Resources and Development Quiz - CBSE Class 8 Social Science
Free practice quiz: Resources and Development (CBSE Class 8 Social Science). 20 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.
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What is a resource?
- Anything that can be used to satisfy human needs
- Anything found in the ocean
- Only natural elements like water
- Only man-made structures
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Answer: A. Anything that can be used to satisfy human needs
A resource is anything that can fulfill human needs, be it natural or man-made.
What makes a resource valuable?
- Its availability in large quantities
- Its utility in satisfying human needs
- Being expensive to procure
- None of the above
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Answer: B. Its utility in satisfying human needs
A resource's value is derived from its usefulness and necessity in satisfying human demands.
Which of the following is considered a man-made resource?
- Iron ore
- Plastic
- Sunlight
- Gold
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Answer: B. Plastic
Plastic is a human-made resource as it is created through the chemical processing of natural materials.
What is resource planning?
- A method to create new resources
- Optimal and judicious use of resources
- Storing resources for years
- Destroying waste resources
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Answer: B. Optimal and judicious use of resources
Resource planning is all about using available resources efficiently in order to prevent wastage and meet future demands.
What type of resource are forests considered?
- Exhaustible and identical everywhere
- Non-renewable and static
- Renewable yet exhaustible
- Exclusive to tropical regions
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Answer: C. Renewable yet exhaustible
Forests are renewable as they can replenish themselves over time, but they are exhaustible if overused or mismanaged.