MCQ Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources Chapter 2 Class 8 Geography

1. In which of the following continents is Tanzania situated?

Europe

Asia

Africa

South America

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2. Which of the following is the most important natural resource ?

Land

Water

Air

All of these

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3. The uneven distribution of population in the world is due to the varied characteristics of

land and climate

climate

vegetation

settlements

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4. The example of common property resource is

community land

individual building

both (a) and (b)

none of these

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5. ..........is the use of land for different purposes like agriculture, forestry, mining, construction of buildings, houses, industries and road.

Land degradation

Land use

Land filling

Land digging

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6. Which of the following determine the use of land?

Soil and topography

Climate and vegetation

Availability of water

All of these

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7. Australia uses its largest portion of its area for

pastures

crop land

forest

other uses

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8. The lower most layer of the soil is:

Weathered rock

Parent rock

Sub soil

None of these

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9. Which of the following is used of soil conservation?

Mulching

Shelter belts

Contour ploughing

All of these

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10. Which is not an example of ground water?

Water flowing in rivers

Water through wells

Water through hand pumps

Water through submersible pumps

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11. Which of the following is a famous bird sanctuary?

Kaziranga National Park

Tiger Park at Dudhwa

Gir forest

Bharatpur Sanctuary

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12. Why is it necessary to increase the area under forests?

To maintain ecological balance

Forest absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Forest help in raising the level of precipitation

All of these

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13. Large scale destruction of forests cover and arable land has occured due to the following:

Growing population

Ever growing demand of the population

Both (a) and (b)

None of these

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MCQ – Chapter 2 – Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation & Wildlife…- Geography – Science Class 8