56 questions
Define the term ‘Resource’.
. What is the role of human beings in the development of a resource?
What are renewable resources?
What are non-renewable resources?
Define Individual Resources.
Which resources are community owned resources?
What are National Resources.
Which resources are termed as ‘International Resources’?
What are Potential Resources?
Define Developed Resources
What do you understand by the term ‘stock’?
What are ‘Reserves’?
What do you mean by sustainable development?
When and where was the first International Earth Summit held?
What was Agenda 21 of Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro?
Why is there a need of planning resources in India?
What are the three processes involved in Resource Planning?
How are resources associated with colonialism?
Why is resource conservation important?
What is the importance of land as a natural resource?
What are the main relief features of India?
Which factors determine the use of land?
What is Net Sown Area?
What is gross cropped area?
What is waste land?
How does land degradation occur?
What is the percentage of land degradation in India?
In which states is land degraded due to mining?
In which states is over irrigation responsible for land degradation?
How is mineral processing responsible for land degradation?
Why is soil considered as a important resource?
Which factors help in the formation of soil?
Which soils are formed at the foothills?
What is ‘Bangar’?
Which soils are formed at the foothills?
What is ‘khadar’?
Why is alluvial soil called ‘fertile soil’?
Which soils are called ‘black soils’?
In which regions are black soils found?
What are the chief characteristics of black soil?
What is the main drawback of black soil?
How are red soils formed?
How do these red soils look red or yellow in colour?
How are laterite soils formed?
In which regions are laterite soils formed?
What are the drawbacks of arid soils?
Give one characteristic of forest soils.
What is soil erosion?
How is soil eroded?
What are gullies?
What is sheet erosion?
How does soil erosion take place due to defective methods of farming?
What is contour ploughing?
How does Terrace farming help in checking soil erosion?
Why are shelter belts grown?
What is strip cropping?