Q. No. 1) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs

i. Sharanya is making a list of natural resources for a project. She puts wing energy under one column and coal under another column. On what basis is she classifying the resources?

a)On the basis of origin b. On the basis of ownership c. On the basis of exhaustibility d. On the basis of the status of development

iii. India’s territorial water extends up to a distance of ____. a. 12 km b. 12 nautical miles

c. 19.2 miles d. 200 nautical miles

iv. The ocean resources beyond 200 nautical miles are classified under which zone? a. Exclusive Economic Zone b. Export Processing Zone c. Special Economic Zone d. None of these

v. Which one of the following conferences was convened to discuss environmental protection and socio-economic development at the global level in 1992? a. Kyoto Protocol b. Montreal Protocol c. Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit d. World Summit on Sustainable Development

vi. What is the aim of Agenda 21? a. Technological development b. Globalization c. Economic development d. Global sustainable development

vii. Which relief feature of India has 30% of the total surface area of the country? a. Plateau

b. Mountain c. Plain d. Desert

viii. What percentage of land in India consists of fertile plains? a. 70 % b. 38 % c. 43 %

ix. Which of the following relief features of India possess the highest reserves of minerals and fossil fuels? a. Coastal plain b. Gangetic plain c. Shivalik mountains d. Chotanagpur plateau

x. Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows: Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh are rich in mineral deposits. Arunachal Pradesh has abundant water resources but lacks infrastructural development. Rajasthan is endowed with solar and wind energy but lacks water resources. The cold desert of Ladakh has a rich cultural heritage but it is deficient in water and infrastructure. Which of the following BEST describes the passage? a. All regions in India are economically self-sufficient to utilize resources. b. Only Rajasthan has the scope to utilize renewable resources.

c. India has enormous diversity in the availability of resources. d. Resource diversity is prevalent only in north India.

xi. The land which is left uncultivated for one or less than one agricultural year is called _____. a. Culturable wasteland b. Current fallow land c. Net sown area

d. Gross cropped area

xii. The piece of land left uncultivated for more than 5 agricultural years is called _____. a. Barren land b. Forest land c. Grazing land d. Culturable waste land

xiii. Which one of the following is an example of a Cultivable Wasteland? a. Gross cropped area b. Uncultivable land c. Barren wasteland d. Current fallow land

xiv. Forest area in the country is far lower than the desired _____ percent of geographical area, as it was outlined in the National Forest Policy, 1952. a. 24.43 b. 33 c. 30 d. 35