Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

Class X NCERT MCQs

  1. In which of the following reports/summits/conferences the concept of ‘Sustainable Development’ was introduced

    Options:
    1. Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, 1992
    2. Stockholm Conference, 1972
    3. Brundtland Commission Report, 1987
    4. Rio Conference, 2012

    Option: C

  2. What per cent of the land area in India is plain

    Options:
    1. 33 per cent
    2. 52 per cent
    3. 21 per cent
    4. 43 per cent

    Option: D

  3. Mountains account for_____________ of the total surface area of the India.

    Options:
    1. 41 per cent
    2. 50 per cent
    3. 27 per cent
    4. 30 per cent

    Option: D

  4. What per cent of the area of India is the plateau region

    Options:
    1. 45 per cent
    2. 27 per cent
    3. 33 per cent
    4. 58 per cent

    Option: B

  5. Total geographical area of India is

    Options:
    1. 2.28 million sq km
    2. 5.62 million sq km
    3. 3.28 million sq km
    4. 4.76 million sq km

    Option: C

  6. What per cent of the total geographical area of the country is considered essential for maintenance of the ecological balance

    Options:
    1. 41 per cent
    2. 25 per cent
    3. 33 per cent
    4. 37 per cent

    Option: C

  7. Which of the following human activities contributed significantly in land degradation

    Options:
    1. Over grazing
    2. Mining and quarrying
    3. Deforestation
    4. All of the above

    Option: D

  8. Which one of the following activities is one of the main reasons for land degradation in the state of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

    Options:
    1. Overgrazing
    2. Over irrigation
    3. Mining
    4. None of these

    Option: A

  9. Over irrigation is one of the main reasons for land degradation in the state of

    Options:
    1. Gujarat
    2. Madhya Pradesh
    3. Jharkhand
    4. Haryana

    Option: D

  10. Which one of the following activities stabilised sand dunes in arid areas

    Options:
    1. Control on over grazing
    2. Growing thorny bushes
    3. Control of mining activities
    4. None of these

    Option: B

  11. Which of the following factors is/are playing important role in the formation of soil?

    1. Relief
    2. parent rock
    3. Climate and vegetation
    4. time
    Options:
    1. Only 1, 2 and 3
    2. Only 1 and 3
    3. Only 2 and 3
    4. All of the above

    Option: D

  12. Which of the following soils is most widely spread in India

    Options:
    1. Black soil
    2. Arid Soils
    3. Alluvial soil
    4. Laterite Soil

    Option: C

  13. According to age, the alluvial soils can be classified as

    Options:
    1. Bangar
    2. Khadar
    3. Both A and B
    4. Only A

    Option: C

  14. Which one is known as regur soil

    Options:
    1. Khadar soil
    2. Black soil
    3. Yellow Soil
    4. Laterite Soil

    Option: B

  15. Black soil is ideal for growing

    Options:
    1. Cotton
    2. Wheat
    3. Rice
    4. Sugarcane

    Option: A

  16. Black soil extends in the state of

    Options:
    1. Maharashtra and Saurashtra
    2. Haryana and Punjab
    3. Assam and Meghalaya
    4. U.P. and M.P.

    Option: A

  17. The black soils are rich in

    Options:
    1. Calcium carbonate
    2. Magnesium
    3. Potash
    4. All of the above

    Option: D

  18. The black soils are deficient in

    Options:
    1. Lime
    2. Phosphorous
    3. Calcium carbonate
    4. Magnesium

    Option: B

  19. Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of Red and Yellow Soils

    Options:
    1. These soils are also found in parts of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, southern parts of the middle Ganga plain and along the piedmont zone of the Western Ghats
    2. These soils develop a reddish colour due to diffusion of iron in crystalline and metamorphic rocks
    3. Red soil develops on crystalline igneous rocks in areas of low rainfall
    4. They are well-known for their capacity to hold moisture

    Option: D

  20. Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of Laterite Soil

    Options:
    1. The laterite soil develops under tropical and subtropical climate with alternate wet and dry season
    2. It is acidic in nature and generally deficient in plant nutrients
    3. It occurs mostly in southern states
    4. It is basic in nature and rich in plant nutrients

    Option: D