Thu. Jan 9th, 2025

Class VIII NCERT MCQs

  1. The exclusive right over any idea or invention is called

    Options:
    1. Utility
    2. Value
    3. Patent
    4. Copyright

    Option: C

  2. What makes an object or substance a resource

    Options:
    1. Durability
    2. Technology
    3. Utility
    4. Value

    Option: C

  3. Resources that are used without much modification are called

    Options:
    1. Natural resources
    2. Human made
    3. Both A and B
    4. Neither A nor B

    Option: A

  4. Which of the followings is not a natural resource

    Options:
    1. Minerals
    2. Soils
    3. Air
    4. Machinery

    Option: D

  5. Those resources which have a limited stock is known as

    Options:
    1. Non-renewable resources
    2. Renewable resources
    3. Unique resources
    4. None of these

    Option: A

  6. Which of the followings is Not a Renewable resource

    Options:
    1. Natural gas
    2. Wind energy
    3. Solar
    4. Water

    Option: A

  7. Which of the followings is Not a Non-Renewable resource

    Options:
    1. Coal
    2. Petroleum
    3. Natural gas
    4. Soil

    Option: D

  8. Which of the followings is/are Human Made resource

    Options:
    1. Technology
    2. Roads
    3. Machinery
    4. All of these

    Option: D

  9. What makes people as a Human resource

    Options:
    1. Number of people
    2. Mental abilities
    3. Physical abilities
    4. All of these

    Option: D

  10. Balancing the need to use resources and conserve them for the future is called

    Options:
    1. Resource conservation
    2. Sustainable development
    3. Resource utilization
    4. None of these

    Option: D

  11. How you can conserve resources

    Options:
    1. By reducing consumption
    2. By recycling them
    3. By reusing them
    4. All of the above ways are correct

    Option: D

  12. Principles of Sustainable Development includes

    Options:
    1. Respect and care for all forms of life
    2. Respect and care for all forms of life
    3. Conserve the earth's vitality and diversity
    4. All of these

    Option: D

  13. Which one of the following areas is/are sparsely populated

    Options:
    1. Desert areas
    2. Thick forested areas
    3. Water logging areas
    4. All of these

    Option: D

  14. Which of the followings determine the land use

    Options:
    1. Technology
    2. Topography
    3. Climate
    4. All of these

    Option: D

  15. Which one of the followings is not a method to conserve land resources

    Options:
    1. Land reclamation
    2. Afforestation
    3. Use of chemical pesticide and fertilisers
    4. Use of chemical pesticide and fertilisers

    Option: C

  16. The breaking up and decay of exposed rocks, by temperature changes, frost action, plants, animals and human activity

    Options:
    1. Soil formation
    2. Upgradation
    3. Weathering
    4. Erosion

    Option: C

  17. The mass movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope is called

    Options:
    1. Weathering
    2. Erosion
    3. Landslides
    4. None of the above

    Option: C

  18. Which of the followings is/are the factors of soil formation

    Options:
    1. Parent rock and climate
    2. Time
    3. Relief and organic material
    4. All of these

    Option: D

  19. The method of soil conservation in which the bare ground between plants is covered with a layer of organic matter like straw is known as

    Options:
    1. Intercropping
    2. Mulching
    3. Sheltering
    4. Mixed farming

    Option: B

  20. The method of soil conservation in which different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash is known as

    Options:
    1. Intercropping
    2. Mulching
    3. Sheltering
    4. Mixed farming

    Option: A