SEBA Class 10 Geography (Social Sciences)
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SEBA Class 10 Geography (Social Sciences)
MCQ /Short QA on Chapter 1: Economic Geography: Content and Resources
Q.
What are the 2 main divisions of geography?
ANS. Natural Geography and
Human Geography
Human Geography and
Agricultural Geography
Agricultural Geography and
Resource Geography
Human geography and resource
geography
Q.
Economic geography is one of the branches of which of the following geography?
Natural Geography ANS.
Human geography
Agricultural Geography Resource geography
Q.
“Economic geography is especially concerned with the study of productive
scholarship or activity”. - Whose quote?
George Chisham ANS. Jones Darkenwald
Adam Smith John Cooler
Q.
Which of the following is not a subject of Economic Geography?
Abundance, distribution and
quality of natural resources.
The human environment created
by the variation of the natural environment.
Human lifestyles and activities
resulting from variations in natural and man-made environmental factors.
ANS. Animal activity associated
with resources.
Q.
Agricultural geography is a major branch of which branch geography?
Planning and Development
Geography
Human geography ANS. Economic Geography
Natural Geography
Q.
Which of the following does not fall under the scope of economic geography?
The place where the economic
activity takes place.
Characteristics of economic
activity.
Ancillary matters related to
the economic activity.
The composition of the
atmosphere in space.
Q.
Which of the following is the first level work or primary activity?
ANS. Agriculture, extraction of
mineral and forest resources etc.
Industrial production,
construction and remodeling processes etc.
Commuting, transportation,
market, communication etc.
Bank, media administration,
education, research etc.
Q.
Which of the following is the second level work or secondary activity?
Agriculture, extraction of
mineral and forest resources etc.
ANS. Industrial production,
construction and remodeling processes etc.
Commuting, transportation,
market, communication etc.
Bank, media administration,
education, research etc.
Q.
Which of the following is a third level work or tertiary activity?
Agriculture, extraction of
mineral and forest resources etc.
Industrial production,
construction and remodeling processes etc.
ANS. Transportation, market,
communication etc.
Bank, media administration,
education, research etc.
Q.
Which of the following is not a subject of Agricultural Geography?
Study of factors involved in
agricultural work,
ANS. Study the types of
industries,
Study the distribution and
methods of agricultural work,
Study of crop production and
related factors,
Q.
Which of the following is not a subject of industrial (2nd level)
geography?
ANS. To study the economic and
other factors associated with wealth.
To study the type and
distribution of industries.
To study production and
quantity of industrial goods.
Studying sources related to
industrial location.
Q.
Which of the following is a subject of resource geography?
Studying
the process of resource discovery or extraction.
To
study the factors involved in the production of wealth.
To
study the relationship between wealth and development.
ANS.
All of the above.
Q.
Which of the following is not a subject of transport geography?
To study the types of transport
systems and their associated factors
To study the role of transport
in the distribution of wealth
ANS. To study the role of rail
transport in human movement and activity
The role of transport in
economic development is studied
Q.
Which of the following is not a subject of market geography?
To study market setting requirements
and its factors
To study the types of market
ANS. To study the arrangements
for bringing goods to the market
Studying the relationships
between different markets
Q.
“Determining the speed and direction of economic development of a place is the
main objective of economic geography.” – Whose quote?
ANS. George Chisham Jones Darkenwand
Adam Smith John Cooler
Q.
Which of the following is a fourth-level / quadruple-level activity or optional
course or work?
Agriculture, extraction of
mineral and forest resources etc.
Industrial production,
construction and remodeling processes etc.
Commuting, transportation,
market, communication etc.
ANS. Bank, media
administration, education, research etc.
Q.
"In order to be a resource, a thing must have these two qualities of
effectiveness and utility." - Whose quote?
ANS. Giemerman George
Chisham
Jones Darkenwand Adam
Smith's
Q.
Actually in which two ways are people associated with wealth?
ANS. As producers of resources
and consumers of resources
As a creator of wealth and a
consumer of wealth
As a producer of wealth and a
creator of wealth
As production of wealth and
distribution of wealth
Q.
Which of the following is a man-made resource?
School Air Sunlight Mountains
Q.
Which of the following is neutral or passive content?
Barren land Flood prone areas
Polluted water ANS. Underground mineral oil
Q.
Which of the following is a resistive material?
ANS. Flood prone areas Underground
coal
Money saved is money Gifts given to relatives
Q.
Which of the following statements refers to the difference between resources
and materials?
ANS. All resources are
materials but a material may not be a resource.
Both assets and materials are
non-transferable.
All materials are resources but
a resource may not be a material.
Both assets and materials are transferable.
Q.
Which of the following statements does not differentiate between wealth and resource?
A thing that has exchange value
is called property, but to be a property it must have both function and
utility.
ANS. All resources are wealth,
but all wealth may not be resources.
Wealth brings people welfare,
but property can either benefit or harm people.
All assets have a market value
but not all assets can be assessed at market value.
Q.
Which of the following is a Physical resource?
Zoo Sanctuary ANS. Vegetation Bridge
SEBA Class 10 Geography (Social Sciences)
MCQ /Short QA on Chapter 1: Economic Geography: Content and Resources
Q.
Which of the following are organic/biotic resources?
House / Hut ANS. Insects The
streets
The space
Q.
Which of the following are inorganic / abiotic resources?
Vegetation ANS.
Rock Animal People
Q.
Which of the following are biological resources in terms of origin?
ANS. Coal, mineral oil, natural gas Air, water, sunlight
Character, Education, Efficiency Roads, rivers, land
Q.
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
Coal Mineral
oil ANS. Sunlight Natural
gas
Q.
Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?
Animal People Air ANS.
Coal
Q.
Which of the following is personal wealth?
ANS.
Efficiency The school Ocean Sunlight
Q.
Which of the following is a national resource?
Efficiency
The sea ANS. Schools,
roads Sunlight
Q.
Which of the following is an international resource?
Rhinoceros of Assam ANS. The Space
Royal Bengal Tiger of
Sundarbans
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q.
Which of the following is a perpetual / eternally existing resource?
ANS. Sunlight Natural gas
Coal African
rhinoceros
Q.
Which of the following are spatial / localized resources?
The plants Animal People
ANS. Rhinoceros of assam
Q.
Which of the following animals is a scarce biological resource?
The fish The fox The mosquito ANS. The turtle
Q.
Which of the following is a valuable rare plant of Assam?
ANS. Sarpagandha, Kalamegha,
Arjuna
Mango, jam, lemon Arjuna,
simple, bamboo
Kalmegh, Jam, Akan
Q.
Which of the following is a rare and endangered animal of Assam?
Fox, mosquito, turtle
ANS. Sunali monkey, baby fish, Hornbill
/ Dhanesh bird
Cat, fish, pig Wild buffalo, deo
has, mouse
Q.
Which of the following is a method of conservation of resources?
Implementation of laws related
to exploration and conservation of alternative resources.
Recurrence and accurate
assessment of the accumulated amount of an asset.
Determining future needs for
adaptation or re-routing and resources.
Reduction of waste and
expansion of knowledge and education.
ANS. All of the above.
Q.
Which of the following is an International Environmental Protection Agency?
ANS. IUCN ILO UNO IPL
Q.
On which date is World Environment Day observed?
15 June every year 5 April every year
ANS. 5 June every year 22
April every year
Q.
On the basis of ownership, plantations can best be considered as which of the
following types of resources?
ANS. Personal / Individual
resource
Community owned resource
National resource
International resources
Q.
What are the main factors that determine the creation of a resource?
Nature and Technology Nature and people
ANS. Nature, Man and Technology
Technology and people
Q.
The most abundant Organic matter available to plants is usually found-
The sand Clay Under the ground ANS. Topsoil
Q.
Under which of the following types of resources can solar energy be classified?
ANS. Flow Resources Human
resources
Non-recyclable resources Extractable resources
Q.
What is the main reason behind global environmental crisis like global warming
and environmental pollution?
Depletion of resources
Accumulation of wealth in few
hands
ANS. Indiscriminate
exploitation of resources
Resource Utilization
SEBA Class 10 Geography (Social Sciences)
MCQ /Short QA on Chapter 1: Economic Geography: Content and Resources
Q.
According to Gandhiji, which of the following is the main cause of global
resource decline?
Conservation of resources
Resource Utilization
ANS. Greedy and selfish
individuals and the exploitative nature of modern technology.
Advanced technology.
Q.
Which of the following resources is not recyclable?
Coal Iron-ore Copper Gold
Q.
Marine resources outside 200 km of exclusive economic zone are fall under which
of the following types of resources?
Personal Wealth Community owned assets
National Wealth ANS.
International resources
Q.
What was the main contribution of Brundtland Commission Report, 1987?
ANS. Sustainable development as
a way to conserve resources
For the first time in favor of
resource conservation
Gandhian philosophy of resource
conservation
All of the above
Q.
What percentage of India's geographical area is forested?
80 % 33
% 54 % ANS. 23 %
Q.
Which of the following regions of India has rich reserves of minerals and
fossil fuels?
Plain Mountain ANS. Plateau Desert
Q.
What is large scale planting of trees to prevent soil erosion?
Plantation agriculture Afforestation
Terrace farming Shelter belt
Q.
Which of the following is the parent rock of black soil?
Granite Pebbles ANS. Basalt The Sand
Q.
Which of the following is the main cause of land erosion in states like
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa?
Overgrazing ANS. Deforestation due to mining
Additional irrigation Industrial
Waste
Q.
In which of the following states is overgrazing responsible for land
degradation?
Jharkhand and Orissa ANS. Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
Punjab and Haryana Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Q.
Resources that are surveyed and their quantity and quality determined for use
are known as:
Potential assets Advanced resources
Stock ANS. Reserve/Reserved
Q.
Which of the following methods will not help in soil conservation?
Contour plow Strip
cropping
ANS. Cultivation up and down
slopes
Creating a shelter belt
Q.
How can resources be classified on the basis of their source?
ANS. Organic/Biotic and
inorganic/Abiotic
Renewable and non-renewable
Individuals and communities
Potential And Reserve
Q.
Which of the following is not a community owned resource?
Pasture land Cemetery Village
pond
ANS. Privately owned house
Q.
Which of the following is the main cause of land erosion in Punjab?
Intensive farming Overgrazing
Deforestation ANS. Additional / Extensive irrigation
Q.
Which cold desert is relatively isolated from other parts of the country?
Leh Kargil ANS. Ladakh Dras
Q.
A resource that is available but not used in an area is called:
Advanced resources Stock
International resources ANS. Potential Resource
Q. Which of the
following is a man made resource-
(a) rivers. (b) mineral oil. (c) irrigation
drains. (d) forest.
Answer: (c) irrigation drains.
Q. Which of the
following is a Abiotic Resource?
(a) air. (b) plants.
(c) Animals. (d) crops.
Answer: (a) air.
Q. Which of the
following is a Non-Renewable resource— (a) air. (b) water. (c) crops. (d)
coal. Answer: (d)
coal.
Q. Which of the
following is about to be extinct?
(a) One-horned Rhino.
(b) Pygmy Hog. (c) Giraffe. (d) Gayal (Mithun). Answer: (b) Pygmy Hog.
Q. The organization
IUCN is under which of the following organization?
(a) UNESCO. (b)
UNO. (c) WWF. (d) UNEP. Answer: (a) UNESCO.
Q. The branch of
Geography in which the study of human activities associated with production,
distribution, consumption and exchange of resources is done in spatial and
temporal contexts is known as—
(a) Physical
Geography. (b) Human Geography. (c) Economic Geography. (d) Regional
Geography.
Answer: (c) Economic Geography.
Q. Rock is a—
(a) Biotic Resource. (b) Abiotic Resource. (c)
Man made Resource. (d) Human Resource. Answer: (b) Abiotic Resource.
Q. Which of the
following is about to be extinct? (a) Buffalo. (b) Cat. (c) Rabbit. (d)
Golden Langur. Answer: (d) Golden
Langur.
Q. Which of the
following is a Non-Renewable resource?
(a) Water. (b) Ray of
sun. (c) Tree. (d) Natural gas. Answer: (d) Natural gas.
Q. The father of
economic Geography is—
(a) Karl Rikhtar. (b)
George Chisholm. (c) Darkenwald. (d) Fraitrif Ratgel. Answer: (b) George Chisholm.
Q. Which of the
following is not a primary occupation— (a) Cultivation. (b) Bank and other
Financial institution. (c) Fishing. (d) Education of forest resources. Answer: (b) Bank and other Financial
institution.
Q. Which of the
following is a secondary occupation?
(a) manufacturing
process. (b) Transportation. (c) The media. (d) Construction work. Answer: (a) manufacturing process.
Q. Which of the
following is a tertiary occupation—
(a) Cultivation. (b)
hunting. (c) weaving. (d) trade and commerce. Ans: (d) trade and commerce.
Q. Which of the
following is a quaternary occupation—
(a) tailor. (b)
teacher. (c) computer manufacturer. (d) businessman. Answer: (b) teacher.
Q. Which of the
following is not a man made resource—
(a) technology. (b)
industry. (c) Solar energy. (d) office. Answer: (c) Solar energy.
Q. Which of the
following is not an individual resource—
(a) good Character.
(b) work efficiency. (c) education. (d) government. Answer: (d) government.
Q. Which of the
following is a national resource—
(a) air. (b)
education. (c) educational institutions. (d) Ocean. Answer: (b) education.
Q. Which of the
following is not a localised resource—
(a) Coal. (b) Crops.
(c) Mineral resource. (d) Water. Answer: (d) Water.
Q. Gold is a—
(a) artificial
resource. (b) biotic resource. (c) National resource. (d) Human resource. Answer: (c) National resource.
Q. Which of the
following is a abiotic resource— (a) air. (b) bacteria. (c) fungus. (d) crops. Answer: (a) air.
SEBA Class 10 Geography (Social Sciences)
MCQ /Short QA on Chapter 1: Economic Geography: Content and Resources
VERY SHORT & SHORT TYPE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q. Give an example of
substance which in both a resource and wealth.
Answer: Land is an example of substance
which in both a resource and wealth.
Q. When was IUCN
formed? Answer: IUCN was
formed in the year 1948.
Q. Name the person
behind the formation of IUCN?
Answer: The British Biologist Julian
Huxley is the person behind the formation of IUCN.
Q. Who was the founder
Director General of UNESCO?
Answer: The British Biologist was the
founder Director General of UNESCO.
Q. When is the World
Environmental Day celebrated? Answer: 5th June in every year.
Q. “The main objective
of economic geography is determination of the economic development trend and
direction of a place’ who said this statement? Answer: The father of modern economic
geography George Chisholm.
Q. “Any material to
become a resource should have two properties, viz functionality and utility”.
Who said this?
Answer: The famous economist Zimmermann.
Q. What type of
resource fish is? Answer: Fish is a Renewable Resources.
Q. Give example of
Resistance? Answer: Infertile soil.
Q. Where is located
Damodar river? Answer: Damodar river is located in West Bengal.
Q. Write a country
which is developed in human resources. Answer: Japan.
Q. Give example of
primary occupation?
Answer: Agricultural activity, fishing
activity, forest resources collection, mineral resource collection etc.
Q. Give example of
Secondary Occupation?
Answer: Manufacturing process, various types
of construction and repairing works etc.
Q. Give example of
Tertiary occupation?
Answer: Transport, communication,
marketing, wholesale or retail selling, tourism activity etc.
Q. Give example of
Quaternary Occupation?
Answer: Bank or other financial
institutions, publicity media, administration, education and research etc.
Q. Give example of
National Resource? Answer: Sunshine, air, water, soil, plants, animals, minerals,
rivers etc.
Q. Give example of
Biotic Resource? Answer: Plants,
animals, fish, crops, insect etc.
Q. Give example of
Abiotic Resource? Answer: Soil, rock, water, coal, natural resources, mineral oil
etc.
Q. Name three
resources from biotic point of view. Answer: Coal, Natural gas, Mineral Oil.
Q. What type of
resources gold is? Answer: Gold is a natural resource.
Q. What is Renewable
resource? Answer: The
resource which can be kept exhausted after use through the process of regeneration
are called Renewable or Inexhaustible resources.
Q. What is
Non-Renewable resource? Answer: The resources which can not be regenerated after use
and get completely exhausted are called Non-Renewable resources.
Q. What is man made
resource?
Answer: The resource which are produced
through human effects are called man made resources.
Q. What is human
resource? Answer: Man has
adequate skill, education technology and desire to make the natural resources
useful to man, that is why man is called resource, that is human resource.
Q. What is Neutral
Stuff?
Answer: Some materials are found in the
earth, which are in no way useful or harmful to man are called Neutral stuff.
Q. What is
wealth?
Answer: According to the principle of
Economics, the materials which have value in exchange are called wealth.
Q. What is resource
conservation? Answer:
Generally, the concept or act of possible complete utilization of any resource
without any destruction and misuse is known as resource conservation.
Q. What is a Biotic
Resource? Answer:
According to physical structure or composition the resources which have life
are called Biotic Resources. For example plants, animals etc.
Q. What is Abiotic
Resource? Answer:
According to physical structure or composition, the resource which have no life
are called Abiotic Resources. For eg-soil, rock, water etc.
Q. What is Individual
Resources? Answer: The
things in possession of individual man such as land, household properties and
good self attributes e.g. good character, education, working skill etc.
are known as individual resources.
Q. What is National
Resource? Answer: All the
resource under the responsibility or possession of a country are called
National Resource. For e.g-transport network, land, revers, bridges, wild life
sanctuaries etc.
Q. What is
International Resource? Answer: National Resources belonging to all the countries and
the resources under the possession of the whole world are called International
Resources. For eg.-Oceans and seas, at-mosphere etc.
Q. What is the full form
of WWF for nature? Answer: World Wide Fund for Nature.
Q. Name the government
ministry for resource conservation of India.
Answer: ‘Ministry of Environment, Forests
and Climate Change’.
Q. Name one private
organization for resource conservation in India? Answer: Wild Life Trust of India.
Q. What is primary
occupation? Answer: The
human activity through which man collects resources from the nature is called
primary occupation. For eg.-agricultural activity, fishing activity etc.
Q. What is secondary
occupation? Answer: The
human activity through which man transforms the commodities collected from the
nature into a usable form by using various technologies are called secondary
occupation. For eg.-manufacturing process, various types of construction and
repairing works etc.
Q. What is Tertiary
occupation? Answer: The human activity through which the commodities
produced by means of primary and secondary activities reach the consumers is
called tertiary occupation. For eg.-transport, communication etc.
Q. What is Quaternary
occupation? Answer: The
human activity through which the secondary and tertiary activities can be made
more easy and productive is called quaternary occupation. For eg.-Bank and
other financial institutions, publishing media etc.
Q. What is Localized
Resource? Answer: The
natural resource which are found only in some selected places on the earth are
called localized resources. For eg.-coal, petroleum, iron ore, urenium etc.
Q. What is Ubiquitous Resource? Answer: Some resource are found everywhere
or available in all places of earth. These resources are called Ubiquitous
Resource. For eg.-solar energy, air, water etc.
SEBA Class 10 Geography (Social Sciences)
MCQ /Short QA on Chapter 1: Economic Geography: Content and Resources
EXTRA MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Q. World Environment Day is celebrated every year on
_________.
(a) 5th June. (b) 5th July. (c) 5th
September. (d) 5th December. Ans: (a) 5th June.
Q. Production of steel from iron-ore is an example of
________ occupation.
(a) primary. (b) secondary. (c) tertiary. (d)
quaternary. Ans: (b) secondary.
Q. Solar energy is a _________ source of energy.
(a) non-renewable. (b) renewable. (c) biotic. (d)
abiotic. Ans: (b) renewable.
Q. Banking belongs to the category of _________
occupation.
(a) primary. (b) secondary. (c) quaternary. (d)
tertiary. Ans: (c) tertiary.
Q. The most essential requirement for recycling of wastes is
_________. (a) separation of the wastes at source. (b) profitability of
the task. (c) market for the product. (d) availability of proper
technology. Ans: (a) separation of the wastes at source.
Q. Natural resources are found in _______.
(a) solid state. (b) liquid or gaseous state state. (c)
metallic or non-metallic. (d) all of the above. Ans: (d) all of the
above.
Q. Which of the following is an example of quaternary
occupation?
(a) Publicity media. (b) Education and research. (c) Bank or
other financial institutions. (d) All of these. Ans.(d) All of these.
Q. Which of the following is not included in wealth?
(a) Company share. (b) Machineries. (c) Public health.
(d) Land and house. Ans: (c) Public health.
Q. On the basis of _______ resources can be classified as
individual resource, national resource and international resource.
(a) origin. (b) ownership. (c) availability. (d)
structure. Ans: (b) ownership.
Q. Plant is an example of _____ resource. (a) natural. (b)
biotic. (c) renewable. (d) all of these. Ans: (d) all of these.
Q. IUCN was formed in the year ______. (a) 1948 (b)
1952 (c) 1956 (d) 1962 Ans: (a) 1948.
Q. The World Environment Day is celebrated every year on
________.
(a) 5th June. (b) 15th June. (c) 5th July. (d)
15th July. Ans: (a) 5th June.
Q. _________ is a branch of economic geography which deals
with agricultural activity, crop production and its associated theory.
(a) Industrial geography. (b) Agricultural geography. (c) Geography of
resources. (d) Geography of marketing. Ans: (b) Agricultural geography.
Q. The human activity through which humans collect resources
from the nature is called _________. (a) primary occupation. (b)
secondary occupation. (c) tertiary occupation. (d) quaternary occupation.
Ans: (a) primary occupation.
Q. The human activity through which the commodities produced
by primary as well as secondary activities reach the customers is known as
________. (a) primary occupation. (b) secondary occupation. (c) tertiary
occupation. (d) quaternary occupation. Ans: (c) tertiary occupation.
Q. Mining is included in which type of occupation?
(a) primary occupation. (b) Secondary occupation. (c)
Tertiary occupation. (d) None of these. Ans: (a) primary occupation.
Q. What is the main subject matter of economic geography?
(a) Production of resources. (b) Distribution of resources. (c)
Consumption and exchange of resources. (d) All of the above. Ans: (d) All of
the above.
Q. In which type of occupation is agriculture involved in?
(a) Primary. (b) Secondary. (c) Tertiary. (d) Quaternary. Ans:
(a) Primary.
Q. Which among the following is an abiotic resource?
(a) Animals. (b) Fishes. (c) Crops. (d) Water. Ans: (d) Water.
Q. Which one of the following animals found in Assam is on
the verge of extinction?
(a) One horned rhino. (b) Giraffe. (c) White wood
duck. (d) Wild bear. Ans: (c) White wood duck.
SEBA Class 10 Geography (Social Sciences)
MCQ /Short QA on Chapter 1: Economic Geography: Content and Resources
VERY SHORT QUESTIONS ANSWER
Q. Name the two main divisions of the subject geography. Ans:
Physical geography and human geography.
Q. Who is considered to be the ‘father of modern economic
geography”? Ans: George Chisholm.
Q. Which are the two qualities that a resource must possess?
Ans: Utility and functionality.
Q. Which is the most important resource of a country? Ans:
Human resource.
Q. What is the most important primary occupation of man? Ans:
Agriculture.
Q. State the main factors involved in the production of
resource. Ans: Nature, man, culture including science and technology.
Q. Name the approach used in applied economic geography. Ans:
Problem-solving approach.
Q. Give an example of national resource of India. Ans:
Kaziranga National Park.
Q. Name some plant species of Assam which are almost
becoming extinct.
Ans: Sarpagandha, Chalmugra, Kalmegh, Arjun, Agaru, Chirata,
Jaifal, Satmul, Suklati, etc.
Q. Name some of the animals found in Assam which are almost
becoming extinct. Ans: Golden langur, hoolock gibbon, wild buffalo,
pigmy hog, river’s dolphin, white wood duck, hornbill, greater adjutant stork,
etc.
Q. Give some examples of primary occupation. Ans:
Agricultural activity, forest resource collection, fishing activity, etc.
Q. Give some examples of secondary occupation.
Ans; Manufacturing process, various types of construction
and repairing works, etc.
Q. What are the different approaches of studying economic
geography?
Ans: Behavioural Approach, Principles Approach, System
Analysis Approach, Regional Approach and Institutional Approach.
Q. As per Zimmermann, any material to become a resource
should have two properties. What are they?
Ans: Functionality and utility.
Q. Man is associated with resources in two ways. What are
they?
Ans: As producer of resource and as consumer of resource.
Q. Give examples of man-made resources.
Ans: Agro-farm equipments, vehicles technology, offices,
schools, industries, roads, houses, etc.
Q. What do you mean by neutral stuff?
Ans: The resources that are available in nature but are not
useful or harmful to man are known as neutral stuff.
Q. What do you mean by resistance?
Ans: The materials or phenomenon that are harmful to human
beings are called resistance.
Q. Give examples of resistance. Ans: Severely flood
affected region, infertile soil, etc.
Q. All resources may not be wealth – Give examples of
resources that are not included in the category of wealth.
Ans: Pesticides, poison, chemical insecticides, etc.
SEBA Class 10 Geography (Social Sciences)
MCQ /Short QA on Chapter 1: Economic Geography: Content and Resources
FILL IN THE BLANKS:
(i) Economic geography is one of the important branches of
________ geography. Ans: human.
(ii) Manufacturing activities belong to __________
occupation. Ans: secondary.
(iii) Materials which have value-in- exchange are called
________. Ans: wealth
(iv) Space belongs to the category of _______
resource. Ans: international.
(v) _______ techniques, ____________and _______ model are
used in applied economic geography in the contemporary period. Ans:
Qualitative, geographical information system, theory.
(vi) According to the mode of formation, coal, mineral,
natural gas, etc. are ______ resources while in respect of non-living
character, they are _________ resources. Ans: biotic; abiotic.
(vii) As per C.F. Jones and GG Darkenwald, economic
geography is associated with _________ activities. Ans: productive.
(viii) Some examples of _____ occupation are transport,
communication, marketing, tourism activity, etc. Ans: tertiary.
(ix) The economic development of a nation is greatly
dependent on the quality and availability of ________. Ans: resources.
(x) Agricultural geography is an important branch of
_________ geography. Ans: economic.
(xi) All the materials that are essential for human beings
are known as ________. Ans: resources.
(xii) _______ means the materials that have value in
exchange. Ans: Wealth.
(xiii) On the basis of structure, resources can be
classified as ____ and ____. Ans: biotic resource; abiotic resource.
(xiv) The resources which remain distributed on the earth
after natural formation are known as ___. Ans: natural resources.
(xv) The resources which cannot be regenerated after use are
known as ______. Ans: non-renewable resources.
(xvi) Individual resources are also known as ______. Ans:
personal resources.
(xvii) Oceans, seas, forests, atmosphere, etc. are examples
of ______. Ans: international resources.
(xviii) International resources are used for the welfare of
______. Ans: mankind.
(xix) Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education was
formed in the year _____. Ans: 1896.
(xx) The full form of CSE is _______. Ans: Centre for
Science and Environment
SEBA Class 10 Geography (Social Sciences)
MCQ /Short QA on Chapter 1: Economic Geography: Content and Resources
TRUE OR FALSE
(i) Since human activities are diverse, various specialized
branches of economic geography have emerged. Ans: True
(ii) Natural environment and man-made environment of
different places on the earth is different. Ans: True.
(iii) Every material found on the earth is a resource. Ans:
False.
(iv) Forest is a renewable resource. Ans: True.
(v) Resource is dynamic in nature. Ans: True.
(vi) Resistances and neutral stuffs cannot be transformed
into resources. Ans: False.
(vii) All resources are wealth, but all wealth may not be
resource. Ans: False.
(viii) Gold is a abiotic resource and at the same time it is
also a natural resource, individual resource and national resource.
Ans: True.
(ix) Natural resources do not exist in non- metallic form. Ans:
False.
(x) House is an example of wealth. Ans: True.
(xi) Japan, Canada and USA are rich in human resources. Ans:
True.
(xii) The full form of IUCN is International Unit for
Conservation of Nature. Ans: False.
(xiii) Neutral stuff may be of use as a resource in the
future. Ans: False.
(xiv) Soil is an example of biotic resource. Ans: True.
(xv) Resource geography has a wider scope than economic
geography. Ans: False.
(xvi) Wealth can be transferred or exchanged for money. Ans:
True.
(xvii) Renewable resources do not get exhausted after use. Ans:
True.
(xviii) Ubiquitous resources are found only in certain parts
of the world. Ans: False.
(xix) The most important resource of a country. is its
natural resource. Ans: False.
(xx) A planned use of the limited resource is required so
they last for a long time. Ans: True.
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