Chapter 16 – Sustainable Management of Natural Resources – Ankit Enterprises

Assertion (A) : About 70 percent of earth’s volume is water.
Reason (R) : Water is easily available for all the population living on the Earth.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

What is the purpose of rain-water harvesting?

(a) To hold rain water on the surface of the earth.
(b) To recharge ground water.
(c) To use water for the irrigation of crops.
(d) To rear fish

Surangams are the age-old concept of water harvesting in

(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerela
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh

The quality of environment can be improved by-

(a) deforestation
(b) over use of natural environment
(c) erosion
(d) conservation

Which one of the following is an example of nonrenewable resource?

(a) Water
(b) Vegetation
(c) Wind
(d) Coal and minerals

Which of the following community in Rajasthan has a religious tenet of conservation of forest and wildlife ?

(a) Munda
(b) Jaishwal
(c) Bishnoi
(d) Jain

Which of the following is not an use of forest ?

(a) Controls floods.
(b) Used to make paper.
(c) Causes soil erosion.
(d) Resin, gum and drugs are obtained.

Which environmental problem is associated with the construction of high rise dams?

(a) A large number of human settlements are submerged in the water.
(b) It contributes to deforestation and loss of biodiversity.
(c) It involves the spending of huge amounts of money.
(d) All of the above

What do you mean by GAP

(a) Government Action Plan
(b) Ganga Action Plan
(c) Government Agency for Pollution Control
(d) Government Animal Protection Plant

Ganga Action plan was started in-

(a) 1975
(b) 1985
(c) 1995
(d) 2005

Which of the following canals brought about greenery in Rajasthan ?

(a) Rajiv Gandhi Canal
(b) Indira Gandhi Canal
(c) Jawaharlal Canal
(d) Mahatma Gandhi Canal

Which of the following is the age old concept of water harvesting system in Madhya Pradesh ?

(a) Bundhis
(b) Ponds
(c) Bandharas
(d) Nadis

The three R’S that will help us to conserve natural resources for long term use are

(a) reduce, reuse, recycle
(b) reduce, regenerate, reuse
(c) reduce, reuse, redistribute
(d) recycle, regenerate, reuse

Assertion (A) : There is wide variety and species of animals and plants found in forest.
Reason (R) : Forest should be protected in order save wildlife and natural vegetation.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

Assertion (A) : Coal is one of the major source for the production of electricity.
Reason (R) : Coal is non-renewable source of energy.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

Ground water will not be depleted due to:

(a) afforestation
(b) thermal power plants
(c) loss of forest, and decreased rainfall
(d) cropping of high water demanding crops

Ground water will not be depleted due to –

(a) afforestation
(b) loss of forest and decreased rainfall
(c) thermal power plant
(d) growing of water demanding crops

Which one of the following is an example of renewable resource ?

(a) Coal
(b) Petroleum
(c) Wildlife
(d) Natural gas

Which of the following is the ‘biodiversity hot spots’ ?

(a) Rivers
(b) Forests
(c) Deserts
(d) Oceans

The most appropriate definition of any natural resources is that it is a substance that is

(a) present only on land
(b) available only in the forest
(c) a man-made substance placed in nature
(d) a gift of nature which is very useful to mankind

The Indira Gandhi Canal has brought greenery to considerable areas of

(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Bihar
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Select the incorrect statement.

(a) forests provide variety of products
(b) forests have greater plant diversity
(c) forests do not conserve soil
(d) forest conserve water

Sardar Sarovar Dam is constructed on which river?

(a) Ganga
(b) Sutluj
(c) Narmada
(d) Kaveri

Environment Day falls on

(a) 28th February
(b) 23rd March
(c) 5th June
(d) 16th August

Which one is inexhaustible natural resource?

(a) forests
(b) minerals
(c) coal
(d) water

When we destroy a forest, we destroy

(a) the trees
(b) population of wildlife
(c) the environment
(d) food and shelter of wild animals

Ground water will not be depleted due to:

(a) afforestation
(b) thermal power plants
(c) loss of forest, and decreased rainfall
(d) cropping of high water demanding crops

What do you mean by GAP

(a) Government Action Plan
(b) Ganga Action Plan
(c) Government Agency for Pollution Control
(d) Government Animal Protection Plant

When air is blown from mouth into a test – tube containing lime water, the lime water turned milky due to presence of:

(a) oxygen
(b) nitrogen
(c) water vapour
(d) carbon dioxide

The mode of nutrition found in fungi is:

(a) Parasitic nutrition
(b) Holozoic nutrition
(c) Autotrophic nutrition
(d) Saprotrophic nutrition

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