Which one of the following soils is ideal for growing cotton?[CBSE 2011]
  • Regur soil
  • Laterite soil
  • Desert soil
  • Mountainous soil
Soil is formed by the process of
  • Denudation
  • Gradation
  • Weathering
  • Erosion
Land left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year is called
  • Culturable waste land
  • Current fallow land
  • Waste land
  • None of the above
“There is enough for everybody’s need but not for anybody’s greed”. Who said this?
  • Jawahar Lai Nehru
  • Atal Bihari Vajpai
  • M. K. Gandhi
  • Sunder Lai Bahuguna
Resources which are surveyed and their quantity and quality have been determined for utilisation are known as [CBSE 2011]
  • Potential resources
  • Stock
  • Developed resources
  • Reserves
Which one of the following statements is correct as regard to international resources?
  • Resources which are regulated by international institutions.
  • Resources which lie beyond the territorial waters.
  • Resources which are found along the international frontier.
  • Resources which are not yet developed.
The first International Earth Summit was held in
  • Geneva
  • New York
  • Japan
  • Rio de Janeiro
The most widespread relief feature of India is
  • Mountains
  • Forests
  • Plains
  • Plateaus
Resources which are found in a region, but have not been utilised
  • Renewable
  • Developed
  • National
  • Potential
Which one of the following statements is true about the term resources?[CBSE 2011]
  • Resources are free gifts of nature.
  • They are the functions of human activities.
  • All those things which are found in nature.
  • Things which cannot be used to fulfill our needs.
The red soil is red in colour because
  • it is rich in humus.
  • it is rich in iron compounds.
  • it is derived from volcanic origin.
  • it is rich in potash.
Soil formed by intense leaching is
  • Alluvial soil
  • Red soil
  • Laterite soil
  • Desert
Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore? (Textbook)
  • Renewable
  • Biotic
  • Flow
  • Non-renewable
Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put? (Textbook)
  • Replenishable
  • Human-made
  • Abiotic
  • Non-renewable
Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab? (Textbook)
  • Intensive cultivation
  • Deforestation
  • Over-irrigation
  • Overgrazing
In which one of the following States is terrace cultivation practised? (Textbook)
  • Punjab
  • Plains of Uttar Pradesh
  • Haryana
  • Uttaranchal
In which of the following States is black soil found? (Textbook)
  • Jammu & Kashmir
  • Gujarat
  • Rajasthan
  • Jharkhand
What percentage of our land should be under forest according to the National Forest Policy (1952)?
  • 33
  • 22.5
  • 31
  • 30
Materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy human needs but human beings do not have appropriate technology to access them are called:
  • Potential resource
  • Stock
  • Developed resource
  • Reserves
India's territorial water extends upto a distance of:
  • 12 km
  • 12 nautical miles
  • 19.2 miles
  • 200 nautical miles
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