Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 6 — Chapter 6: Resources and Development
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What are biotic resources? [1]
(A) Resources from living things
(B) Resources from non-living things
(C) Only man-made resources
(D) Only mineral resources
2. What are abiotic resources? [1]
(A) Resources from non-living things
(B) Resources from living things only
(C) Only plant-based resources
(D) Only animal-based resources
3. What is an example of a renewable resource? [1]
(A) Solar energy
(B) Coal
(C) Petroleum
(D) Natural gas
4. What is an example of a non-renewable resource? [1]
(A) Coal
(B) Solar energy
(C) Wind
(D) Forests, if managed sustainably
5. What is an example of a community resource? [1]
(A) A public park
(B) Private farmland
(C) A privately owned house
(D) A personal vehicle
6. What are international resources? [1]
(A) Resources like oceanic resources beyond territorial waters
(B) Only resources within one country
(C) Only privately owned resources
(D) No such classification exists
7. What is a potential resource? [1]
(A) One not yet used or exploited
(B) One currently being fully used
(C) A resource that doesn't exist
(D) A resource with no future use
8. What is a developed resource? [1]
(A) One currently being used
(B) One not yet discovered
(C) A resource with no value
(D) A resource banned from use
9. What is land used for according to classification? [1]
(A) Agriculture, forests, settlements and industries
(B) Only agriculture
(C) Only forests
(D) Only settlements
10. What is barren land? [1]
(A) Land not available for cultivation
(B) Highly fertile agricultural land
(C) Forest land only
(D) Urban settlement land
11. What has India's land use pattern shifted toward? [1]
(A) Non-agricultural uses like urban development
(B) Only agriculture
(C) Only forests
(D) No change has occurred
12. What often happens to agricultural land as non-agricultural use increases? [1]
(A) It is reduced
(B) It increases equally
(C) No change occurs
(D) It doubles automatically
13. What causes land degradation? [1]
(A) Deforestation and overgrazing
(B) Proper land management
(C) Sustainable farming
(D) Afforestation efforts
14. What else can cause land degradation? [1]
(A) Improper irrigation
(B) Proper irrigation practices
(C) Balanced land use
(D) Sustainable forest management
15. What does land degradation reduce? [1]
(A) Land's productivity and usability
(B) Land's value permanently increased
(C) Nothing significant
(D) Only aesthetic value
16. What helps maintain land resources for the future? [1]
(A) Sustainable land use practices
(B) Unlimited land exploitation
(C) Ignoring land management
(D) Rapid uncontrolled urban expansion