Resources and Industries CDS Questions

CDS World Geography

Resources and Industries MCQ Questions


13.
Improving the quality of people's skills so that they are able to create more resources is known as:
A.
Human resource development
B.
Land reclamation
C.
Sustainable development
D.
Resource conservation
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ANSWER :
A. Human resource development
14.
Using resources carefully and giving them time to get renewed is called:
A.
Resource conservation
B.
Afforestation
C.
Recycling
D.
Sustainable development
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ANSWER :
A. Resource conservation
15.
Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for future generations is called:
A.
Resource conservation
B.
Reclamation
C.
Recycling
D.
Sustainable development
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ANSWER :
D. Sustainable development
16.
'The amount of resources available for use' is the definition of:
A.
Stock of a resource
B.
Utility of a resource
C.
Patent of a resource
D.
Value of a resource
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ANSWER :
A. Stock of a resource
17.
Which of the following two factors are described as the most important in changing substances into resources?
A.
Capital and labour
B.
Time and technology
C.
Land and water
D.
Religion and culture
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ANSWER :
B. Time and technology
18.
Approximately what percentage of the earth's total surface area is covered by land?
A.
About 90 per cent
B.
About 70 per cent
C.
About 30 per cent
D.
About 50 per cent
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ANSWER :
C. About 30 per cent