Resources and Industries CDS Questions

Resources and Industries MCQ Questions

1.
What makes an object or substance a resource?
A.
Its colour
B.
Its age
C.
Its utility or usability
D.
Its weight
ANSWER :
C. Its utility or usability
2.
Resources are generally classified into which three categories?
A.
Solid, liquid and gas
B.
Natural, human-made and human
C.
Cheap, costly and free
D.
Old, new and recycled
ANSWER :
B. Natural, human-made and human
3.
On the basis of development and use, resources whose quantity is known and which are being used in the present are called:
A.
Potential resources
B.
Actual resources
C.
Ubiquitous resources
D.
Abiotic resources
ANSWER :
B. Actual resources
4.
The uranium found in Ladakh is an example of which type of resource?
A.
Actual resource
B.
Ubiquitous resource
C.
Biotic resource
D.
Potential resource
ANSWER :
D. Potential resource
5.
On the basis of origin, resources that are non-living are classified as:
A.
Renewable resources
B.
Potential resources
C.
Biotic resources
D.
Abiotic resources
ANSWER :
D. Abiotic resources
6.
Soils, rocks and minerals are examples of which type of resource based on origin?
A.
Renewable
B.
Abiotic
C.
Human-made
D.
Biotic
ANSWER :
B. Abiotic