1. Natural Resources and Their Use – Textbook Worksheet

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q1. Resources that we find in nature and are used without much modification are called ………………
(a) Human Resources
(b) Natural Resource
(c) Renewable Resource
(d) Human Made Resource

Q2. How are natural resources primarily categorized?
(a) By color
(b) 
By use and renewability
(c) 
By size
(d)
 By location

Q3. Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
(a) Coal
(b) Petroleum
(c) Solar energy
(d) Natural gas

Q4. What factor can change substances into resources?
(a) Air
(b) 
Time and technology
(c) 
Water
(d) 
Soil

Q5. What is the main focus of sustainable development?
(a) 
Exploiting resources for short-term gain
(b) 
Using resources carelessly
(c) 
Balancing present needs with future conservation
(d) 
Wasting resources

Q6. Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?
(a) Solar energy
(b) Timber
(c) Coal
(d) Wind

Match the Following 

True or False

Q1. Natural resources include only those substances that have economic value.
Q2. Renewable resources can never be depleted or exhausted.
Q3. Overexploitation of renewable resources can disrupt nature’s restoration and regeneration cycles.
Q4. Resource conservation involves using resources carelessly without thinking about the future.
Q5. Sustainable development aims to balance the use of resources for current needs and conserve them for the future.

Fill in the Blanks

Q1: All ___________ have some utility and value.

Q2: _______ is an example of a resource essential for life. 

Q3: Human beings use ________ and _________ to develop resources.

Q4: ________is an example of a renewable resource that can be depleted if overused.

Q5: _______or _______ makes an object or substance a resource.

Q6: _____________ is an example of a non-renewable resource used for energy

Very Short Question Answers

Q1. What are non-renewable resources?
Q2. What do you mean by stock of resource?
Q3.  How are natural resources classified by their use?
Q4.  Why must renewable resources be used sustainably?
Q5. How does the uneven distribution of natural resources affect human life?
Q6. What is resource conservation?
Q7. Name some natural resources.
Q8. What is sustainable development?
Q9. What is the natural resource curse?
Q10. What is utility?
Q.11. What makes a substance a resource?
Q.12. What are renewable resources?
Q.13. What is Vrikshayurveda, and how does it promote sustainable resource use?
Q.14. What is technology?
Q.15. What are natural resources?

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