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Assignment (Class VIII)

Chapter - RESOURCES: UTILISATION AND DEVELOPMENT

1. Identify the Incorrect statement regarding the non-renewable resources from the following options:
a) Metallic ores are recyclable
b) Takes millions of years to renew
c) Available in very large quantity
d) Are called exhaustible resources

2. Classify the resources below into things that have economical value and things that do not have any
economical value?

Iron -Ore Intelligence Beautiful Garden

Friendship Coal Deposits Medicinal Plant

3. Correct and rewrite the given statements –


I. Resources are essential for development and their mere presence guarantees development.
II. Illiterate, Unskilled and Unhealthy population is an asset for the country.

4. In the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion(A) and Reason(R).
Read the statements and choose the correct option.
I. Assertion(A): USA and UK make optimum utilization of resources with the help of technology.
Reason(R): Vital steps are being taken up to decrease the over utilisation of resources.
Options –
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation.
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true

II. Assertion(A): Development that takes place without damaging the environment and by conserving
it for future is Sustainable Development.
Reason(R): Over- use of resources has led to the degradation.
Options –
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation.
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true

5. Give the term for the following:


a) Anything that can be used to fulfil human needs
b) Resources that get replenished fast
c) Resources that get renewed after longer period of time
d) Resources that are found everywhere

6. Match the following:

1.Resource a) A Renewable source of energy

2.Windmill b) Resource used for transportation

3.Plant and trees c) Abiotic Resources


4.A Vehicle d) Utility for human beings

5.Rocks and Minerals e) Biotic Resources

7. Available resources which are not being tapped fully for the time being are called –
a) Actual Resources b) Man Made Resources
c) Biotic Resources d) Potential Resources
8. Suggest any three measures for efficient utilisation of resources.
9. State any six factors on which utilisation of resources depend.
10. Classify the resources on the basis of ‘Origin’ and explain by giving two differences.
11. Mention any two ways to create sustainable community for the sustenance of life on the earth.
12. Explain the meaning of ‘Conservation of resources.’
13. “USA is a developed nation and on the other hand India is a developing nation”. Justify using
suitable arguments.
14. “Use the resources according to the need and not according to the greed”. Evaluate the statement
giving suitable arguments.
15. Show with the help of example that how merely presence of resources does not guarantee
development.

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