Resource and Development
Worksheet-1
1. The pattern of the net sown area varies greatly from one state to
another. It is over 80 percent of the total area in _______.
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b)Assam
(c) Rajasthan
(d)Punjab
2. Land which is left uncultivated for more than 5 agricultural years is
known as ________.
(a) Culturable waste land
(b)Barren land
(c) Pastures
(d)Fallow Lands
3. Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in
Punjab?
(a) Intensive cultivation
(b)Deforestation
(c) Over irrigation
(d)Overgrazing
4. In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practised?
(a) Punjab
(b)Plains of Uttar Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d)Uttarakhand
5. Resource planning is essential for _________ existence of all form of
life
(a) Ecological balance
(b)Exploitation
(c) Sustainable
(d)None of these
6. In which of the following states black soil is predominantly found?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b)Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan
(d)Jharkhand
7. Material in the environments which have the potential to satisfy the
human need but human being don’t have appropriate technology to
access them are called
(a) Potential resource
(b)Developed resource
(c) Stocks
(d)Reserve
8. The Rio Convention endorsed the global Forest Principles and
adopted _______ for achieving Sustainable Development in the 21st
century.
(a) Agenda 20
(b)Agenda 21(Ans)
(c) Agenda 19
(d)Agenda 22
9. Why is resource planning necessary in India?
(a) Due to large availability of resources
(b)Due to limited availability of resources
(c) Due to enormous diversity in the availability of resources
(d)Due to corruption and mismanagement
10. Geothermal energy in Puga valley and Parvati valley are
(a) Stock resource
(b)Reserve resource
(c) Developed resource
(d)Potential resource
11. “There is enough for everybody’s need but not for anybody’s
greed”. Who said this?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b)Atal Bihari Vajpai
(c) M K Gandhi (Ans)
(d)Sunder Lal Bahuguna
12. The full form of UNCED is:
(а) United Nations Convention on Energy and Development.
(b) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.
(c) United Nations Commission on Energy and Development.
(d) None of these.
13. _______ are the subset of the ______, which can be put into use
with the help of existing technical ‘know-how’, but their use has not
been started.
(a) Reserves, Developed Resources
(b)Stocks, Reserves
(c) Developed Resources, Stock
14. Which one of the following is an example of Cultivable
Wasteland ?
(а) Barren Wasteland .
(b) Current Fallow Land.
(c) Uncultivable Land.
(d) Net Sown Area.
15. Match the following options in Column I with those in Column
II
Column I Column II
A. Regur soil 1. Alluvial soil
B. Kankar 2. Black soil
C. Khadar soil 3.Laterite soil
D. Brick soil 4. Arid soil
Choose the correct option from the options given below
(a)A- 4 B-3 2-3 1-4
(b) A-1 B-3 C-2 D-4
(c) A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1
(d) A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
Very Short Answer Questions
1. What is a Resource? Draw a flowchart, showing the classification of
resources, based on various factors.
2. What do you mean by Sustainable Development? “There is enough
for everybody’s need and not for any body’s greed.” Who said this
statement and what does he/ she mean by it?
3. What is Soil? How is it formed?
4. Write short notes on the Earth Summit.
5. Differentiate the Bangar and Khadar.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is resource planning in India? Why is it essential? Explain with
reasons.
2. What are the factors determining the landuse pattern in India?
Based on the landuse pattern how are land classified in India?
3. What are the causes of land degradation in India? How does it vary
regionally?
4. What is soil erosion? What measures should be taken to control the
erosion.
Long Answer Questions
1. Draw a table and write the characteristic features of the following
soils based on the distribution, formation, composition and
suitability to crops a. Black Soil b. Alluvial Soil c. Arid Soil d. Regur
Soil e. Red Soil f. laterite Soil
2. Resource planning is the single solution for sustainable
development. Justify.
3. “India is rich in certain types of resources, but is deficient in some
other resources” Do you agree with the statement. Support your
answer with examples.
