Social Science Ch 8 and Ch 9

CHAPTER 8 & CHAPTER 9

Quiz

 

1. Which resource is renewable?
   1.   Mineral oil
   2.   Bio-gas
   3.   Mineral coal
   4.   Natural gas
2. Which resource is non-renewable?
   1.   Animals
   2.   Forests
   3.   Minerals
   4.   Lakes
3. What type of resources are forests and forest animals ?
   1.   Non-renewable
   2.   Man-made
   3.   Renewable
   4.   A forestation
4. What type of resources are minerals?
   1.   A forestation
   2.   Man-made
   3.   Non-renewable
   4.   Renewable
5. What percent of land area in India comprises plains?
   1.   30 %
   2.   43 %
   3.   27 %
   4.   46 %
6. What percent of land area cover the plateaus?
   1.   20%
   2.   30%
   3.   37%
   4.   27%
7. What percent of land area in India is mountainous?
   1.   27%
   2.   37%
   3.   30%
   4.   43%
8. What type of climate is there in India?
   1.   Seasonal
   2.   Hot and Cool
   3.   Dry and Humid
   4.   Monsoonal
9. Which season is more important in India?
   1.   Winter
   2.   Summer
   3.   Rainy
   4.   Spring
10. Which is the basic tool for agriculture?
    1.   Minerals
    2.   Land
    3.   Irrigation
    4.   Climate
11. What is the soil formed by older alluvium called?
    1.   Khadar
    2.   Bangar
    3.   Chadar
    4.   Sadar
12. Which type of alluvium is Bangar soil?
    1.   Older alluvium
    2.   New alluvium
    3.   Lava
    4.   Desert
13. What is the soil formed by newer alluvium called?
    1.   Bangar
    2.   Khadar
    3.   Laterite
    4.   Gadar
14. Which soil is considered as a gift of peninsular plateau?
    1.   Red
    2.   Black
    3.   Laterite
    4.   Alluvial
15. What is the other name of black soil?
    1.   Regur
    2.   Khadar
    3.   Leterite
    4.   Bangar
16. In which Indian states is the black soil found?
    1.   Tamil Nadu
    2.   Kerala
    3.   Chhattisgarh
    4.   Maharashtra
17. Which soil is also known as Regur?
    1.   Black
    2.   Red
    3.   Laterite
    4.   Desert
18. Which soil is also known as 'Cotton Soil'?
    1.   Leterite
    2.   Black
    3.   Red
    4.   Desert
19. Which soil is formed due to excessive erosion by rainfall?
    1.   Desert
    2.   Laterite
    3.   Regur
    4.   Mountainous
20. Which soil contains more combination of iron and aluminum?
    1.   Red
    2.   Laterite
    3.   Desert
    4.   Alluvial
21. Which soil contains more of Salinity and less of organic matter?
    1.   Black
    2.   Desert
    3.   Red
    4.   Alluvial
22. Which soil is immature and less productive?
    1.   Mountainous
    2.   Red
    3.   Black
    4.   Laterite
23. How much of India is covered by forests?
    1.   36 %
    2.   24 %
    3.   18 %
    4.   22 %
24. How much Iand of India is occupied by permanent pasture land?
    1.   4%
    2.   2%
    3.   5%
    4.   8%
25. How much of cultivable land of India remains fallow?
    1.   48%
    2.   4%
    3.   14%
    4.   8%
26. What is the percentage of net sown area of the total land of India?
    1.   46%
    2.   36%
    3.   56%
    4.   66%
27. What percent of the net sown area is cultivated more than once in a year?
    1.   16%
    2.   36%
    3.   26%
    4.   46%
28. What percent land is not available for cultivation?
    1.   14%
    2.   4%
    3.   8%
    4.   24%
29. In which state is net sown area over 80 % of the total area?
    1.   Uttar Pradesh
    2.   Punjab
    3.   Gujarat
    4.   Delhi
30. In which state is net sown area less than 10% ?
    1.   Manipur
    2.   Gujarat
    3.   Rajasthan
    4.   Panjab
31. In India, by which factor is maximum land degradation caused?
    1.   Wind
    2.   Water
    3.   Saline deposits
    4.   Deforestation
32. In which river valley of Madhya Pradesh are the ravines found?
    1.   Chambal
    2.   Narmada
    3.   Betwa
    4.   Shan
33. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
    1.   Laterite soil- Heavyly rain-eroded land
    2.   Regur - Black soil
    3.   Bangar soil- old alluvium soil
    4.   Khadar soil- unproductive soil
34. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
    1.   Mountainous soil is immature and less fertile.
    2.   Black soil can retain moisture for a long time.
    3.   Laterite soil is black in colour.
    4.   Alluvial soil of rivers is productive.
35. What is the rank of India in Asia with reference to the varieties of vegetation?
    1.   First
    2.   Second
    3.   Third
    4.   Fourth
36. From the liquid of which tree is turpentine obtained?
    1.   Chid
    2.   Deodar
    3.   Spruce
    4.   Cedar
37. From which tree is the sandle oil obtained?
    1.   Pine
    2.   Sesame
    3.   Sandle wood
    4.   Spruce
38. Which herbal medicine is found only in India?
    1.   Ashwagandha
    2.   Rajnigandha
    3.   Sarpagandha
    4.   Matsyagandha
39. In which type of forest area is cultivation and cattle grazing prohibited?
    1.   Protected
    2.   Unclassified
    3.   Classified
    4.   Reserved
40. How many percent of the total forest area of India is occupied by Reserved Forests?
    1.   29.2 %
    2.   54.4 %
    3.   23.3 %
    4.   16.4 %
41. What percent of the total forest area of India is occupied by dense forests?
    1.   59 %
    2.   40 %
    3.   30 %
    4.   70 %
42. Which region in India has maximum forest area with reference to its total area?
    1.   Arunachal Pradesh
    2.   Tripura
    3.   Andaman-Nicobar archipelago
    4.   Mizoram
43. Which Indian state has the least proportion of forest cover in relation to its total area?
    1.   Gujarat
    2.   Rajasthan
    3.   Haryana
    4.   Jammu-Kashmir
44. What is the percentage ratio of mangrove forests in India, from density point of........?
    1.   2
    2.   4
    3.   3
    4.   less than 1
45. How much percentage of Indian Territory is covered by forests?
    1.   63.3
    2.   46.3
    3.   33.3
    4.   23.3
46. In which Indian state, did the 'Chipko Movement' take place to save the pine trees?
    1.   Uttarakhand
    2.   Jammu-Kashmir
    3.   Himachal Pradesh
    4.   Sikkim
47. Who started the 'Chipko Movement'?
    1.   Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna
    2.   Acharya Vinoba Bhave
    3.   Govind Vallabh Pant
    4.   Sundarlal Bahuguna
48. Which animal is found only in little Rann of Kachchh of India?
    1.   Camel
    2.   Ghudkhar
    3.   Wild cat
    4.   Wolf
49. Which is the national animal of India?
    1.   Lion
    2.   Tiger
    3.   Elephant
    4.   Rhinoceros
50. What is the status of chitah in India?
    1.   Extinct
    2.   On verge of extinction
    3.   Endangered
    4.   Rare
51. Which animal in India is on verge of extinction?
    1.   Sabar
    2.   Elephant
    3.   Ghoral
    4.   Bear
52. Which type of animals are desert fox, ghudkhar and bear in Gujarat?
    1.   Extinct
    2.   Endangered
    3.   On verge of extinction
    4.   Adversely (vulnerable) affected
53. When is the 'World Environment Day' celebrated?
    1.   21 March
    2.   5 June
    3.   4 October
    4.   29 December
54. In which month is the ‘Van Mahotsav' celebrated?
    1.   March
    2.   July
    3.   October
    4.   January
55. On which day is the 'World Animal Day' celebrated?
    1.   5 June
    2.   4 October
    3.   29 December
    4.   21 March
56. When is the 'Bio-diversity Day' celebrated?
    1.   21 March
    2.   5 June
    3.   4 October
    4.   29 December
57. When is the 'World Forestry Day' celebrated?
    1.   10 November
    2.   4 November
    3.   21 March
    4.   5 June
58. What is celebrated during 2 to 9 October?
    1.   Van Mahotsav
    2.   World Nature week
    3.   Wild Animal week
    4.   Environment week
59. Which scheme was started in 1975, with the collaboration of Food and Agricultural Organization of United Nation ?
    1.   Fishery
    2.   Crocodile
    3.   Whale
    4.   Dolfin
60. The oceanic park, declared as 'Marine National Park' is located near which city of Gujarat?
    1.   Bhavnagar
    2.   Porbandar
    3.   Veraval
    4.   Jamnagar
61. In which state is located the Kaziranga National Park?
    1.   Madhya Pradesh
    2.   Uttarakhand
    3.   Assam
    4.   Karnataka
62. Which sanctuary is located in Kerala?
    1.   Dachigam
    2.   Madumalai
    3.   Periyar
    4.   Chandraprabha
63. Which is the bio reserve area try West Bengal?
    1.   Similipal
    2.   Sundarvan
    3.   Nanda Devi
    4.   Panchmadhi
64. In which state is Bandipur National Park located?
    1.   Karnataka
    2.   Uttarakhand
    3.   Madhya Pradesh
    4.   Assam
65. In which state is the Corbet National Park located?
    1.   Assam
    2.   Karnataka
    3.   Uttarakhand
    4.   Madhya Pradesh
66. In which state is located the Chandraprabha Sanctuary?
    1.   Tamil Nadu
    2.   Assam
    3.   Uttar Pradesh
    4.   Jammu-Kashmir
67. In which state is the Dachigam Sanctuary located?
    1.   Jammu-Kashmir
    2.   Uttar Pradesh
    3.   Tamil Nadu
    4.   Assam
68. Which bio reserve is located in Uttarakhand?
    1.   Sundarvan
    2.   Pachmarhi
    3.   Similipal
    4.   Nanda Devi
69. Which bio reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh?
    1.   Similipal
    2.   Nanda Devi
    3.   Pachmarhi
    4.   Sundarvan
70. Which bio reserve area is spread over Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu?
    1.   Madumalai
    2.   Bandipur
    3.   Nilgiri
    4.   Periyar
71. Which is the rank of India in world in diversity of vegetation?
    1.   Second
    2.   Fifth
    3.   Tenth
    4.   Fourth
72. What is obtained from the pulp of chid tree?
    1.   Iodine
    2.   Rubber
    3.   Sealing wax
    4.   Turpentine
73. In which state Ranthambhor National Park situated?
    1.   Madhya Pradesh
    2.   Uttar Pradesh
    3.   Uttarakhand
    4.   Rajasthan
74. Which community from Rajasthan protects trees and animals?
    1.   Bishnoi
    2.   Banni
    3.   Marvadi
    4.   Jat
75. Which of the following pairs is not correct?
    1.   World Forestry Day-21 March
    2.   World Environment Day-5 June
    3.   World Animals Day-4 October
    4.   Bio-diversity Day-29 November
76. Which of the following pairs is not correct?
    1.   Lions-Gujarat
    2.   One horn Rhino-Assam
    3.   Ghudkhar-Rajasthan
    4.   Royal Bengal Tiger-West Bengal
77. One of the following pairs is not correct.
    1.   Kaziranga-Assam
    2.   Kanha-Kerala
    3.   Sundarvan- West Bengal
    4.   Corbet- Uttarakhand
78. Which pair from the following is not correct?
    1.   Chandraprabha- Uttar Pradesh
    2.   Manas-Assam
    3.   Dachigam-Madhya Pradesh
    4.   Periyar-Kerala
79. Which of the following pairs is not correct?
    1.   Nanda Devi- Uttarakhand
    2.   Similipal-Orissa
    3.   Nilgiri- Tamil Nadu
    4.   Pachmarhi-Chhattisgarh
80. Where is located 'Forest Research Institute', which carries out research about forests?
    1.   Dehradun
    2.   Lucknow
    3.   Amritsar
    4.   Bengaluru
81. Which is the national bird of India?
    1.   Swan
    2.   Peacock
    3.   Parrot
    4.   Koyal
82. Which is the largest animal in India?
    1.   Hippopotamus
    2.   Rhino
    3.   Elephant
    4.   Zebra
83. Hunting which animal is a crime?
    1.   Cow
    2.   Deer
    3.   Horse
    4.   Camel
84. Who is highly responsible for the destruction of forest?
    1.   Animals
    2.   Humanbeings
    3.   Birds
    4.   None