Resources and Development

What is Stock(in reference to resources)?

• Resources found in a region but have not been utilized.

• Resources having potential to satisfy our needs but are inaccessible by current technology

• Resources which are surveyed and their quantity is detrmined for utilisation

• Resources that can be utilized by us and accessible by current technology but are not utilized.

Which of the following is not classified on the basis of

status of development?

• Potential resource

• Developed stock resource

• Reserves resource

• Renewable resource

What is the main reason of land degradation in states like Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Orrisa

• Over Irrigation

• Deforestation due to mining

• Overgrazing

What percentage of land in India consists ofPlateaus

• 27%

• 35%

• 30%

• 29%

Which one of the following type of resource in iron

ore?

• Renewable

• Biotic

• Flow

• Non-renewable

In the snow covered areas of Himalayas, these soils experience denudation and are acidic with low humus content. Name the soil

• Black Soil

• Alluvial Soil

• Forest Soils

• Arid Soil

Which of the following soil is more common in

Piedmont plains such as Duars, Chos and Terai?

• Laterite soil

• Black soil

• Red soil

• Alluvial soil

Identify the Soil

• Alluvial Soil

• Black Soil

• Arid Soil

• Forest Soil

True or False: 90% of our basic needs for food shelter and clothing are obtained from land.

• True

• False

The oceanic resources beyond 200 nautical miles of the ................. are called international resources

• Exclusive Economic Zone

• Export-processing Zone

• Special Economic Zone

• None of these