read the question given below, there are two statements marked as
option:
Assertion (A): An equitable distribution of resources has become

essential for us.
Reason(R): It has sustained quality of life and global peace.
a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct the explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct and R is wrong.
d) R is correct and A is wrong.
a) One of the major objectives of the Agenda-21 adopted by the Club of

Rome is that every local government should draw its own local
agenda.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE (GEOGRAPHY)

CHAPTER1: RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT,

NOTE FOR THE STUDENTS:

1. Correct the statement and rewrite

2. The process of transformation of things available in our environment

a) Nature, technology and government

3. Which one of the following is not included in the community resource?

4. At the international level Club of Rome advocated resource conservation

5. Complete the following analogy:

Assertion (A): In Punjab over irrigation is responsible for land

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

7. Alluvial soils consist of various proportions of sand, ________ and clay.

8. Correct the statement and rewrite.

9. State whether following statement is true or false:

‘Shelter Belts have contributed in the stabilization of sand dunes.’

10.Match the following:

Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

11.Who wrote the book ‘Small is Beautiful’?

a) Jawahar Lal Nehru

12. Brundtland commission report introduced the concept of ____________.

a) These states are very small in area

14.Land use pattern refers to:

a) Utilization of land only for residential activities

15.Matching the columns:

Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

a) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-5, E-3

16.Resources found in a region but have not been utilized _____________.

17._______________is a method of growing rows of trees in arid regions.

18.Complete the following analogies:

Resources obtained from living things: Biotic Resources :: Resources

obtained from Non-living things: __________________

Assertion (A): The non-renewable resources take millions of years

20.Correct the statement and rewrite:

21.Which one is the correct sequence:

a) Top soil, substratum, subsoil, unweathered

22.2 Why did Rio convention adopted AGENDA 21?

a) For achieving sustainable development in 21st century

a) Immediate ban on use of resources.

24. Correct the statement and rewrite:

25.Which of the following is not a feature of first International Earth

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A): Human beings used the resources indiscriminately.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

28.State whether following statement is true or false:

‘Resource planning involves surveying, mapping, qualitative,

29.Complete the following analogy:

Barren: Land not available for cultivation: ____________: left without

30.Which of the following is mismatched?

States Cause of Land Degradation

31.Some of the methods to check land degradation in arid areas are:

a) Planting of shelter belts of plants

32.Identify the wrong option:

33.State whether following statements is true or false:

‘Black soils are generally poor in phosphoric contents.’

34.Correct the statement and rewrite:

‘Arid soil is the result of intense leaching due to heavy rain.’

35.Complete the following analogy:

Old alluvial soil: Bangar:: new alluvial: _____________________

a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.

a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.

39.At the international level, the Club of Rome advocated resource

40.Mahatma Gandhi was in favour of mass production.

41.Which soils are generally sandy in texture and saline in nature?