Resource and Development

Define a resource

Imagine, if the oil supply gets exhausted one day, how would this affect our life style?

Indiscriminate exploitation of resources has led to global ecological crises. Name a few such crisis faced by the world as a whole.

Why do think that the planning of resources is an essential requirement in India?

What is the one major objective of the Agenda 21?

Can you name some resource rich but economically backward regions and some resource poor but economically developed regions? Give reasons for such a situation.

List the main factors that determine the creation of a resource?

• Nature and technology

• Nature and human beings

• Nature, human beings and technology

• Technology and human beings

On the basis of ownership, plantations can be better considered as which of the following type of resource?

• Individual resource

• Community owned resource

• National resource

• International resource

The oceanic resources beyond 200 km of the Exclusive Economic Zone can be termed as which of the following types of resource?

• Individual resources

• Community owned resources

• National resources

• International resources

What is area sown more than once in an agriculture year plus net sown area known as?

• Permanent pastures

• Fallow lands

• Net sown area

• Gross cropped area