Resources and Development Part 1

‘Laterite’ has been derived from the Greek word ‘later’ which means:

• Mountain
• Brick
• Rock
• Stone

Black soil is also called:

• Bangar
• Khadar
• Regur
• Humus

Black soil is deficient in

• Calcium carbonate
• Magnesium
• Potash
• Phosphoric contents

Black soils are common in:

• Deccan trap region
• Kashmir Valley
• Ganga Valley
• Northern Plains

Burial ground is a

• community owned resource
• national resource
• individual resource
• international resource

Fossil fuels are examples of which of the following types of resources?

• Renewable
• Flow
• Biological
• Non-renewable

From which Five Year Plan has India made concerted efforts for achieving the goals of resource planning ?

• First Five Year Plan
• Fifth Five Year Plan
• Annual Plans
• Tenth Five Year Plan

How can the resources be classified on the basis of their origin?

• Biotic and Abiotic
• Renewable and Non-renewable
• Individual and Community
• Potential and Reserves

How much desired area is required for forest in our country?

• 0.16
• 0.2
• 0.232
• 0.33

In which of the following states is black soil found?

• Jammu and Kashmir

• Maharshtra

• Rajasthan

• Jharkhand