Resources

Q. What makes a substance a 'resource'?

1. Skill
2. Utility
3. Potential
4. Patent

Q. The distribution of natural resources depend on ____, ____, and ____.

1. terrain
2. climate
3. distance from the sea
4. altitude

Q. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

1. Coal
2. Nuclear energy
3. Petroleum
4. Solar energy

Q.

Are minerals and metals non-renewable resources?

Q. Which of the following is not a non-renewable resource?

1. Fossil fuels
2. Coal
3. Petroleum
4. Solar energy

Q. Which soil is largely found in the Deccan plateau?

1. Alluvial soil
2. Black soil
3. Laterite soil
4. Volcanic soil

Q. What are actual resources?

1. Resources that are obtained and utilised in the present but their quantities are unknown.
2. Resources that are not being used in the present but their quantities are known.
3. Resources that are readily available in nature.
4. Resources that are obtained and utilised in the present and whose quantities are known.

Q. Resources include ____________.

1. only things which humans transform into usable materials to satisfy their needs
2. only things that add economical value to human beings
3. only things present in an environment which humans directly use
4. things present in an environment that humans directly use and things which humans transform into usable materials to satisfy their needs

Q. What are water, electricity and rickshaw examples of?

1. Resources
2. Technology
3. Utility
4. Patent

Q. Which resource listed below is not a biotic resource?

1. Plants
2. Forests
3. Soil
4. Animals

Q. Which of the following is an example of an abiotic resource?

1. Metals
2. All of the above
3. Soil
4. Rocks

Q.

Which potential resource found in Ladakh can be used in the future?

1. Thorium

2. Coal

3. All of the above

4. Uranium

Q. What makes a substance a 'resource'?
a) Skill b) Utility
c) Potential d) patent

Q. Actual and potential resources are classified on the basis of their ______.

1. development
2. availability
3. origin
4. distribution

Q. Which potential resource is found in Ladakh that can be used to produce electricity?

1. Thorium
2. Coal
3. Uranium
4. Plutonium

Q.

Is chernozem a black soil?

Q. It is the of a resource that determines its economic value.

1. utility
2. price
3. availability
4. appearance

Q.

Name the resource that can make the best use of nature to create more resources.

1. Animals

2. Technology

3. Machines

4. Human beings

Q. ______ resources are those resources that are found everywhere in nature.

1. Ubiquitous
2. Scattered
3. Localised
4. Widespread

Q. By applying which of the following do humans make more resources?

1. Technology
2. Skill
3. Knowledge
4. All of the above

Q. Which one among the following is an abiotic component?

1. Jellyfish
2. Sunflower
3. Soil
4. Zooplankton

Q. ______ is the amount of resource available for use.

1. Stock
2. Capital
3. Quantity
4. Aggregate

Q.

Mention one advantage and one disadvantage of renewable resources over non-renewable resources.

Q. Which of these soil is formed from volcanic activity?
a. Alluvial soil. b. Red soil c. Black soil. d. Lateratesoil

Q. What are actual resources?

Q. Natural gas is a _______.

1. renewable resource
2. non-renewable resource
3. biotic resource
4. localised resource

Q. Public parks are an example of ______.

1. ubiquitous resources
2. potential resources
3. national resources
4. community resources

Q. Which one among the following facts is correct?

1. Technology is used to increase the stock of a resource.
2. Tidal energy is a renewable resource.
3. Forests are abiotic resources.
4. Coal is a universal resource.

Q. From where are biotic resources derived?

1. Living things
2. Humans
3. Non-living things
4. Marine animals only

Q.

Which of the following is based on clean technology?

1. Car

2. Electric bulb

3. LPG

4. Solar cooker