Wed. Jun 19th, 2024

Class X NCERT MCQs

  1. On the basis of origin, resources can be classified into

    Options:
    1. Renewable and non-renewable
    2. National and international
    3. Biotic and abiotic
    4. Developed stock and reserves

    Option: C

  2. On the basis of exhaustibility, resources can be classified into

    Options:
    1. Biotic and abiotic
    2. Developed stock and reserves
    3. Renewable and non-renewable
    4. National and international

    Option: B

  3. On the basis of status of development, resources can be classified into

    Options:
    1. Potential, developed stock and reserves
    2. Biotic and abiotic
    3. National and international
    4. Renewable and non-renewable

    Option: A

  4. Which of the following is a renewable resource

    Options:
    1. Fossil fuels
    2. Forests and wildlife
    3. Minerals
    4. None of these

    Option: B

  5. Which of the following is a non-renewable resource

    Options:
    1. Water
    2. Minerals
    3. Wind energy
    4. Forests

    Option: B

  6. Many farmers own land which is allotted to them by government against the payment of revenue. The land used by these farmers is classified as

    Options:
    1. Individual Resources
    2. Community Owned Resources
    3. National Resources
    4. Developed Resources

    Option: A

  7. Oceanic area up to __________ from the coast termed as territorial water.

    Options:
    1. 15 km
    2. 22.2 km
    3. 18 km
    4. 12 km

    Option: B

  8. Oceanic area up to __________ from the coast termed as territorial water.

    Options:
    1. 12 nautical miles
    2. 18 nautical miles
    3. 100 nautical miles
    4. 32 nautical miles

    Option: A

  9. Exclusive Economic Zone means

    Options:
    1. The oceanic area up to 200 nautical miles from the coastline of a nation.
    2. The oceanic area up to 12 nautical miles from the coastline of a nation.
    3. The oceanic area up to 400 nautical miles from the coastline of a nation.
    4. The oceanic area up to 100 nautical miles from the coastline of a nation.

    Option: A

  10. Resources which are found in a region, but have not been utilised is known as

    Options:
    1. Stock
    2. Potential Resources
    3. Developed Resources
    4. None of these

    Option: B

  11. Rajasthan and Gujarat have enormous potential for the development of wind and solar energy. What type of resource these states have?

    Options:
    1. Stock
    2. Potential Resources
    3. Developed Resources
    4. None of these

    Option: B

  12. Resources which are surveyed and their quality and quantity have been determined for utilisation is called as

    Options:
    1. Developed Resources
    2. Stock
    3. Potential Resources
    4. None of these

    Option: A

  13. Materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy human needs but human beings do not have the appropriate technology to access these, are included among

    Options:
    1. Reserves
    2. Potential Resources
    3. Stock
    4. Developed Resources

    Option: C

  14. Development that takes place without damaging the environment and not compromise with the needs of the future generations is known as

    Options:
    1. Sustainable development
    2. Positive development
    3. Both A and B
    4. Neither A nor B

    Option: A

  15. The first International Earth Summit was held in

    Options:
    1. Tokyo in Japan
    2. Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
    3. Montreal in Canada
    4. Paris in France

    Option: B

  16. When was the first International Earth Summit held

    Options:
    1. In 1997
    2. In 1992
    3. In 1987
    4. In 2000

    Option: B

  17. In which of the following summits/conferences, Agenda 21 was adopted

    Options:
    1. Johannesburg Summit, 2002
    2. Rio Conference, 2012
    3. Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, 1992
    4. Stockholm Conference, 1972

    Option: C

  18. Agenda 21 is related to which of the following

    Options:
    1. Sustainable Development
    2. Global Warming
    3. Ozone Layer Depletion
    4. None of these

    Option: A

  19. Who said There is enough for everybody’s need and not for any body’s greed? (About resource conservation)

    Options:
    1. Gandhiji
    2. Swami Vivekanand
    3. Subhash Chandra Bose
    4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

    Option: A

  20. Who wrote the book ‘Small is Beautiful’

    Options:
    1. Schumacher
    2. Smith
    3. Chetan bhagat
    4. None of these

    Option: A