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40 MCQ Questions for Class 8 Geography Chapter 1 Resources with Answers
1. What defines a resource?
a) Anything useful
b) Anything valuable
c) Anything usable
d) Anything necessary
Answer:
c) Anything usable
2. What gives value to a resource?
a) Its rarity
b) Its utility
c) Its cost
d) Its availability
Answer:
b) Its utility
3. Which of the following is a natural resource?
a) Buildings
b) Medicines
c) Soil
d) Vehicles
Answer:
c) Soil
4. What are renewable resources?
a) Resources that are unlimited
b) Resources that are quickly replenished
c) Resources that are expensive
d) Resources that are man-made
Answer:
b) Resources that are quickly replenished
5. Which of these is a non-renewable resource?
a) Solar energy
b) Wind energy
c) Coal
d) Water
Answer:
c) Coal
6. What is an example of a human-made resource?
a) Air
b) Forests
c) Buildings
d) Rivers
Answer:
c) Buildings
7. Why are humans considered a resource?
a) Due to their ability to create more resources
b) Because of their economic value
c) Due to their consumption habits
d) Because of their number
Answer:
a) Due to their ability to create more resources
8. What is sustainable development?
a) Developing resources rapidly
b) Using resources without thinking about the future
c) Balancing resource use with conservation
d) Focusing only on conservation
Answer:
c) Balancing resource use with conservation
9. What can cause the depletion of renewable resources?
a) Overuse
b) Technology
c) Conservation
d) Education
Answer:
a) Overuse
10. What is an important factor in turning substances into resources?
a) Money
b) Time
c) Government policies
d) Population size
Answer:
d) Population size
11. Which of these is a human resource?
a) Medicinal plants
b) Intelligence
c) Petroleum
d) Mountains
Answer:
b) Intelligence
12. What affects the distribution of natural resources?
a) Human activities only
b) Physical factors like terrain and climate
c) Economic policies
d) Technological advancements
Answer:
b) Physical factors like terrain and climate
13. What is the role of technology in resource development?
a) Decreases resource value
b) Has no impact
c) Converts natural resources into human-made resources
d) Only used in renewable resources
Answer:
c) Converts natural resources into human-made resources
14. Which of these is not a part of sustainable development?
a) Conserving diversity
b) Rapid industrialization
c) Care for all forms of life
d) Minimizing resource depletion
Answer:
b) Rapid industrialization
15. What is meant by the ‘stock of resources’?
a) The value of resources
b) The quantity of resources available for use
c) The diversity of resources
d) The usage pattern of resources
Answer:
b) The quantity of resources available for use
16. What is the main concern in using non-renewable resources?
a) They are expensive
b) They are not useful
c) They have a limited stock
d) They are not found everywhere
Answer:
c) They have a limited stock
17. What does ‘resource conservation’ mean?
a) Using resources rapidly
b) Using resources without concern for future
c) Careful utilization of resources
d) Avoiding the use of resources
Answer:
c) Careful utilization of resources
18. What makes ‘water’ a resource?
a) Its presence everywhere
b) Its utility
c) Its cost
d) Its natural form
Answer:
b) Its utility
19. Which of these is a factor in human resource development?
a) Economic wealth
b) Physical strength
c) Education and health
d) Natural environment
Answer:
c) Education and health
20. What is the major component of the atmosphere?
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon Dioxide
d) Hydrogen
Answer:
b) Nitrogen
21. What percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by water?
a) 71%
b) 65%
c) 80%
d) 75%
Answer:
a) 71%
22. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
a) Troposphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Thermosphere
Answer:
b) Stratosphere
23. What is the main cause of Earth’s seasons?
a) Earth’s rotation
b) The sun’s rotation
c) Earth’s revolution and tilt
d) The moon’s orbit
Answer:
c) Earth’s revolution and tilt
24. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Methane
c) Nitrogen
d) Water vapor
Answer:
c) Nitrogen
25. Which gas is most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere?
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Argon
d) Carbon dioxide
Answer:
b) Nitrogen
26. What causes the movement of ocean currents?
a) Moon’s gravitational pull
b) Wind patterns
c) Earth’s rotation
d) All of the above
Answer:
d) All of the above
27. What percentage of the Earth’s atmosphere is composed of oxygen?
a) 21%
b) 78%
c) 1%
d) 0.03%
Answer:
a) 21%
28. Which of the following is not a factor affecting climate?
a) Latitude
b) Altitude
c) Ocean currents
d) Soil type
Answer:
d) Soil type
29. What is the term for the study of Earth’s physical features and environment?
a) Biology
b) Geography
c) Astronomy
d) Geology
Answer:
b) Geography
30. Which of the following is not a layer of the Earth’s atmosphere?
a) Ionosphere
b) Troposphere
c) Lithosphere
d) Stratosphere
Answer:
c) Lithosphere
31. What is the main factor that determines climate?
a) Proximity to the sea
b) Soil type
c) Human activities
d) Sun’s energy
Answer:
d) Sun’s energy
32. What is the process by which water vapor changes into liquid water?
a) Condensation
b) Evaporation
c) Precipitation
d) Sublimation
Answer:
a) Condensation
33. Which layer of the Earth’s atmosphere is closest to the surface?
a) Stratosphere
b) Troposphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Thermosphere
Answer:
b) Troposphere
34. What is the primary gas responsible for the greenhouse effect?
a) Nitrogen
b) Oxygen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Methane
Answer:
c) Carbon dioxide
35. What causes wind?
a) Earth’s rotation
b) Temperature differences
c) Gravity
d) Ocean currents
Answer:
b) Temperature differences
36. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a) Coal
b) Natural gas
c) Solar energy
d) Petroleum
Answer:
c) Solar energy
37. Which is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Core
d) Lithosphere
Answer:
b) Mantle
38. What is the main source of energy for the Earth’s climate system?
a) Wind
b) The Sun
c) Geothermal energy
d) Ocean currents
Answer:
b) The Sun
Class 8 Geography Chapter 1 Fill in the Blanks with Answers – Resources
1. Anything that can be used to satisfy a need is a ___.
Answer:
resource
2. Utility or usability is what makes an object or substance a ___.
Answer:
resource
3. Some resources have economic value, some do not. For example, metals may have an economic value, a beautiful ___ may not.
Answer:
landscape
4. Resources that are drawn from nature and used without much modification are called ___ resources.
Answer:
natural
5. Renewable resources are those which get renewed or replenished ___.
Answer:
quickly
6. Non-renewable resources are those which have a limited ___.
Answer:
stock
7. Sometimes, natural substances become resources only when their original form has been changed. Iron ore was not a resource until people learnt to extract ___ from it.
Answer:
iron
8. People use natural resources to make buildings, bridges, roads, machinery and vehicles, which are known as ___ resources.
Answer:
human-made
9. Improving the quality of people’s skills so that they are able to create more resources is known as human resource ___.
Answer:
development
10. Using resources carefully and giving them time to get renewed is called resource ___.
Answer:
conservation
11. Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future is called ___ development.
Answer:
sustainable
12. Each person can contribute to resource conservation by reducing consumption, recycling and ___ things.
Answer:
reusing
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