NCERT (Geography) Class-VIII
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| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Utility makes an object or a substance, a resource. 2. Some resources have economic value, some do not. 3. Patent means the exclusive right over any idea or invention. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are incorrect? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Substances can be changed into resources by time and through technology. 2. Technology is the application of the latest knowledge and skill in doing or making things. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Renewable resources are those which get renewed or replenished quickly. 2. All renewable resources are unlimited and not affected by human activities. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following : 1. Coal 2. Petroleum 3. Water 4. Natural gas Which of the above are non-renewable resources? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Buildings, bridges, roads, machinery and vehicles are examples of human made resources. 2. Technology is a human made resource. 3. The natural substances become resources only when their original form has been changed. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Human Resource is related only to the mental and physical abilities of the people. 2. It is the skills of humans that help in transferring the physical material into a valuable resource. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Using resources carefully and giving them time to get renewed is called sustainable development. 2. To conserve the resources for the future is called resource conservation. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Land is among the most important natural resources. 2. It covers only about sixty per cent of the total area of the earth's surface. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following : 1. Steep slopes of the mountains 2. Desert areas 3. River valleys 4. Thick forested areas Which of the above areas are sparsely populated? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 The land use pattern is determined by | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following: 1. Fodder 2. Fruits 3. Medicinal herbs Which of the above can be the advantages of community land? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following: 1. Land degradation 2. Landslides 3. Soil erosion 4. Desertification 5. Crop rotation Which of the above are the threats to environment from expansion of agriculture? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. The thin layer of grainy substance covering the surface of the earth is called soil. 2. Soil is made up of organic matter, minerals and weathered rocks found on the earth. 3. Weathering is the breaking up and decay of exposed rocks. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Hazard mapping 2. Construction of retention wall 3. Increase in the vegetation 4. Deforestation Which of the above measures can help in mitigation of landslides? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following: 1. Climate 2. Parent rock 3. Time 4. Organic material 5. Topography Which of the above factors help in the formation of soil? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following: 1. Mulching 2. Contour barriers 3. Rock dam 4. Terrace farming Which of the above are methods of soil conservation? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Different crops grown in alternate rows to protect the soil from rain wash is called intercropping. 2. Ploughing parallel to the contours of a hill slope to form a natural barrier is called shelter belts. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Fresh water accounts for only about 2.7 per cent. 2. Nearly 70 per cent of freshwater occurs as ice sheets and glaciers. 3. Only 1 per cent of freshwater is available and fit for human use. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Amreli city is completely dependent on purchasing water from the nearby talukas. It is located in | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Natural vegetation and wildlife exist only in biosphere. 2. In the biosphere living beings are inter-related and interdependent on each other for survival. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Vulture is a scavenger and considered a vital cleanser of the environment. 2. Vultures in the Indian subcontinent were dying of kidney failure shortly due to ibuprofen in dead livestocks. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements : 1. Mineral is a naturally occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition. 2. They are created naturally with some human interference. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following : 1. Colour 2. Density 3. Hardness 4. Chemical property Which of the above properties determine the type of minerals? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Rocks from which minerals are mined are known as ores. 2. A rock is an aggregate of one or more minerals but without definite composition of constituent of mineral. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Metallic minerals may be ferrous or non-ferrous. 2. T he examples of metallic minerals include iron ore, manganese, chromites, gold, silver, copper, lead, etc. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following : 1. Limestone 2. Mica 3. Gypsum 4. Coal 5. Petroleum Which of the above are examples of non-metallic minerals? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Minerals that lie at shallow depths are taken out by removing the surface layer, called mining. 2. Deep bores have to be made to reach mineral deposits that lie at great depths, called quarrying. 3. Deep wells are bored to extract Petroleum and natural, called shaft mining. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are incorrect? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Iron-ore in north Sweden. 2. Copper and nickel deposits in Ontario, Canada. 3. Iron, nickel, chromites and platinum in South Africa. The above minerals are found in | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 The continent of the world which produces more than half of the world's tin is | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 The country in the world with no known mineral deposit is | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. The oldest rocks in the world are in Western Australia. 2. Australia is the world's largest producer of diamonds, gold and platinum. 3. Africa is the largest producer of bauxite in the world. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are incorrect? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following mineral is called 'Buried Sunshine'? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which of the following mineral is called 'Black Gold'? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. U.S.A was the first country in the world to develop hydroelectricity. 2. The site of the world's first solar and wind powered bus shelter is in Scotland. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: Nuclear power stations: Location 1. Kalpakkam: Tamilnadu 2. Tarapur: Maharastra 3. Narora: Karnataka 4. Kaiga: Uttar Pradesh Which of the above is are matched correctly? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Energy generated from tides is called tidal energy. 2. The first tidal energy station was built in Russia. 3. Tidal energy can be harnessed by building dams at narrow openings of the rivers. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are incorrect ? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Manufacturing of steel 2. Baking of bread 3. Weaving of cloth Which of the above are the examples of primary activities? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Primary activities are concerned with the processing of natural resources. 2. The word 'agriculture' is derived from Latin words 'ager' or 'agri'. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Viticulture: Breeding of vultures 2. Sericulture: Commercial rearing of silk worms 3. Pisciculture: Breeding of fish 4. Horticulture: Growing vegetables, flowers and fruits for commercial use Which of the above is/are matched correctly? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. In organic farming only insecticides are added and no pesticide is used. 2. No genetic modification is done to increase the yield of the crop. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. The shifting cultivation and nomadic herding are practised in commercial agriculture. 2. Shifting cultivation is practised in forested areas of Amazon Basin, tropical Africa and Northeast India. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. India leads in the production of rice followed by China, Japan, Sri Lanka and Egypt. 2. In West Bengal and Bangladesh two to three crops of rice are grown in a year. 3. Millets can be grown on less fertile and sandy soils. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Production of goods 2. Extraction of minerals 3. Provision of services Which of the above factors are parts of industries? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following : 1. Raw material 2. Land 3. Water 4. Labour 5. Power Which of the above factors influence the location of industries? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. An industrial system consists of inputs, processes and outputs. 2. The inputs include raw materials, labour and costs of land, income earned, power, etc. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Major industrial regions tend to be located in the temperate areas. 2. Chottanagpur industrial belt, Vishakhapatnam- Guntur belt, Ahmedabad-Baroda region are examples of industrial regions in India. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following : 1. Wellness 2. Hospitality 3. Knowledge 4. Information technology Which of the above are the examples of 'Sunrise Industries'? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. The industrial disaster in Bhopal occurred on 3 December, 1984. 2. It was a technological accident in which Methyl Isocynate (MIC) gas along with Hydrogen Cyanide leaked. 3. In industries, accidents/disasters occur only due to technical failures. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. The process in which metals are extracted from their ores by heating beyond the melting point is called mining. 2. Bangalore region of India is a major hub of Information Technology industry. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Steel can easily be shaped, cut, or made into wire. 2. Special alloys of steel can be made by adding small amounts of other metals such as aluminium, nickel, and copper. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following : 1. Bhilai 2. Durgapur 3. Burnpur 4. Jamshedpur 5. Rourkela Which of the above are the major steel producing centres in India? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited (TISCO) was started in 1907. 2. I t was started at Sakchi, near the confluence of the rivers Subarnarekha and Kharkai in Odisha. 3. Before Independence, it was only one iron and steel plant in India. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following : 1. Superior 2. Huron 3. Ontario 4. Caspian 5. Michigan Which of the above are included in the Great Lakes in North America? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. The term 'textile' is derived from the Latin word texere. 2. Natural fibres are obtained from wool, silk, cotton, linen and jute. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. The first textile mill in India was established at Fort Gloster near Mumbai in 1818. 2. The first successful mechanized textile mill was established in Kolkata in 1854. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: Famous hand woven cloth : Location 1. Muslins: Dhaka 2. Chintzes: Calicut 3. Calicos: Masulipatnam 4. Gold-wrought cotton: Burhanpur Which of the above is/are matched correctly? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Which city in India was often referred to as the 'Manchester of India'? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. The Department of Human Resource Development is under Ministry of Home Affairs. 2. It was created in 1992 with an aim to improve people's skills. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PKVY) was started in 2015. 2. The objective of this scheme is to encourage aptitude towards employable skills. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. More than 90 per cent of the world's population lives in about 30 per cent of the land surface. 2. The distribution of population in the world is extremely even. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. Average density of population in India is 382 persons per square km. 2. South Central Asia has the highest density of population followed by East and South East Asia. 3. Almost three-quarters of the world's people live in two continents Asia and Europe. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. The population pyramid is broad at the base and rapidly narrows towards the top in countries where death rates are decreasing. 2. T his can be seen in the pyramid for Japan. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||
| GeographyDate Added: 2022-05-20 Consider the following statements: 1. The population pyramid is broad in the younger age groups in countries where death rates are decreasing. 2. This can be seen in the pyramid for India. Which of the above mentioned statements is/are correct? | ||