1) Which one of the following is an example of Biotic resources? a) Rock b) Iron ore c) Gold d) animal 2) Resources which are found in a region but have not been utilised are called ----- a) developed resources b) stock c) international resources d) potential resources 3) Resources which are surveyed and their quantity and quality have been determined for utilisation are known as --- a) potential resources b) developed resources c) stock d) reserves 4) Mahatma Gandhi was against ---- and wanted to replace it with the production by the masses a) mass production b) corruption c) technology 5) In which year was the Earth Summit held? a) 1990 b) 1991 c) 1992 6) Which one of the following term is used to identify the old and new alluvial respectively? a) Khadas & Tarai b) Tarai & Bangar c) Bangar & Khadar 7) Which one of the following statements refers to the sustainable development? a) Overall development of various resources b) Development should take place without damaging the environment. c) Economic development of people. d) Development that meets the desires of the members of all communities. 8) The red soil is red in colour because a) it is rich in humus b) it is rich in iron compounds c) it is rich in potash 9) Soil formed by intensive leaching. a) Alluvial soil b) red soil c) Laterite soil 10) --------- soil has high water retaining capacity a) Red b) Black c) Alluvial 11) ------------ is the most widespread soil of India. a) Alluvial b) Black c) Arid 12) The first international Earth summit was held in ----- a) Japan b) New york c) Rio de janeiro 13) "There is enough for everybody's need but not for anybody's greed" Who said this? a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Mahatma Gandhi c) Vajpai 14) ---------- is a method of growing rows of trees in arid regions. a) Shelter belts b) strip cropping c) contour ploughing 15) Land consisting of many gullies and ravines are called bad land. a) True b) False 16) Which one of the following is correct as regard to international resources.? a) Resources which are regulated by international institutions b) Resources which lie beyond the territorial waters. c) Resources which are not yet developed 17) Which one of the following statements are true about the term resource? a) Resource are free gifts of nature. b) They are the functions of human activities. c) All those things which are found in nature. 18) India's territorial water extends upto a distance of a) 12 km b) 12 nautical miles c) 200 nautical miles 19) Fossil fuels are examples of a) renewable resource b) Non renewable resource c) biological resource 20) Which of the following resource is an example of non-recyclable a) coal b) Iron ore c) gold

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