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CBSE Class 10 Geography: Resources and Development — practice questions — page 2

Explore 89 free Geography: Resources and Development questions in CBSE Class 10 Social Science. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

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Which relief feature provides facilities for agriculture and industry?Read the answer and worked solution →What is essential for sustained quality of life and peace?Read the answer and worked solution →Accumulation of resources in few hands divided society into which two groups?Read the answer and worked solution →What percentage of our basic needs for food, shelter and clothing is obtained from land?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these human activities contributes to land degradation?Read the answer and worked solution →Overgrazing is one of the main reasons for land degradation in which state?Read the answer and worked solution →Over irrigation causes waterlogging and salinity in which region?Read the answer and worked solution →Which natural resource is described as the medium of plant growth?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a factor in soil formation?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the organic component of soil called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which layer of the soil profile is the upper soil layer?Read the answer and worked solution →Which three river systems deposited northern plains soils?Read the answer and worked solution →Which river delta on the eastern coast has alluvial soil?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are alluvial soil regions intensively cultivated and densely populated?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these crops is alluvial soil ideal for?Read the answer and worked solution →Which old alluvial soil has more kanker nodules?Read the answer and worked solution →Which crop is black soil ideal for growing?Read the answer and worked solution →What other name is given to black soil?Read the answer and worked solution →Black soil is typical of which volcanic rock region?Read the answer and worked solution →Black soils are well known for what capacity?Read the answer and worked solution →What do deep cracks in black soil during hot weather help achieve?Read the answer and worked solution →Black soils are generally poor in which nutrient?Read the answer and worked solution →On which kind of rock does red soil develop?Read the answer and worked solution →What gives red and yellow soils their reddish colour?Read the answer and worked solution →The name laterite comes from a Latin word meaning what?Read the answer and worked solution →Laterite soils are described as acidic with a pH of what?Read the answer and worked solution →After conservation, laterite soil is very useful for growing which crops?Read the answer and worked solution →Red laterite soils in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh suit which crop?Read the answer and worked solution →Arid soils are generally sandy and what else?Read the answer and worked solution →Which layer in arid soils restricts the infiltration of water?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which relief feature provides facilities for agriculture and industry?

  1. Mountains
  2. Plateaus
  3. Plains
  4. Deserts
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Correct answer: C. Plains

Plains cover about 43 per cent of the land area and provide facilities for agriculture and industry.

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What is essential for sustained quality of life and peace?

  1. Equitable resource distribution
  2. Unlimited mining of minerals
  3. Closing all national borders
  4. Ending all farming activity
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Correct answer: A. Equitable resource distribution

An equitable distribution of resources is essential for a sustained quality of life and global peace.

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Accumulation of resources in few hands divided society into which two groups?

  1. Urban and rural groups
  2. Haves and have nots
  3. Literate and illiterate
  4. Farmers and traders
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Correct answer: B. Haves and have nots

Accumulating resources in few hands divided society into haves and have nots, that is rich and poor.

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