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NCERT Exemplar · Class 10 Science Management of Natural Resources

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Multiple Choice Questions 11–20 (part 2 of 5)

  1. Exercise 11

    A successful forest conservation strategy should involve
    (a)
    protection of animals at the highest trophic level
    (b)
    protection of only consumers
    (c)
    protection of only herbivores
    (d)
    comprehensive programme to protect all the physical and biological components

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    (d)
    (d) A comprehensive programme to protect all the physical and biological components. A forest is an entire ecosystem -- soil, water and every trophic level -- not just top predators or herbivores.

  2. Exercise 12

    The important message conveyed by the 'Chipko Movement' is
    (a)
    to involve the community in forest conservation efforts
    (b)
    to ignore the community in forest conservation efforts
    (c)
    to cut down forest trees for developmental activities
    (d)
    government agencies have the unquestionable right to order destruction of trees in forests

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    (a)
    (a) To involve the community in forest conservation efforts. Villagers hugging trees to stop felling showed that local people, not government agencies alone, must be partners in protecting forests.

  3. Exercise 13

    In our country, there are attempts to increase the height of several existing dams like Tehri and Almati, dams across Narmada.
    Choose the correct statements among the following that are a consequence of raising the height of dams
    (i)
    Terrestrial flora and fauna of the area is destroyed completely
    (ii)
    Dislocation of people and domestic animals living in the area
    (iii)
    Valuable agricultural land may be permanently lost
    (iv)
    It will generate permanent employment for people
    (a) (i) and (ii)
    (b) (i), (ii) and (iii)
    (c) (ii) and (iv)
    (d) (i), (iii) and (iv)

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    (b)
    (b) (i), (ii) and (iii). A taller dam submerges more land, destroying flora and fauna, displacing people and cattle, and drowning farmland permanently; it does not create lasting employment (iv).

  4. Exercise 14

    Expand the abbreviation GAP
    (a)
    Governmental Agency for Pollution Control
    (b)
    Gross Assimilation by Photosynthesis
    (c)
    Ganga Action Plan
    (d)
    Governmental Agency for Animal Protection

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    (c)
    (c) Ganga Action Plan. GAP was launched to cut the pollution load on the river by intercepting sewage and industrial effluent before it reaches the water.

  5. Exercise 15

    Select the incorrect statement
    (a)
    Economic development is linked to environmental conservation
    (b)
    Sustainable development encourages development for current generation and conservation of resources for future generations
    (c)
    Sustainable development does not consider the view points of stakeholders
    (d)
    Sustainable development is a long planned and persistent development

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    (c)
    (c) Sustainable development does not consider the view points of stakeholders. This is false -- genuine sustainable development is acceptable to all stakeholders while balancing present growth with resources for the future.

  6. Exercise 16

    Which of the following is not a natural resource?
    (a)
    Mango tree
    (b)
    Snake
    (c)
    Wind
    (d)
    Wooden house

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    (d)
    (d) Wooden house. A mango tree, a snake and wind all occur in nature unaided; a wooden house is a human-made product manufactured from the natural resource wood.

  7. Exercise 17

    Select the wrong statement
    (a)
    Forests provide variety of products
    (b)
    Forests have greater plant diversity
    (c)
    Forests do not conserve soil
    (d)
    Forests conserve water

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    NCERT’s answer
    (c)
    (c) Forests do not conserve soil.Roots bind soil particles and the canopy breaks rainfall impact, so forest cover checks erosion — this statement contradicts that and is the wrong one.

  8. Exercise 18

    Arabari forests of Bengal is dominated by
    (a)
    Teak
    (b)
    Sal
    (c)
    Bamboo
    (d)
    Mangroove

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    (b)
    (b) Sal.Arabari, in West Bengal's Midnapore division, is a Sal-dominated forest range, famous as the site of India's earliest Joint Forest Management experiment led by A.K. Banerjee.

  9. Exercise 19

    Ground water will not be depleted due to
    (a)
    afforestation
    (b)
    thermal power plants
    (c)
    loss of forest, and decreased rainfall
    (d)
    cropping of high water demanding crops

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    (a)
    (a) Afforestation.Planting trees increases infiltration and recharges the water table; the other three options — power-plant withdrawal, deforestation with falling rainfall, and thirsty crops — all deplete it.

  10. Exercise 20

    Opposition to the constrution of large dams is due to
    (a)
    social reasons
    (b)
    economic reasons
    (c)
    enviromental reasons
    (d)
    all the above

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    (d)
    (d) All the above.Large dams displace communities (social), raise construction and rehabilitation costs (economic), and submerge forests while disrupting river ecosystems (environmental) — opposition draws on all three.