MCQ Questions for Class 10 Geography Chapter 1 Resources and Development with Answers

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Q1. Which one of the following states mostly has laterite soil?

(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Meghalaya

(d) Meghalaya

Q2. Which one of the following is not a ‘Biotic Resource’?

(a) Flora and Fauna
(b) Rocks
(c) Fisheries
(d) Livestock

(b) Rocks

Q3. What is the percentage share of plains in the total land area?

(a) 43%
(b) 23%
(c) 33%
(d) 27%

(a) 43%

Q4. Which one of the following is not a renewable resource?

(a) Solar energy
(b) Wind energy
(c) Forests
(d) Fossil fuels

(d) Fossil fuels

Q5. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?

(a) Intensive Cultivation
(b) Overgrazing
(c) Deforestation
(d) Over-irrigation

(d) Over-irrigation

Q6. What % of Indian land area is mountain area:

(a) 10%
(b) 20%
(c) 30.%
(d) 40%

Q7. What is the total geographical area of India:

(a) 2.28 million sq. km.
(b) 3.28 million sq. km.
(c) 4.28 million sq. km.
(d) 5.28 million sq. km.

(b) 3.28 million sq. km.

Q8. What % of geographical area is desired forest area:

(a) 23 per cent of geographical area
(b) 33 per cent of geographical area
(c) 43 per cent of geographical area
(d) 53 per cent of geographical area

(b) 33 per cent of geographical area

Q9. How many million hectares of Indian Land is degraded land:

(a) 110 million hectares
(b) 120 million hectares
(c) 130 million hectares
(d) 140 million hectares

Q10. Which of the following is the main reasons for land degradation in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, M.P. and Maharashtra:

(a) deforestation
(b) floods
(c) over-grazing
(d) all the above

Q11. Which is the most widely spread and important soil:

(a) black
(b) red
(c) alluvial
(d) desert

Q12. The soil which ha? higher concentration of Ranker nodules is called:

(a) hangar
(b) khadar
(c) alluvial soil
(d) red soil

(a) hangar

Q13. Black soil is also known as:

(a) hangar
(b) khadar
(c) regur
(d) all the above

Q14. The soil which develops in areas with high temperature and heavy rainfall is called:

(a) regur
(b) alluvial
(c) laterite
(d) arid

Q15. Red laterite soil is suitable for growing which of the following crops:

(a) coffee
(b) tea
(c) wheat
(d) cashew nut

(d) cashew nut

Q16. Ploughing along the contour lines to decelerate the flow of water down the slopes is called:

(a) Strip cropping
(b) Sheet erosion
(c) Contour ploughing
(d) Terrace cultivation

Q17. Which of the following is not a measure for soil conservation?

(a) Strip cropping
(b) Terrace cultivation
(c) Shelter belts
(d) Overdrawing of ground water

(d) Overdrawing of ground water

Q18. Resources which are found in a region but have not been utilised are called

(a) developed resources
(b) stock
(c) international resources
(d) potential resources

(d) potential resources

Q19. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?

(a) Extensive cultivation
(b) Deforestation
(c) Overgrazing
(d) Over-irrigation