REVISION QUESTIONS
FOR MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1.
How can we measure biodiversity?
2.
Name the leaves which are used to make bidis?
3.
Name the industries based on forest produce..
4.
Name the bacteria which indicate contamination.
5.
What is MPN?
6.
What has led to pollution of Ganga?
7.
Which property of water can be easily measured
and also indicates pollution.
8.
What are 3R’s?
9.
Why is reuse better than recycling?
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
10.
What is sustainable development?
11.
Why do we need to manage our resources?
12.
How does mining cause pollution?
13.
What are natural resources? Give examples
14.
What would be the advantages of exploiting
resources with short term aims?
15.
What is monoculture? How has it influenced the
biodiversity and local people?
16.
Cite cases where local people have worked
towards conservation of forests?
17.
Prejudice against the traditional use of forest
areas has no basis.
18.
What is Chipko Aandolan?
19.
Suggest a few measures for controlling Carbon
dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
20.
Despite nature’s monsoon bounty, we fail to
sustain water availability underground. Give reasons.
21.
Explain Kulhs.
22.
Why is government facing opposition to
construction of large dams?
23.
What is watershed management? What are its aims
and advantages? Or List two advantages of water harvesting at the community
level.
24.
Although coal and petroleum are produced by
degradation of biomass, yet we need to conserve them. Why?
25.
Name the traditional water harvesting structures
in various states of India.
26.
Draw Khadin.
27.
What are the advantages of water stored
underground?
28.
Why are Arabari forests of Bengal known to be a
good example of conserved forests?
29.
Suggest a few useful ways of utilizing waste
water.
30.
What is the importance of forest as a resource?
31.
Is water conservation necessary? Give reasons.
