Ch 1 & 2 Of Class VIII MCQ (Social Science) D A V Publication

           Ch 1 & 2 Of Class VIII MCQ
    (Social Science D A V Publication 

General  Knowledge

Q 1 Future Generations will depend on solar energy because it is---

(a) biotic 
(b) man-made  
(c) inexhaustible 
(d) non-renewable

Ans © inexhaustible

Q 2 Which one of the following resources can be recycled?

(          (a) gold     
     (b) coal        
     (c) land    
     (d) natural gas

Ans (a) gold 

                   

Q 3 All the abiotic resources include------

(          (a) living beings
     (b) non-living things 
     (c) inexhaustible resources 
     (d) renewable resources

Ans (b) non-living things

Q 4 Available resources which are not being tapped fully for the time being are called------

(            (a)  actual resources 
       (b) man-made resources 
       (c) biotic resources

       (d) Potential resources

Ans-(d) potential resources

Q 5 Which one does not promote conservation of resources?

(a)  use resources more efficiently 
(b) optimum utilization of resources 
(c) use as much resources as required 
(d) reduce wastage of resources

Ans © use as much resources as required

Q 6 Which type of erosion leads to desertification?

(           (a)  Soil Erosion 
      (b) Wind erosion 
      (c) Water Erosion 
      (d) Wave Erosion

Ans (a) Soil Erosion

Q7 Which one of the following is suitable for restoring soil fertility?

(          (a) Terrace farming 
     (b) Contour ploughing 
     (c) Shifting agriculture along the hill slopes 
     (d) Rotation of crops

Ans (d) Rotation of crops

Q8 Which of the following not in favour of multipurpose river valley projects?

(          (a)  Control floods
     (b) Generate hydroelectricity
     (c) Large scale displacement of people    

           (d) Provide water for irrigation

Ans © Large scale displacement of people

Q 9 Maintenance of lakes and ponds is essential for ----------------

(           (a)  Increasing surface water runoff 
      (b) Increasing water table
      (c) Increasing soil fertility
      (d) Recycling of water

Ans (b) Increasing water table

Q10 Which factor is more responsible for the quick formation of soil in Rajasthan?

(           (a)  Soluble rocks) 
      (b) Vegetation cover
      (c) extreme difference in day and night temperature 
      (d) Rainfall

Ans © extreme difference in day and night temperature