from Chapter 1 of Class 10 Geography.
Furthermore, students will encounter MCQs
related to land resources, resource conservation, land utilization, land degradation,
conservation measures, soil classification, soil erosion, and soil conservation.
Also Refer
Resources and Development Class 10 Important Questions
NCERT Solutions Class 10 Geography Chapter 1
Resources and Development Class 10 Notes
MCQs for Class 10 Resources and
Development with Answers
Q1. Fossil fuels belong to which category of resources?
(a) Renewable
(b) Flow
(c) Biological
(d) Non-renewable
Answer: (d) Non-renewable
Q2. Which resource cannot be recycled?
(a) Coal
(b) Iron-ore
(c) Copper
(d) Gold
Answer: (a) Coal
Q3. What is the primary cause of global ecological crises like global warming and
pollution?
(a) Depletion of resources
(b) Concentration of resources in few hands
(c) Uncontrolled exploitation of resources
(d) Resource utilization
Answer: (c) Uncontrolled exploitation of resources
Q4. What factors contribute to the creation of resources?
(a) Nature and technology
(b) Nature and human intervention
(c) Nature, human intervention, and technology
(d) Human intervention and technology
Answer: (c) Nature, human intervention, and technology
Q5. In which category of resources does solar energy fall?
(a) Flow resource
(b) Man-made resource
(c) Non-renewable resource
(d) Exhaustible resource
Answer: (a) Flow resource
Q6. During which Five Year Plan did India prioritize resource planning?
(a) First Five Year Plan
(b) Fifth Five Year Plan
(c) Annual Plans
(d) Tenth Five Year Plan
Answer: (a) First Five Year Plan
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Q7. How are plantations classified based on ownership?
(a) Individual resource
(b) Community-owned resource
(c) National resource
(d) International resource
Answer: (a) Individual resource
Q8. What is essential for sustained quality of life and global peace?
(a) Ceasing resource usage
(b) Preserving resources for the future
(c) Resource exploitation
(d) Equitable resource distribution
Answer: (d) Equitable resource distribution
Q9. Which of these is a human-made resource?
(a) Petroleum
(b) Forests
(c) Machines
(d) Land
Answer: (c) Machines
Q10. What term describes oceanic resources beyond the Exclusive Economic Zone?
(a) Individual resources
(b) Community-owned resources
(c) National resources
(d) International resources
Answer: (d) International resources
Resources and Development Class 10 MCQ
Questions with Answers
Q1. What was the primary emphasis of the Brundtland Commission Report, 1987?
(a) Proposing sustainable development for resource conservation
(b) Pioneering resource conservation
(c) Advocating Gandhian philosophy
(d) All of the above
Answer: (a) Proposing sustainable development for resource conservation
Q2. What is land utilized for grazing livestock called?
(a) Forests
(b) Barren land
(c) Pasture land
(d) Fallow land
Answer: (c) Pasture land
Q3. According to Gandhiji, what is the primary cause of global resource depletion?
(a) Conservation efforts
(b) Resource utilization
(c) Human greed and exploitation facilitated by modern technology
(d) Outdated technology
Answer: (c) Human greed and exploitation facilitated by modern technology
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Q4. Which of the following is not considered a natural resource?
A) Iron ore
B) Petroleum
C) Money
D) Forests
Answer: C) Money
Q5. What proportion of the world’s population resides in the Northern Hemisphere?
A) 90%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 25%
Answer: C) 75%
Q6. Which of the following examples best represents a renewable resource?
A) Coal
B) Natural gas
C) Wind energy
D) Petroleum
Answer: C) Wind energy
Q7. Identify the human-made resource from the options below:
A) Sunlight
B) Soil
C) Forests
D) Dams
Answer: D) Dams
Q8. Sustainable Development emphasizes:
A) Unlimited exploitation of resources
B) Conservation for future generations
C) Rapid resource consumption for economic growth
D) Short-term benefits exclusively
Answer: B) Conservation for future generations
Q9. Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?
A) Solar energy
B) Coal
C) Wind energy
D) Tidal energy
Answer: B) Coal
Q10. Choose the biotic resource from the options:
A) Water
B) Soil
C) Plants
D) Minerals
Answer: C) Plants
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