MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ’s)

CLASS 8 GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 2. LAND, SOIL, WATER, NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ’s)
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  MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS :   (MCQ’s) 

1.  Land is among the most important ____________resources .

(a) Natural
(b) Used
(c) Agricultural
(d) Human made

2.  _________ land is owned by the individuals .

(a) Owned
(b) Government
(c) Private
(d) Public

3.  The quality of land also differs from place to__________ .

(a) Urban
(b) Rural
(c) City
(d) Place

4.  Landslides takes place in conjunction with ___________ .

(a) Tsunami
(b) Plateau
(c) Earthquakes
(d) Land

5.  __________ of retention wall to stop land from slipping .

(a) Bridge
(b) Construction
(c) Infrastructure
(d) Development

6.  The thin layer of grainy substance covering the surface of the earth is called __________ .

(a) Water
(b) Grass
(c) Mud
(d) Soil

7.  The major factor of ______ are the nature of the parent rock and climatic factors .

(a) Soil formation
(b) Rock formation
(c) Land formation
(d) Building formation

8.  Soil erosion and __________ are the major threats to soil as a resource .

(a) Destroy
(b) Construction
(c) Depletion
(d) Blasting

9.  ____________   these are made on the steep slopes .

(a) Counter farming
(b) Mulching
(c) Rock dam
(d) Terrace farming

10.  __________ is  a vital  renewable  natural  resource .

(a) Liquid
(b) Water
(c) Surface
(d) Green land

11.  In the _________ living beings are interrelated and interdependent .

(a) Resources
(b) Ecosystem
(c) Biosphere
(d) Vegetation

12.  Vegetation and wildlife are ___________ resource .

(a) Expensive
(b) Non-valuable
(c) Essential
(d) Valuable.
 
13. The uneven distribution of population in the world is due to the varied characteristics of ____
(a) land and climate
(b) climate
(c) vegetation
(d) settlements

14. ______is the use of land for different purposes like agriculture, forestry, mining, construction of buildings, houses, industries and road.
(a) Land degradation
(b) Land use
(c) Landfilling
(d) Land digging

15. Which of the following determine the use of land?
(a) Soil and topography
(b) Climate and vegetation
(c) Availability of water
(d) All of these

16. Australia uses its largest portion of its area for _____
(a) Pastures
(b) Crop land
(c) Forest
(d) Other uses

17. The lowermost layer of the soil is ____
(a) Weathered rock
(b) Parent rock
(c) Sub soil
(d) None of these

18. Which of the following is used of soil conservation?
(a) Mulching
(b) Shelter belts
(c) Contour ploughing
(d) All of these

19. Which is not an example of ground water?
(a) Water flowing in rivers
(b) Water through wells
(c) Water through hand pumps
(d) Water through submersible pumps

20.Which of the following is a famous bird sanctuary?
(a) Kaziranga National Park
(b) Tiger Park at Dudhwa
(c) Gir forest
(d) Bharatpur Sanctuary

Answers:

1. (a) Natural 
2. (c) Private 
3. (d) Place
4. (c) Earthquake
5. (b) Construction 
6. (d) Soil
7. (a) Soil formation
8. (c) Depletion
9. (d) Terrace farming 
10. (b) Water
11. (c) Biosphere 
12. (d) Valuable.
13.(a) land and climate
14. (b) Land use
15.(d) All of these
16.(a) Pastures
17.(b) Parent rock
18.(d) All of these
19.(a) Water flowing in rivers
20.(d) Bharatpur Sanctuary

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