Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?

(a) There are many regions in India that are rich in resources but these are included in economically backward regions
(b) Ladakh has very rich cultural heritage but it is deficient in water, infrastructure and some vital minerals
(c) India has made concerted efforts for achieving the goals of resource planning right from the First Five Year Plan launched after Independence
(d) All the above

 In India, development dependent on

I. The availability of resources II. Quality of human resources
III. Historical experiences of the people
(a) I Only
(b) I, II & III
(c) I & II only
(d) II only

 Which is INCORRECT?

(a) At the international level, the Club of Rome advocated resource conservation for the first time in a more systematic way
(b) The seminal contribution with respect to resource conservation at the global level was made by the Brundtland Commission Report
(c) Mass production methods were once again presented by Schumacher in his book Small is Beautiful
(d) None

 Land under a variety of relief features in India: Which is NOT MATCHED?

(a) 43 per cent – Plain
(b) 30 per cent – Mountain
(c) 27 per cent – Plateau
(d) None

The pattern of net sown area varies greatly from one state to another. It is over 80 per cent of the total area in

(a) Punjab and Haryana
(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram
(c) Punjab
(d) Haryana

At present, there are about 130 million hectares of degraded land in India. In this 56 per cent is

(a) Forest degraded area
(b) Water eroded area
(c) Both A & B
(d) Affected by saline and alkaline deposits

 Minerals may occur in the cracks, crevices, faults or joints of (i.e. in veins and lodes)

(a) Igneous rocks
(b) Metamorphic rocks

(c) Igneous and metamorphic rocks
(d) Igneous, metamorphic & sedimentary rocks

Which National Highway covers most of Rajasthan?

(a) National Highway 8
(b) National Highway 15
(c) National Highway 23
(d) National Highway 38

From Salaya to Jalandhar there is an oil pipeline. These places are in the states of

(a) Maharastra & Punjab
(b) Gujarat & Punjab
(c) Maharastra & Haryana
(d) Gujarat & Haryana

Silicon is an example of

(a) Metals
(b) Metalloids
(c) Non-metals
(d) None

Which is INCORRECT?

(a) Anticline – A fold in sedimentary strata that resembles an arch
(b) Igneous Rocks – beds and layers
(c) Manganese Nodules – usually containing small amounts of copper, nickel and cobalt
(d) Geothermal Gradient – 30°C per kilometer in the upper crust