Ch. 1: Natural Resources and Their Use: Class 8 Question Answer

1. What are natural resources?
   A. Things made only in factories
   B. Materials and substances found in Nature and valuable to humans
   C. Items created only by machines
   D. Things that have no use for humans
2. When does Nature become a resource?
   A. When humans ignore it
   B. When humans use it for sustenance or consumption
   C. When it is destroyed
   D. When it is kept untouched forever
3. Which of the following is an example of Nature becoming a resource?
   A. A tree growing in a forest
   B. A tree converted into furniture
   C. A river flowing naturally
   D. A mountain standing still
4. For an entity to be called a resource, it should be:
   A. Expensive, rare, and imported
   B. Technologically accessible, economically feasible, and culturally acceptable
   C. Always man-made
   D. Available only in cities
5. In the chapter, the word “exploitation” means:
   A. Protection only
   B. Extraction, utilisation, and consumption of natural resources
   C. Worship of Nature
   D. Complete destruction of resources
6. Which of these is an obvious natural resource?
   A. Plastic chair
   B. Water
   C. Mobile phone
   D. Cement road
7. Which of these is a not-so-obvious natural resource mentioned in the chapter?
   A. Coal                    B. Notebook                    C. Computer                    D. School bag
8. Natural resources can be categorised based on:
   A. Their colour only
   B. Their use and renewability
   C. Their price only
   D. Their shape only
9. Which resources are essential for life?
   A. Gold and marble
   B. Air, water, and food
   C. Petroleum and coal
   D. Precious stones
10. Which category does wood used to make a chair belong to?
    A. Resource for materials
    B. Resource essential for life
    C. Resource for festivals only
    D. Non-useful resource
11. Energy for modern living can come from:
    A. Coal, water, sunlight, and wind
    B. Plastic bags only
    C. Gold and silver only
    D. Furniture and paper only
12. What is restoration?
    A. Returning something to its healthy state after damage
    B. Destroying a forest
    C. Using a resource completely
    D. Selling natural resources
13. What does regeneration mean?
    A. Nature’s ability to create new life and conditions for thriving
    B. Cutting forests faster
    C. Polluting rivers
    D. Mining coal
14. A forest recovering after a wildfire is an example of:
    A. Pollution                    B. Restoration                    C. Mining                    D. Overuse
15. Nature works in cycles where:
    A. Waste is always permanent
    B. There is no waste
    C. Nothing decomposes
    D. Only humans benefit
16. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
    A. Coal                    B. Petroleum                    C. Solar energy                    D. Gold
17. River water remains renewable as long as:
    A. Glaciers and forests exist
    B. It is completely blocked
    C. It is polluted
    D. It is used without limit
18. Timber from forests can remain renewable if:
    A. Trees are cut faster than they grow
    B. Forests are allowed to regenerate
    C. Forests are converted into cities
    D. No trees are planted
19. Renewable resources remain renewable only when:
    A. Natural restoration and regeneration are not disturbed
    B. Humans use them carelessly
    C. They are overexploited
    D. They are converted into fossil fuels
20. Which human action has disturbed Nature’s cycles?
    A. Sustainable farming
    B. Fossil fuel-driven industrialisation
    C. Water harvesting
    D. Planting native trees
21. Melting Himalayan glaciers may affect:
    A. Water security in the plains
    B. Gold production
    C. Road construction only
    D. Forest festivals only
22. Traditional fishing restrictions during spawning season helped:
    A. Increase overfishing
    B. Maintain fish populations
    C. Pollute oceans
    D. Destroy marine life
23. Commercialisation of fishing has resulted in:
    A. Overfishing                    B. More forests                    C. More rainfall               D. Less pollution
24. Ecosystem services are:
    A. Natural processes that benefit humans
    B. Factory services
    C. Only government services
    D. Services provided by shops
25. A forest filtering water is an example of:
    A. Ecosystem function                    B. Industrial waste
    C. Mining activity                            D. Non-renewable use
26. According to the chapter, a mature tree produces about:
    A. 50 litres of oxygen per day
    B. 100 litres of oxygen per day
    C. 275 litres of oxygen per day
    D. 500 litres of oxygen per day
27. A human being needs about how much oxygen every day?
    A. 100 litres                    B. 200 litres                    C. 350 litres                    D. 700 litres
28. Non-renewable resources are created over:
    A. A few days                    B. Long periods                    C. One season                 D. One year
29. Which of these is a non-renewable resource?
    A. Wind energy                                      B. Solar energy
    C. Petroleum                                          D. Flowing water
30. Which group contains only non-renewable resources?
    A. Coal, petroleum, iron
    B. Sunlight, wind, river water
    C. Trees, soil, fish
    D. Air, water, food
31. India has significant reserves of:
    A. Coal                                      B. Diamond only
    C. Uranium only                    D. Silver only
32. The chapter estimates that India’s coal reserves may last another:
    A. 10 years                    B. 20 years                    C. 50 years                    D. 200 years
33. Natural resources are distributed:
    A. Equally everywhere
    B. Unevenly across the planet
    C. Only in deserts
    D. Only near oceans
34. Uneven distribution of resources affects:
    A. Settlements, trade, relations, and conflicts
    B. Only school education
    C. Only festivals
    D. Only clothing styles
35. Industries near natural resources often create:
    A. Employment opportunities                               B. No economic activity
    C. No townships                                                        D. Only forests
36. Development around resource-rich areas may also cause:
    A. Displacement of people                                      B. Complete equality always
    C. No conflicts                                                           D. No pollution
37. Nature does not pay attention to:
    A. Political boundaries                                      B. Soil
    C. Water                                                               D. Forests
38. The Kaveri River water sharing involves:
    A. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry
    B. Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Rajasthan
    C. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka
    D. Assam, Bihar, Bengal, and Odisha
39. The Brahmaputra river is an example of:
    A. Shared waters                      B. A desert resource
    C. A mineral mine                    D. A non-renewable metal
40. The “natural resource curse” is also called:
    A. Green Revolution                              B. Paradox of plenty
    C. Solar alliance                                      D. Soil cycle
41. The natural resource curse means:
    A. Plenty of resources always makes a country rich
    B. Plenty of resources does not automatically bring prosperity
    C. Resources have no value
    D. Only poor countries have resources
42. India has generally avoided the resource curse by investing in:
    A. Technology, skills, and industries
    B. Only imports
    C. Only farming
    D. Only tourism
43. Stewardship of natural resources means:
    A. Careless use of resources
    B. Respecting and using resources wisely
    C. Using only non-renewables
    D. Ignoring future generations
44. Irresponsible treatment of resources has led to:
    A. Pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change
    B. Only more rainfall
    C. Unlimited resources
    D. More glaciers everywhere
45. Biodiversity loss means:
    A. Increase in factories
    B. Decline in the variety of life on Earth
    C. Growth of buildings
    D. Increase in fossil fuels
46. Excessive groundwater extraction can lead to:
    A. Higher water tables forever
    B. Lower water availability and higher extraction cost
    C. More forests immediately
    D. More rainfall automatically
47. Which traditional practice can help raise groundwater levels?
    A. Water harvesting                    B. Over-pumping
    C. Burning forests                    D. Chemical dumping
48. Improper use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides can cause:
    A. Soil degradation
    B. More biodiversity always
    C. Permanent soil improvement
    D. No effect on soil
49. In Punjab, farmers shifted in the 1960s to:
    A. High-yielding varieties of wheat and paddy
    B. Only organic vegetables
    C. Only forest farming
    D. Only cotton without irrigation
50. Sikkim became a 100% organic state in:
    A. 2006                   B. 2010                   C. 2016                    D. 2020

Answer Key

1. B
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. A
13. A
14. B
15. B
16. C
17. A
18. B
19. A
20. B
21. A
22. B
23. A
24. A
25. A
26. C
27. C
28. B
29. C
30. A
31. A
32. C
33. B
34. A
35. A
36. A
37. A
38. A
39. A
40. B
41. B
42. A
43. B
44. A
45. B
46. B
47. A
48. A
49. A
50. C

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