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Exercise 1
Exercise 1
1. Any thing that can be used to satisfy a
need is
(1) utility (2) value
(3) resource (4) patent
2. The application of the latest
knowledge and skills in doing or making things is
(1) technology (2)
numerology
(3) psychology (4)
astrology
3. A resource that can be used at home
is
(1) iron ore (2) copper
(3) petroleum (4) firewood
4. Air, water, soil, etc are called
(1) human resources (2) actual resources
(3) natural resources (4) potential resources
5. Biotic resources are
(1) derived from living things
(2) derived from non-living things
(3) made by human beings
(4) derived from substances
6. One valuable resource that contributes
to the development of human resources is
(1) mental ability (2) intelligence
(3) education (4) skills
7. An example of a man made resource is
(1)
tropical forest (2)
spring water
(3) desert
(4)
buildings
8. Resources that are likely to exist in a
particular area or region are known as
(1) biotic
resources
(2)
potential resources
(3)
abiotic resources
(4) human
resources
9. Solar and wind energy are examples of
(1) renewable resources
(2) non-renewable resources
(3) localised resources
(4) actual resources
10. The rich deposits of coal are found in Ruhr
region of
(1) Argentina (2) Germany
(3) Italy
(4) Romania
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Exercise 2
1. The total area of the earth's
surface covered by land is
(1) 50% (2) 30%
(3) 409/o (4)
60%
2. Afforestation,
land reclamation, regulated use of chemicals, pesticides and checks on
overgrazing are the common methods to conserve
(1) water (3) land
(2) oil (4) silt
3. The major threats to soil are
(1) soil erosion and depletion
(2) land reclamation
(3) building houses
(4) natural vegetation
4. The process of
collecting rain water from roof tops and directing it to an appropriate
location and storing it for future use is
(1) water market
(2) rain water harvesting
(3) contour ploughing
(4) shelter belt
5. Which of the following methods is
most appropriate to check soil erosion on steep slopes?
(1)
Shelter belts
(2)
Mulching
(3) Terrace
cultivation
(4) Water
harvesting
6. In
which of the following states is black soil more prevalent?
(1) Maharashtra (2) Assam
(3) Punjab (4) Manipur
7. The breaking up and decaying of
exposed rocks by temperature changes is called
(1) intercropping (2) weathering
(3) ecosystem (4) agroforestry
8. A vital renewable natural resource is
(1) petroleum (2) coal
(3) water (4) natural gas
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Exercise 3
1 . Name the mineral which is used every
day.
(1) Bauxite (2) Coal
(3) Salt (4) Mica
2. Minerals of different kinds are
about
(1) two thousand (2) five thousand
(3) ten thousand (4) three thousand
3. Non-metallic minerals do not contain
(1) ores (2) metals
(3) silver (4) lead
4. Which of the following is a
non-ferrous mineral?
(1) Iron Ore
(2) Chromite Ore
(3) Manganese Ore
(4) Lime stone
5. Petroleum and natural gas that occur
below the earth surface are extracted through the process of
(1) quarrying (2) mining
(3) drilling (4) open cast
mining
6. Deposits
of gold in India
( 1 ) Kolar in Karnataka (2) Aurangabad in
Maharashtra
(3) Kurnool in
Andhra Pradesh (4)
Meerut
7. he rarest diamond in the world is
the
(1) white diamond
(2) yellow diamond
(3) ocean dream diamond
(4) red diamond
8. he oldest rocks in the world are in
(1) New Zealand (2) Canada
(3) Italy
(4) Australia
9. Silicon, used in the computer
industry is obtained from
(1) copper (2) iron
(3) quartz (4) cobalt
10. Minerals are
(1) non-renewafele resources
(2) renewable resources
(3) biotic resources
(4) ubiquitous resources
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