Which of the following statements can be considered as a reason for unequal distribution of resources over the earth?
1. Earth has different topography, climate and altitude at different places
2. Level of development is different at different places.
3. Technological levels forced some countries to accumulate more resources than others.
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Consider the following pairs:
1. Utility – Usability
2. Value – Exclusive right over any idea or invention
3. Patent – Worth
Which of the following pair/s given below is incorrectly matched?

Consider the following statements regarding resources:
1. All renewable resources are biotic in nature.
2. Water is a renewable resource.
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Dark soil of Deccan plateau is an example of:

Coal is classified as actual nonrenewable resource because:
1. Its quantity is known.
2. Once exhausted it may take thousands of years to replenish.
Which of the following statements is/are correct:

With reference to Resources, consider the following statements:
1. Anything that can be used to satisfy a need is a resource.
2. Utility or usability is what makes an object or substance a Resource.
3. All resources have the same value.
Which of the above statements is/are Correct:

Consider the following statements regarding resources:
1. People themselves are resources.
2. Creation of new resource from old resources are not possible.
Which of the above statements is/are Correct:

Consider the following statements regarding resources:
1. Actual resources are those resources whose entire quantity may not be known and these are not being used at present.
2. Potential resources are those resources whose quantity is known and are being used in the present.
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Biotic resources are:

Which of the following resources can be classified as localised resources?
1. Air
2. Soil
3. Copper
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Which of the following are the major threats to the environment because of the expansion of agriculture and constructional activities?
1. Land degradation
2. Landslides
3. Soil erosion
4. Desertification
5. Natural vegetation
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Consider the following pairs:
1. Contour barriers – Different crops are grown in alternate rows and sown at different times to protect soil from rain wash.
2. Terrace farming – Made on steep slopes so that flat surfaces are available to grow crops; reduces run-off and soil erosion.
3. Intercropping – Stones, grass, soil are used to build barriers along contours; trenches collect water.
Which of the following pair/s given below is correctly matched?

Consider the following statements regarding water:
1. Oceans cover two-thirds of the earth’s surface.
2. Fresh water accounts for only about 2.7 per cent.
3. Only 1 percent of freshwater is available and fit for human use.
Which of the above statements is/are Correct:

Consider the following statements regarding Water:
1. Water is a non-renewable resource.
2. Its total volume changes constantly.
Which of the above statements is/are Correct?

Which of the following methods are used for land conservation?
1. Afforestation
2. Land reclamation
3. Sand mining
4. Regulated use of chemical pesticide and fertilisers
5. Checks on overgrazing
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Consider the following pairs:
1. Weathering – Breaking up and decay of exposed rocks by temperature changes, frost, plants, animals and man.
2. Rain water harvesting – Collecting rainwater from rooftops and storing for future use.
3. Landslides – Mass movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope.
Which of the above pair/s given below is correctly matched?

Which method of soil conservation is practiced in the coastal and dry regions?

Consider the following pairs:
1. Biosphere – Interaction between organism and surrounding environment
2. Ecosystem – Narrow zone of contact between lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
Which of the above pair/s given below is correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs:
1. Land use – Land suitable for agriculture
2. Humus – Productive use of land
3. Rock dams – Prevent soil erosion
Which of the above pair/s given below is incorrectly matched?

Which of the following statements is/are responsible for landslide:
1. Relief
2. Slope
3. Stream action
4. Dissected surface
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With reference to Protected areas, consider the following statements:
1. National Park is a series of protected areas linked through a global network, intended to demonstrate the relationship between conservation and development. While, Biosphere reserve is a natural area designated to protect the ecological integrity of one or more ecosystems for present and future generations.
2. Both National parks and biosphere reserves are made to protect our natural vegetation and wildlife.
Which of the above statements is/are Correct:

Which of the following factors is/are responsible to accelerate the process of extinction of natural resources such as forests?
1. Deforestation
2. Soil erosion
3. Constructional activities
4. Forest fires
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Consider the following statements regarding forest:
1. Deciduous forests shed their leaves in a particular season to conserve loss of moisture through transpiration.
2. Evergreen forests do not shed their leaves simultaneously in any season of the year.
Which of the above statements is/are Correct:

Consider the following statements regarding vegetation:
1. The growth of vegetation depends only on temperature and moisture.
2. As the amount of moisture decreases the size of trees and their density reduces.
3. In dry areas of low rainfall, thorny shrubs and scrubs grow.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following pairs:
1. Bees – Pollination of flowers.
2. Birds – Acts as scavenger by feeding on dead livestock.
3. Vultures – Acts as a decomposer by feeding on insects.
Which of the above pair/s given below is correctly matched?

Which of the following are Ferrous minerals?
1. Gold
2. Silver
3. Manganese
4. Iron ore
5. Chromite

Consider the following statements regarding minerals:
1. Minerals are evenly distributed over space.
2. They are created by natural processes without any human interference.
Which of the above statements is/are Correct?

Minerals that lie at shallow depths are taken out by removing the surface layer; this is known as:

Consider the following statements regarding minerals:
1. All metallic minerals are ferrous minerals.
2. All non-ferrous minerals are metallic minerals.
Which of the above statements is/are Correct:

Which one of the following practices will NOT conserve LPG in your kitchen?
1. Soaking the dal before cooking.
2. Cooking food in pressure cooker.
3. Keeping vegetables chopped before lighting the gas.
4. Cooking food in an open pan kept on low flame.

Consider the following statements regarding minerals:
1. Ferrous minerals are magnetic.
2. Non-ferrous minerals are not magnetic.
Which of the above statements is/are Correct:

In which of the following rocks are non-metallic minerals found?
1. Sedimentary rocks
2. Young fold mountains
3. Igneous rocks
4. Metamorphic rocks
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Consider the following statements regarding Nuclear reaction:
1. Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei are combined to form one or more different atomic nuclei.
2. Nuclear fission is a nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller, lighter nuclei.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs:
1. Chile – Copper
2. Australia – Bauxite
3. Bolivia – Tin
Which of the above pair/s given below is correctly matched?

Consider the following statements regarding Nuclear power:
1. Thorium is found in large quantities in the Monazite sands of Kerala.
2. In India Tamil Nadu and Odisha have large deposits of Uranium.
3. The greatest producers of nuclear power are USA and Europe.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements regarding the Conventional sources of energy:
1. The conventional sources of energy are the fossil fuels which took millions of years for the formation of fossil fuels; hence they are limited and non-renewable.
2. Fossils are remains of organisms that lived in the past and fossil fuels are plants that got buried under earth that became rock over years.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

With reference to the mineral deposits in Asia, consider the following statements:
1. China and India have large iron ore deposits.
2. Continent produces more than half of the world’s tin.
3. China, Malaysia and Indonesia are among the world’s leading tin producers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Silicon used in computer industry is obtained from:

Which of the following is NOT a non-conventional source of energy?
1. Oil and Petroleum
2. Solar energy
3. Wind energy
4. Geothermal power

Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?
1. They are created by natural processes.
2. They have a definite chemical composition.
3. They are inexhaustible.
4. Their distribution is uneven.

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Primary activities: Agriculture and fishing
2. Secondary activities: Transport and trade
3. Tertiary activities: Baking of bread and weaving of clothes
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Agriculture is a primary activity. Which includes the following activities:
1. Growing crops and fruits
2. Growing vegetables and flowers
3. Rearing of livestock
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Consider the following pairs:
1. Sericulture: Commercial rearing of silkworms.
2. Pisciculture: Breeding of fish in specially constructed tanks and ponds.
3. Viticulture: Cultivation of grapes.
4. Horticulture: Growing vegetables, flowers and fruits for commercial use.
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Consider the following about types of intensive subsistence agriculture:
1. Farmer cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and more labour.
2. Intensive subsistence agriculture is prevalent in thickly populated areas.
3. Prevalent in monsoon regions of South, Southeast and East Asia.
Which of the above are correctly matched?

It is a staple diet of tropical and sub-tropical regions. It needs high temperature, high humidity and rainfall. It grows best in alluvial clayey soil. This description is suitable for which crop?

Consider the following statements about Wheat:
1. It requires high temperature and high rainfall during the growing season and bright sunshine at harvest.
2. It thrives best in well drained sandy soil.
3. Wheat is grown extensively in USA, Canada, Argentina, Russia, Ukraine, Australia and India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about Millets:
1. Millets are good for the soil, have shorter cultivation cycles and require less cost-intensive cultivation.
2. These features make millets suited for India’s varied agro-climatic conditions.
3. Millets are water or input-intensive, making them sustainable for climate change.
4. India grows three major millet crops: jowar, bajra and ragi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following conditions are suitable for Tea?
1. Requires a cool climate and well distributed rainfall.
2. Plantation requires drained loamy soil.
3. Gentle slope.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

Which of the following factors does not have impact on location of industry?
1. Capital
2. Transport
3. Raw material
4. Land
5. Water
6. Labour
7. Power

Which of the following processes are related to the textile industry?
1. Ginning
2. Spinning
3. Weaving
4. Dyeing
5. Printing
6. Crystallisation

India finds organic farming an attractive proposition because:
1. Export demand for organic products is on the rise.
2. Organic farming is less labour-intensive than conventional farming.
3. Organic products are seen to be nutritionally superior to chemically produced foods.

Which of the following lakes is fully inside the USA?
1. Superior
2. Huron
3. Ontario
4. Michigan

Which of the following are man-made fibers?
1. Nylon
2. Polyester
3. Acrylic
4. Rayon
5. Linen

Which of the following factors were responsible for development of the textile industry in Mumbai region?
1. Cool and moist climate
2. Port for importing machinery
3. Availability of raw material and skilled labour

Which of the following statements are correct related to population distribution?
1. Many more people live south of the Equator than north of the Equator.
2. Almost three-quarters of the world’s people live in Asia and Africa.
3. Sixty per cent of the world’s people stay in just 10 countries.

Which of these major regions of the world are Coffee growing belts?
1. Latin America
2. Africa
3. South and South-east Asia

Rainbow revolution implies a development in:
1. Fisheries
2. Horticulture
3. Forestry

Which of these can be categorized as capital goods industries?
1. Engineering goods
2. Textiles
3. Financial Services Industry
4. Construction and mining equipment industry

The Prairies are known as the Granaries of the world. They are bound by which geographical features from the West and East respectively?

Consider the following about steel plants in India:
1. All the steel plants are located in raw material regions.
2. Jharkhand is the largest producer of steel in India.
Which of the above is/are correct?

Consider the following about Maize crop production in India:
1. Maize is cultivated throughout the year in all states.
2. Maize requires moderate temperature, rainfall and lots of sunshine.
Which of the above is/are correct?

The entire production is largely consumed by the farmers and their family and they do not have any surplus to sell in the market. Landholdings are small and fragmented. Cultivation techniques are primitive and simple. Above features are found in which type of farming?

Consider the following statements about the Industrial sector:
1. Manufacturing sector employs most of the unorganised sector labour-force.
2. Small scale industries use lesser amounts of capital and technology compared to large scale industries.
Which of the above is/are correct?

Which of the following industries are considered as Sunrise Industries?
1. Wellness, Hospitality and Knowledge
2. Information technology
3. AI, Big data & Robotics
4. Leather & textile industry

Which one of the following describes a system of agriculture where single crop is grown on a large area?

Which of the following statements are correct regarding agriculture?
1. Developing countries with large populations usually practise extensive agriculture.
2. Developed countries usually practise intensive agriculture.

Consider the following pairs about Indian hand spun hand woven cloth:
1. Chintzes : Dhaka
2. Muslins : Masulipatnam
3. Calicos : Calicut
4. Gold-wrought cotton pieces : Burhanpur, Surat and Vadodara
Which of the following pairs given above is correctly matched?

Which of the following reasons are correct about the spread of cotton textile industries from western region to other regions of India?
1. Humidity can be created artificially.
2. Raw cotton is pure and not weight losing.
3. Availability of cheap labour.
4. Dedicated government programme for spread of cotton textile industries.

Consider the following about the locational factors of the information technology industry:
1. Resource availability
2. Cost
3. Infrastructure
4. Nearness to sea ports

Consider the following about the pattern of population distribution:
1. More than 90 per cent of the world’s population lives in about 10 per cent of the land surface.
2. Very few people live in high latitude areas, tropical deserts, high mountains and equatorial forests.

Consider the following about the pattern of population density:
1. The average density of population in the whole world is 45 persons per square km.
2. South Asia has the highest density of population followed by East and Southeast Asia.
3. Average density of population in India is 324 persons per square km.
Which of the above is/are incorrect?

Which of the following inputs are necessary for steel making?
1. Coal
2. Iron ore
3. Limestone
4. Nickel
5. Copper
Which of the above is/are incorrect?

What are the following reasons responsible for high population growth in India?
1. Low Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
2. High Birth Rate in northern belt
3. Absolute increase in population is very high
Which of the above is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements:
1. Everything present on the Earth is a resource.
2. Actual resources are those resources whose quantity is known.
3. Potential resources are those resources that can be used in a more effective way.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about renewable resources:
1. Some renewable resources are unlimited in nature and not affected by human activities.
2. Soil and wind are unlimited resources.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Ubiquitous resources are those resources that are found everywhere.
2. The distribution of resources depends upon climate, terrain, and altitude.
3. Substances can be changed to resources by technology and time.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following factors affect Land Use?
1. Topography
2. Minerals
3. Population
4. Technology
5. Soil

Consider the following statements about cultivation of Coffee:
1. Coffee requires warm and wet climate.
2. It requires sandy soil.
3. Hill slopes are more suitable for growth.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

Which of the following factors are responsible for soil degradation?
1. Rain wash
2. Floods
3. Overgrazing
4. Landslide
5. Deforestation
6. Rock dams

Consider the following pairs:
1. Shelter Belts – Rows of trees planted to check wind movement and protect soil cover.
2. Contour ploughing – Stones, grass and soil are used to build barriers along contours; trenches collect water.
3. Mulching – Bare ground between plants is covered with organic matter like straw to retain soil moisture.
Which of the above pairs is/are incorrectly matched?

Consider the following statements about CITES:
1. It is an agreement between the national organizations of different countries.
2. It is an agreement that focuses on the trade of endangered species with special attention.