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REVISION WORKSHEET- L1: RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
I. Choose from the given options and answer the following:
1. In June 1992, more than 100 heads of state met in ________ in Brazil for the first International
Earth Summit.
a) Rio de Janeiro b) São Paulo c) Brasilia d) Curitiba
2) The Rio Convention endorsed the Global Forest Principles and adopted _______ for achieving
sustainable development in the 21st century.
a) Agenda 20 b) Agenda 21 c) Agenda 19 d) Agenda 22
3) Which of the following statements about Agenda 21 is true?
a) It aims at achieving global sustainable development.
b) It is an agenda to combat environmental damage, poverty and disease through global cooperation.
c) One of the major objectives of Agenda 21 is that every local government should not draw its own
local Agenda 21.
d) Option (a) and (b).
4) The states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are rich in minerals and _________
deposits.
a) Coal b) Gold c) Silicon d) None of the above
5) The state of Rajasthan is very well endowed with solar and _______ energy but lacks water
resources.
a) Geothermal b) Hydro c) Wind d) Tida
6) ________ was the famous Indian freedom fighter who made an important observation about
resource conservation – “There is enough for everybody’s need and not for anybody’s greed”.
a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Subash Chandra Bose d) Dr B. R. Ambedkar
7) The Brundtland Commission Report published in ________, shared ideas about sustainable
development and how it could be achieved.
a) 1997 b) 1987 c) 1992 d) 1977
8) About _________ of India’s land area is plain, which provides facilities for agriculture and industry.
a) 43% b) 53% c) 34% d) 45%
9) __________ account for 30% of the total surface area of India.
a) Deserts b) Mountains c) Plains d) Plateaus
10) Land which is left uncultivated for more than 5 agricultural years is known as ________.
a) Culturable wasteland b) Barren land c) Pastures d) Fallow Lands

11) The pattern of the net sown area varies greatly from one state to another. It is over 80 per cent of
the total area in _______.
a) Madhya Pradesh b) Assam c) Rajasthan d) Punjab.
12) Which of the following features is peculiar to Black Soil?
a) It has higher concentration of kanker nodules.
b) It is highly acidic.
c) It looks yellow when it occurs in hydrated form.
d) It is well-known for its capacity to hold moisture.
13) Regions of alluvial soil are ________________.
a) over cultivated.
b) densely populated
c) intensely cultivated and densely populated.
d) less cultivated and thinly populated.
14) Choose the correctly matched pair about the soils in India from the following options-
a) Arid soil- black coloured, also known as regur soil.
b) Laterite soil- develops on crystalline rocks.
c) Forest soil- acidic with low humus content
d) Alluvial soil- gets sticky when wet.
15) Which of the following is not a measure of soil conservation?
a) Deforestation b) Contour Ploughing c) Strip cropping d) Terrace Farming
II. The following question consist of two statements-Assertion and Reason. Select the appropriate
option given to answer the question. (½)
(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
1. Assertion (A)- Afforestation and proper management of grazing can help land degradation to some
extent.
Reason (R)- Planting of shelter belts, control on over grazing, stabilization of sand dunes by growing
thorny bushes are some of the methods to check land degradation in arid areas.
2. Assertion (A)- Laterite soil has been derived from the Latin word ‘later’ which means brick.
Reason (R)- The Forest soil develops under tropical and sub-tropical climate with alternate wet and
dry seasons.
3. Assertion (A)- Terrace cultivation does not restrict erosion.
Reason (R)- The shelter belts have contributed significantly to the stabilisation of sand dunes and the
desert in western India.
III. Observe the picture and answer the following:
i. Identify the picture.

ii. Mention the factors in the formation of soil.

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REVISION WORKSHEET- L1: RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

I. Choose from the given options and answer the following:

a) Rio de Janeiro b) São Paulo c) Brasilia d) Curitiba

a) Agenda 20 b) Agenda 21 c) Agenda 19 d) Agenda 22

3) Which of the following statements about Agenda 21 is true?

a) It aims at achieving global sustainable development.

d) Option (a) and (b).

a) Coal b) Gold c) Silicon d) None of the above

a) Geothermal b) Hydro c) Wind d) Tida

a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Subash Chandra Bose d) Dr B. R. Ambedkar

a) 1997 b) 1987 c) 1992 d) 1977

a) 43% b) 53% c) 34% d) 45%

9) __________ account for 30% of the total surface area of India.

a) Deserts b) Mountains c) Plains d) Plateaus

a) Culturable wasteland b) Barren land c) Pastures d) Fallow Lands

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Assam c) Rajasthan d) Punjab.

12) Which of the following features is peculiar to Black Soil?

a) It has higher concentration of kanker nodules.

c) It looks yellow when it occurs in hydrated form.

d) It is well-known for its capacity to hold moisture.

13) Regions of alluvial soil are ________________.

c) intensely cultivated and densely populated.

d) less cultivated and thinly populated.

a) Arid soil- black coloured, also known as regur soil.

b) Laterite soil- develops on crystalline rocks.

c) Forest soil- acidic with low humus content

d) Alluvial soil- gets sticky when wet.

15) Which of the following is not a measure of soil conservation?

a) Deforestation b) Contour Ploughing c) Strip cropping d) Terrace Farming

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

3. Assertion (A)- Terrace cultivation does not restrict erosion.

III. Observe the picture and answer the following:

i. Identify the picture.

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