Resource Management Quiz

Very Short Answer Questions

• Q. 1. Define the term 'Resource'.

  • Everything available in the environment, usable for needs, technologically accessible, economically feasible, and culturally acceptable, is a resource.

• Q. 2. What is the role of human beings in the development of a resource?

  • Humans transform environmental materials into resources and use them.

• Q. 3. What are renewable resources?

  • Resources renewed through physical, chemical, or mechanical processes. Examples include water, forests, and wildlife.

• Q. 4. What are non-renewable resources?

  • Resources that cannot be renewed or replenished, taking millions of years to form. Examples include coal, mineral oil, and iron ore.

• Q. 5. Define Individual Resources.

  • Resources privately owned by individuals. Examples include plantations, pasture lands, and water in wells.

• Q. 6. Which resources are community owned resources?

  • Resources accessible to community members. Examples include public parks, picnic spots, and playgrounds.

• Q. 7. What are National Resources.

  • All resources within a nation, categorized as national resources. Examples include minerals, wildlife, forests, water resources, and land.

• Q. 8. Which resources are termed as 'International Resources'?

  • Resources managed by international institutions for global use. Examples include oceanic resources beyond a nation's exclusive economic zone.

• Q. 9. What are Potential Resources?

  • Resources found in a region but not yet utilized. Examples include wind and solar energy.

• Q. 10. Define Developed Resources.

  • Resources surveyed, quantified, and developed for use. For example, coal and mineral oil.

• Q. 11. What do you understand by the term 'stock'?

  • Materials in the environment with potential use but currently lacking appropriate technology for access. Example includes water from hydrogen and oxygen.

• Q. 12. What are 'Reserves'?

  • Resources within a 'stock' that can be used with existing technology, but have not yet been utilized. Examples include water in dams, forests.

• Q. 13. What do you mean by sustainable development?

  • Development that meets current needs without compromising the ability of future generations.

• Q. 14. When and where was the first International Earth Summit held? First International Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. 100 heads of state attended.

• Q. 15. What was Agenda 21 of Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro? Agenda to combat environmental damage, poverty, disease through global cooperation.

• Q. 16. Why is there a need of planning resources in India? India's diverse resource availability necessitates balanced planning at national, state, and regional levels.

• Q. 17. What are the three processes involved in Resource Planning? (i) Identifying and documenting resources across the country. (ii) Developing a planning structure with appropriate technology. (iii) Aligning resource development plans with national development plans.

• Q. 18. How are resources associated with colonialism?

  • Colonists prioritized resource-rich colonies due to technological advantages
  • Resources in colonies were used to fuel development in imperial powers.

• Q. 19. Why is resource conservation important?

  • Rational resource use prevents socio-economic and environmental problems

• Q. 20. What is the importance of land as a natural resource?

  • Critical for natural vegetation, wildlife, human life, economic activities, and transportation.

• Q. 21. What are the main relief features of India?

  • Plains (43%), Mountains (30%), Plateaus (27%).

• Q. 22. Which factors determine the use of land?

  • Physical factors (topography, climate, soil type) and human factors (population density, technology, culture).

• Q. 23. What is Net Sown Area?

  • Cultivated land utilized once or twice in about two to three years.

• Q. 24. What is gross cropped area?

  • Cultivated land, including fallow land left untilled.

• Q. 25. What is waste land?

  • Rocky, arid, desert, or non-agricultural land (settlements, roads, railways, industries).

• Q. 26. How does land degradation occur?

  • Continuous use without proper management leads to degradation.

• Q. 27. What is the percentage of land degradation in India?

  • About 28% of forest, 56% of water-eroded area, 10% of wind-eroded area

• Q. 28. In which states is land degraded due to mining?

  • Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha suffer mining-related deforestation issues.

• Q. 29. In which states is over irrigation responsible for land degradation?

  • Punjab, Haryana, and Western Uttar Pradesh face waterlogging and soil salinity due to excessive irrigation.

• Q. 30. How is mineral processing responsible for land degradation?

  • Mineral processing generates dust that reduces water infiltration, soil quality issues

• Q. 31. Why is soil considered as a important resource?

  • Soil supports plant growth, and is a critical natural resource supporting various life forms.

• Q. 32. Which factors help in the formation of soil?

  • Relief, parent rock, climate, vegetation, and time are key factors.

• Q. 33. Which forces of nature help in the formation of soil?

  • Temperature changes, water flow, wind, glaciers, and decomposing organisms shape soil formation.

• Q. 34. Which soils are formed at the foothills?

  • Coarse soils are common in foothill regions like Duars, Chos , and Terai.

• Q. 35. What is 'Bangar'?

  • Old alluvial soil with high concentrations of nodules.

• Q. 36. What is 'khadar'?

  • A newer alluvial soil with more fertile particles than bangar.

• Q. 37. Why is alluvial soil called 'fertile soil'?

  • Alluvial soil contains nutrients like potash, phosphoric acid, and lime, which help crops grow.

• Q. 38. Which soils are called 'black soils'?

  • Black soils, also named Regur, are ideal for cotton cultivation.

• Q. 39. In which regions are black soils found?

  • Black soils are found in plateaus of Maharashtra, Saurashtra, Malwa, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.

• Q. 40. What are the chief characteristics of black soil?

  • Black soils possess high moisture holding capacity, have clayey material.

• Q. 41. What is the main drawback of black soil?

  • Sticky when wet, making it difficult to work on unless tilled immediately after rainfall.

• Q. 42. How are red soils formed?

  • Red soils form on crystalline igneous rocks in low rainfall areas of the Deccan plateau.

• Q. 43. How do these red soils look red or yellow in colour?

  • The presence of iron in crystalline-metamorphic rocks gives the soil its reddish or yellowish colour

• Q. 44. How are laterite soils formed?

  • Intense leaching from high temperatures and heavy rainfall result in the formation of laterite soils.

• Q. 45. Why is humus content in laterite soil low?

  • High temperatures destroy many decomposers, thus decreasing humus content.

• Q. 46-50: (Details on laterite, arid, and forest soils, soil erosion)

• Q.51-55: (Details on soil erosion, sheet erosion, gullies, terrace farming, defective farming practices.)

• Q. 56-57: (Details on strip cropping and shelter belts)

(Note: Q.50-Q.57 cover soil erosion, types of soil erosion, steps to prevent soil erosion, and agricultural practices to prevent soil erosion, which includes strip cropping methods and shelter belt use)