Natural Resources MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. All forms of water that comes down on Earth, including rain, snow, hail etc. is known as ............................

1. Calcification
2. Fixation
3. Precipitation
4. Accumulation

2. The ocean covers ....................... percentage of Earths surface.

1. 51%
2. 61%
3. 71%
4. 91%

3. Extensive planting of trees to increase forest cover is called

1. Afforestation
2. Agroforestry
3. Deforestation
4. Social forestry

4. Atmospheric humidity is measured by

1. Auxanometer
2. Photometer
3. Hygrometer
4. none

5. Which gas is likely to be reduced in the atmosphere by deforestation?

1. Carbon dioxide
2. Nitrogen
3. Oxygen
4. Sulphur dioxide

6. The portion of the earth and its environment which can support life is known as ..............................

1. Crust
2. Biosphere
3. Exosphere
4. atmosphere

7. Which of the following is the most responsible for world water crisis?

1. Dams
2. Floods
3. Drought
4. Population growth

8. Soil erosion can be prevented by

1. Deforestation
2. Afforestation
3. Overgrazing
4. Removal of vegetation

9. Deforestation generally decreases

1. Global Warming
2. drought
3. Soil erosion
4. Rainfall

10. The unit of total water content of the soil is known as

1. Holard
2. Chraserd
3. Echard
4. All of the above

11. The components of LPG are ..............................

1. Methane & Hexane
2. Propane & Butane
3. Ethane & Methane
4. Propane & Ethane

12. A renewable source of energy is

1. Petroleum
2. Coal
3. Nuclear fuel
4. Trees

13. What is troposphere?

1. Portion of air
2. Portion of water
3. Lowest layer of atmosphere where we survive
4. Portion of sky

14. The capacity to do work is termed as

1. Power
2. Force
3. Strength
4. Energy

15. Grassland of USA is referred to as

1. Prairies
2. Steppes
3. Pampas
4. Veldts