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CBSE Class 10 Geography: Resources and Development — practice questions — page 3

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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How is common salt obtained from some arid soils?Read the answer and worked solution →Arid soils range from which colours?Read the answer and worked solution →Forest soils in snow covered Himalayan areas are acidic and have what humus content?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the washing down of the soil cover called?Read the answer and worked solution →What are the deeply eroded lands of the Chambal basin called?Read the answer and worked solution →Running water cutting through clayey soils makes deep channels called what?Read the answer and worked solution →When water flows as a sheet over large areas down a slope, the erosion is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which erosion removes loose soil from flat or sloping land by blowing it away?Read the answer and worked solution →Ploughing along contour lines slows water down slopes. What is this method called?Read the answer and worked solution →In which Indian mountain region is terrace farming well developed?Read the answer and worked solution →In strip cropping, what is left to grow between the crops?Read the answer and worked solution →What are rows of trees planted to shelter fields called?Read the answer and worked solution →At which levels does balanced resource planning need to happen?Read the answer and worked solution →What must accompany resources to drive development?Read the answer and worked solution →What term is used for resources drawn from nature and used with few modifications?Read the answer and worked solution →Which item below is a natural resource occurring on Earth?Read the answer and worked solution →Which resource category originates from the biosphere and has life?Read the answer and worked solution →Which resources are known to exist but have not yet been used?Read the answer and worked solution →Which resources can be replenished naturally?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is continuously available as a renewable resource?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are fossil fuels classed as non-renewable?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ownership category covers resources accessible to all members of a community?Read the answer and worked solution →Which resources include minerals, forests and wildlife within a nation's boundaries and exclusive economic zone?Read the answer and worked solution →Along with agriculture, extractive industries form the basis of which economic sector?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is an example of an extractive industry?Read the answer and worked solution →Which international body developed the World Charter for Nature in 1982?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a subdiscipline of natural resource management?Read the answer and worked solution →Resource extraction is a major source of which problems besides environmental damage?Read the answer and worked solution →What can deplete renewable resources even though they can be replenished?Read the answer and worked solution →

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How is common salt obtained from some arid soils?

  1. Burning the soil
  2. Evaporating water
  3. Grinding rock
  4. Freezing the soil
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Correct answer: B. Evaporating water

In areas with very high salt content, common salt is obtained by evaporating the water.

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Arid soils range from which colours?

  1. Black to grey
  2. White to yellow
  3. Green to blue
  4. Red to brown
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Correct answer: D. Red to brown

Arid soils range from red to brown in colour.

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Forest soils in snow covered Himalayan areas are acidic and have what humus content?

  1. Low humus content
  2. High humus content
  3. Saline content
  4. Alkaline content
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Correct answer: A. Low humus content

Forest soils in the snow covered areas of the Himalayas experience denudation, are acidic and have low humus content.

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