Class 10 Geography Resources and Development

Class 10 Geography Resources and Development

 

Class 10 Geography Resources and Development Fill in the blanks , Multiple Choice Question [mcq] and True false .

 

Fill in the Blanks

1. Resources are a function of _____________ activities.
Answer: Human

2. Gandhiji was against mass production and wanted to replace it with production by the _____________.
Answer: Masses

6. The concept of ‘Sustainable Development’ was introduced by the _____________ Commission Report, 1987.
Answer: Brundtland

4. In India, about _____________ per cent of the land area is plain, which provides facilities for agriculture and industry.
Answer: 43

5. _____________ soil is also known as regur soil or black cotton soil.
Answer: Black

6. Top soil consists of _____________ (humus) and inorganic materials.
Answer: Organic

7. The National Forest Policy (1952) outlined that _____________ per cent of geographical area should be under forest.
Answer: 33

8. Laterite has been derived from the Latin word ‘later’ which means _____________.
Answer: Brick

9. Contour ploughing can decelerate the flow of water down the _____________.
Answer: Slopes

10. In the Chambal basin, the land unfit for cultivation due to soil erosion is called _____________.
Answer: Ravines

11. The denudation of the soil cover and subsequent washing down is described as soil _____________.
Answer: Erosion

12. The alluvial soil according to its age can be classified as old alluvial (Bangar) and new alluvial (_____________).
Answer: Khadar

13. The _____________ soil develops under tropical and subtropical climate with alternate wet and dry seasons.
Answer: Laterite

14. Rows of trees planted to create shelter to protect soil from erosion are called _____________ belts.
Answer: Shelter

Multiple Choice Questions

 

1. Which of the following is NOT a basis for classification of resources?
a) Origin
b) Exhaustibility
c) Colour
d) Ownership
Answer: c) Colour

 

2. The Agenda 21 was adopted at:
a) Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, 1992
b) Kyoto Protocol, 1997
c) Paris Agreement, 2015
d) Brundtland Commission, 1987
Answer: a) Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, 1992

 

3. Which state has abundance of water resources but lacks in infrastructural development?
a) Rajasthan
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Jharkhand
d) Punjab
Answer: b) Arunachal Pradesh

 

4. Net sown area is over 80 per cent of the total area in:
a) Punjab and Haryana
b) Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram
c) Manipur and Andaman Nicobar Islands
d) Maharashtra and Gujarat
Answer: a) Punjab and Haryana

 

5. Which soil is ideal for growing cotton?
a) Alluvial soil
b) Black soil
c) Laterite soil
d) Arid soil
Answer: b) Black soil

 

6. Which soil is the result of intense leaching due to heavy rain?
a) Alluvial soil
b) Black soil
c) Laterite soil
d) Red and Yellow soil
Answer: c) Laterite soil