Pressure on Natural Resources

Q.

Production of food rises by__.

Q.

Which belong to the 6 main categories of natural resources?

(i) Water
(ii) Forest
(iii) Land
(iv) Energy
(v) Food

1. (i), (ii), (iv) and (v)

2. (i), (ii) and (iv)

3. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

4. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)

Q.

Minerals are renewable resources. Once finished they can be replaced.

1. True

2. False

Q.

___ means the kind of development that meets the need of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs.

Q.

Which of the following is/are natrual resource(s)?

1. Iron ore and Petroleum

2. Plants and Water

3. Yeast and Crops

4. Bacteria and Aluminium ore

Q.

We need energy for__________.

1. cooking

2. running factories

3. transportation

4. all of these

Q.

Effects of deforestation does not include:

1. Droughts

2. Flash floods

3. Increase in rainfall

4. Soil erosion

Q.

The problems such as flood, soil erosion, extinction of wild species and global warming can be reduced to an extent by the process of ___ .

1. deforestation

2. using pesticides

3. cultivation

4. afforestation

Q.

Population grows by__.

Q.

Which belong to the 6 main categories of natural resources?

(i) Water
(ii) Forest
(iii) Land
(iv) Energy
(v) Food

1. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

2. (i), (ii) and (iv)

3. (i), (ii), (iv) and (v)

4. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)