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Cbse Class 10 Social Science Important Questions and Answers Geography Chapter 1 Resourcess and Development

This document provides a summary of important questions and answers from the Class 10 Social Science Geography chapter on Resources and Development. It includes multiple choice, objective, and assertion-reason questions covering topics like sustainable development, Agenda 21, soil types, land degradation issues, and the relationship between resources and economic development. The questions assess understanding of key concepts around natural resources, resource planning and management, and factors influencing development.

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Cbse Class 10 Social Science Important Questions and Answers Geography Chapter 1 Resourcess and Development

This document provides a summary of important questions and answers from the Class 10 Social Science Geography chapter on Resources and Development. It includes multiple choice, objective, and assertion-reason questions covering topics like sustainable development, Agenda 21, soil types, land degradation issues, and the relationship between resources and economic development. The questions assess understanding of key concepts around natural resources, resource planning and management, and factors influencing development.

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CBSE Class 10 Social Science

Important Questions and Answers


Geography Chapter 1 Resources and Development

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS


1) Identify the action plan with regard to Sustainable Development with the help of clues given
below.

• It is the declaration signed by world leaders in 1992.

• It was held at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).

• It aims at achieving global, sustainable development.

• It was an agenda to combat environmental damage, poverty, disease through global cooperation
and common interests.

(a) Earth Summit

(b) Agenda 21

(c) Five Year Plan

(d) Our Common Future

2) The pattern of the net sown area varies greatly from one state to another. It is over 80 per
cent of the total area in _______.

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Assam

c) Rajasthan

d) Punjab

3) Which one of the following is an example of Cultivable Wasteland ?

(а) Barren Wasteland .

(b) Current Fallow Land.

(c) Uncultivable Land.

(d) Net Sown Area.

4) The state of Rajasthan is very well endowed with solar and _______ energy but lacks in water
resources.

a) Geothermal
b) Hydro

c) Wind

d) Tidal

5) Which of the following statements about Agenda 21 is true?

a) It aims at achieving global sustainable development.

b) It is an agenda to combat environmental damage, poverty and disease through global


cooperation.

c) One of the major objectives of Agenda 21 is that every local government should not draw its
own

local Agenda 21.

d) Option (a) and (b)

6) Minerals and fossil fuels are examples of non-renewable resources which take _____ for their
formation.

a) Hundreds of years

b) Thousands of years

c) Millions of years

d) Just a year

7) What was the main cause of colonization?

a. Rich resources in colonies

b. Higher technological know- how in colonizing countries which helped them to exploit those
resources

c. Both of these

d. None of these

8) Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?

(a) Intensive cultivation

(b) Deforestation

(c) Over irrigation

(d) Overgrazing

9) In June 1992, more than 100 heads of states met in ________ in Brazil, for the first International
Earth Summit.
a) Rio de Janeiro

b) São Paulo

c) Brasilia

d) Curitiba

10) In which one of the following states is terrace cultivation practised?

(a) Punjab

(b) Plains of Uttar Pradesh

(c) Haryana

(d) Uttarakhand

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Which region of India is known as the Basalt region?

Ans. The Deccan trap region spread over the northwest Deccan plateau.

2. Mention the reason due to which red soils looks red?

Ans. These soils develop a reddish colour due to diffusion of iron in crystalline and metamorphic rocks.

3. Why are the lower horizons of the soil occupied by Kankar?

Ans. Because of the increasing calcium contents downwards.

4. How much degraded land is present in India?

Ans. 130 million hectare

5. Who wrote the book ‘Small is Beautiful’?

Ans. Schumacher

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

Ans. First Five Year Plan

7. Write the two types of renewable resources.

Ans. Continuous and Biological resources

ASSERTION REASON QUESTIONS


DIRECTION: Mark the option which is most suitable:

(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

(c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false.

(d) If both assertion and reason are false.

1. Assertion (A) Alluvial soil is loamy and permeable.

Reason (R) It does not develop cracks in the dry hot season.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct Explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct Explanation of A.

c) A is True but R is False

d) A is False but R is True

2. Assertion : Alluvial soil is ideal for growth of paddy, wheat, cereal and pulse crops.

Reason : Alluvial soil is well-known for is capacity to hold moisture.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct Explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct Explanation of A.

c) A is True but R is False

d) A is False but R is True

3. Assertion (A) Human beings interact with nature through technology and create institutions to
accelerate their economic development.

Reason (R) Resources are essential for human development.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct Explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct Explanation of A.

c) A is True but R is False

d) A is False but R is True

4. Assertion : Land is a natural resource of utmost importance.

Reason : Land can be used for various purposes.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct Explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct Explanation of A.

c) A is True but R is False

d) A is False but R is True

5. Assertion (A) Economic Development of a nation depends mainly on the richness, development and
management of resources.
Reason (R) Over-population results in over-exploitation of resources.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct Explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct Explanation of A.

c) A is True but R is False

d) A is False but R is True

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