UT1 2

Question 1

What is a resource

Answer 1

Anything in the environment that satisfies needs and is technologically accessible economically feasible and culturally acceptable

Question 2

How are resources classified based on origin

Answer 2

Biotic and abiotic

Question 3

How are resources classified based on exhaustibility

Answer 3

Renewable and non-renewable

Question 4

How are resources classified based on ownership

Answer 4

Individual community national and international

Question 5

How are resources classified based on development

Answer 5

Potential developed stock and reserves

Question 6

Are resources free gifts of nature

Answer 6

No they are a function of human activities

Question 7

What is sustainable development

Answer 7

Development that meets present needs without compromising future needs

Question 8

What is Agenda 21

Answer 8

A global plan from the 1992 Rio Summit for sustainable development

Question 9

What are the three steps of resource planning in India

Answer 9

Identification of resources developing a planning structure and matching with national plans

Question 10

Which regions in India are rich in minerals and coal

Answer 10

Jharkhand Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh

Question 11

Which state has water resources but lacks infrastructure

Answer 11

Arunachal Pradesh

Question 12

Which state is rich in solar and wind energy but lacks water

Answer 12

Rajasthan

Question 13

What is land used for in India

Answer 13

Agriculture forestry industry housing and transportation

Question 14

What percentage of India is plains

Answer 14

43 percent

Question 15

What percentage of India is mountainous

Answer 15

30 percent

Question 16

What percentage of India is plateau

Answer 16

27 percent

Question 17

What are the main uses of land

Answer 17

Forests non-agricultural uses grazing tree crops fallow and net sown area

Question 18

What is net sown area

Answer 18

Land where crops are sown and harvested

Question 19

What is gross cropped area

Answer 19

Net sown area plus area sown more than once

Question 20

What are the physical factors affecting land use

Answer 20

Topography climate and soil

Question 21

What are the human factors affecting land use

Answer 21

Population density technology and culture

Question 22

What causes land degradation

Answer 22

Deforestation overgrazing mining and over irrigation

Question 23

Which states suffer land degradation from mining

Answer 23

Jharkhand Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh and Odisha

Question 24

Which states suffer land degradation from overgrazing

Answer 24

Gujarat Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

Question 25

Which states suffer land degradation from over irrigation

Answer 25

Punjab Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh

Question 26

What are effects of mineral processing on land

Answer 26

Creates dust that blocks water infiltration into soil

Question 27

What are conservation methods for degraded land

Answer 27

Afforestation control over grazing and managing waste lands

Question 28

What helps stabilise sand dunes

Answer 28

Shelter belts and thorny bushes

Question 29

What can reduce industrial land degradation

Answer 29

Proper treatment and disposal of industrial waste

Question 30

How can mining-related degradation be controlled

Answer 30

By controlling and regulating mining activities

Question 31

How is afforestation helpful

Answer 31

It prevents erosion and restores ecological balance