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MCQ on Resource Class 8 Geography
What defines an object or substance as a resource?
a) Its economic value
b) Its rarity
c) Its beauty
d) Its location
Answer: a) Its economic value
Which of the following is an example of a non-renewable resource mentioned in the passage?
a) Solar energy
b) Wind energy
c) Coal
d) Water
Answer: c) Coal
What can transform natural substances into resources over time?
a) Climate change
b) Technology and human needs
c) Geological processes
d) Political decisions
Answer: b) Technology and human needs
Which category of resources includes buildings, bridges, and machinery?
a) Human Resources
b) Natural Resources
c) Renewable Resources
d) Human-Made Resources
Answer: d) Human-Made Resources
What is the term for using resources carefully and allowing them time to renew?
a) Sustainable development
b) Resource transformation
c) Economic development
d) Conservation
Answer: d) Conservation
According to the passage, what is the most important resource?
a) Natural resources
b) Renewable resources
c) Human-made resources
d) People themselves
Answer: d) People themselves
What are resources that can be quickly renewed or replenished called?
a) Non-renewable resources
b) Human-made resources
c) Renewable resources
d) Natural resources
Answer: c) Renewable resources
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor that can change substances into resources?
a) Climate
b) Time
c) Technology
d) Human needs
Answer: a) Climate
What is the term for the responsible balance between resource use and conservation for the future?
a) Economic development
b) Renewable energy
c) Sustainable development
d) Resource utilization
Answer: c) Sustainable development
Which of the following is considered an example of human-made resources?
a) Air
b) Soil
c) Iron extracted from iron ore
d) Water in rivers and lakes
Answer: c) Iron extracted from iron ore
Why is it essential to conserve natural resources, according to the passage?
a) To increase their economic value
b) To ensure they are not wasted
c) To protect the environment
d) To make them renewable
Answer: c) To protect the environment
What kind of resource is solar energy, according to the passage?
a) Non-renewable
b) Human-made
c) Renewable
d) Natural
Answer: c) Renewable
