MCQ Questions | Class 10 Social Science Geography Chapter 1 | Resources and Development with Answers

MCQ Questions for Class10 Social Science Chapter 1 Resources and Development

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Objective Question | Social Science Class 10 Chapter 1

NCERT Solutions Class 10 Social Science Geography
Book:	National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
Board:	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Class:	10th
Subject:	Social Science \| Geography \| Contemporary India-II
Chapter:	1
Chapters Name:	Resources and Development
Medium:	English

Class 10 Social Science Chapter 1 | Objective Type Questions

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Resources and Development | Class 10 Social Science Geography | NCERT Solutions

Q1.	Soil formed by intense leaching is:
	A.alluvial soil
	B.red soil
	C.laterite soil
	D.desert soil

Ans: laterite soil

Q2.	Which cold desert is relatively isolated from the rest of country?
	A.Leh
	B.Kargil
	C.Ladakh
	D.Dras

Ans: Ladakh

Q3.	Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as:
	A. Net sown area
	B. Forest cover
	C. Waste land
	D. Gross cropped area

Ans: Gross cropped area

Q4.	The total degraded land in our country is:
	A. 133 million hectares
	B. 130 million sq. km.
	C. 140 million hectares
	D. 130 million hectares

Ans: 130 million hectares

Q5.	In which of the following States mining has caused severe land degradation?
	A. Gujarat
	B. Jharkhand
	C. Kerala
	D. Uttaranchal

Ans: Jharkhand

Q6.	The main cause of land degradation in Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh is:
	A. Mining
	B. Over irrigation
	C. Deforestation
	D. Over grazing

Ans: Over irrigation

Q7.	Which is the most common soil of Northern India?
	A. Black soil
	B. Laterite soil
	C. Alluvial soil
	D. Red soil

Ans: Alluvial soil

Q8.	Red soil is mostly found in:
	A. Parts of Jammu & Kashmir
	B. Upper Ganga Plains
	C. Eastern and Southern part of Deccan Plateau
	D. None of the above

Ans: Eastern and Southern part of Deccan Plateau

Q9.	Red soil is reddish in colour due to:
	A. high clay content
	B. presence of kankar nodules in the subsoil
	C. diffusion of iron in igneous and metamorphic rocks
	D. high moisture content

Ans: diffusion of iron in igneous and metamorphic rocks

Q10.	Which of the following is not important for soil formation?
	A. Relief
	B. Parent rock
	C. Climate
	D. Duration of day

Ans: Duration of day

Q11.	Black soil is also called:
	A. Bangar
	B. Khadar
	C. Regur
	D. Humus

Ans: Regur

Q12.	Black soils are common in:
	A. Deccan trap region
	B. Kashmir Valley
	C. Ganga Valley
	D. Northern Plains

Ans: Deccan trap region

Q13.	What is the percentage share of plains in the total land area?
	A.0.43
	B.0.23
	C.0.33
	D.0.27

Ans: 0.43

Q14.	Which one of the following states mostly has laterite soil?
	A.Uttar Pradesh
	B.Bihar
	C.Rajasthan
	D.Meghalaya

Ans: Meghalaya

Q15.	There is enough for everybody’s need and not for any body’s greed,’’ who among the following has given the above statement?
	A.Vinoba Bhave
	B.Mahatma Gandhi
	C.Jawaharlal Nehru
	D.Atal Behari Vajpayee

Ans: Mahatma Gandhi

Q16.	Which one of the following is a Biotic Resource?
	A.Land
	B.Water
	C.Human beings
	D.Rocks

Ans: Human beings

Q17.	Which one of the following is not the community owned resource?
	A.Grazing grounds
	B.Burial grounds
	C.Village ponds
	D.Privately owned house

Ans: Privately owned house

Q18.	In which of the following states is overgrazing responsible for land degradation?
	A.Jharkhand and Orissa
	B.Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
	C.Punjab and Haryana
	D.Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Ans: Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

Q19.	How can the resources be classified on the basis of their origin?
	A.Biotic and Abiotic
	B.Renewable and Non-renewable
	C.Individual and Community
	D.Potential and Reserves