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IMPORTANT QUESTIONS (BOARD BASED) RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

Question 1.
Examine the three major problems created as a result of indiscriminate utilization
of natural resources.

Question 2.

Mention any three features of arid soil.

Question 3.
What is regur soil? Write its two features. Mention two regions where they are found.

Question 4.
“Indiscriminate use of natural resources has led to numerous problems.” Justify
the statement.

Question 5.
How can you contribute to minimize the pollution? Explain.

Question 6.
“Land is a natural resource of utmost importance.” Justify the statement with appropriate arguments.

Question 7.
Name the soil type which is widely found in western Rajasthan. Explain two important characteristics of this type of soil type which make it unsuitable for cultivation.

Question 8.
Mention any three features of arid soil.

Question 9.
Distinguish between red and laterite soils, stating five points of distinction.

Question 10.
“In India, some regions are rich in certain types of resources but deficient in some other resources.” Do you agree with the statement? Support your answer with three examples.

Question 11.
“33 per cent area should be under forests.” Justify the statement highlighting the environmental values of forests.

Question 12.
Mention any two human activities which are responsible for the process of soil erosion. Explain the two types of soil erosion mostly observed in India.

Question 13.
Describe any three measures of controlling land degradation.

Question 14.
“Indiscriminate use of resources has led to numerous problems.” Justify the statement.

Question 15.
Mention three physical factors as well as three human factors which determine the use of land in India.

Question 16.
Explain the importance of conservation of resources.

Question 17.
Distinguish between national and international resources by giving three points.

Question 18. 

What is the difference between Stock and Reserve?

Question 19. 

Write four institutional efforts made at the global level for ‘resource conservation’.

Question 20

Write four institutional efforts made at the global level for ‘resource conservation’.

Question 21.

Explain the role of humans in resource development.

Question 22.
What are the reasons for land degradation? Describe briefly any four measures to conserve land from degradation.




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