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Which is not a characteristic of natural resources among the following?

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  1. They exists without action of human kind

  2. They can be made by humans

  3. They can be modified and used

  4. Demand is very high

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Natural Resources exists naturally. It exists with or without human being intervention. It can't be created by humans but can be modified and utilized accordingly for humans comfort. Also, some of the natural resources are limited in nature hence it's demand is very high.

Primary fuel among the following is:

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  1. petrol

  2. diesel

  3. methanol

  4. natural gas

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Primary fuel is the one which we get directly from nature.

Eco friendly method is

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  1. Plantation of C- 3 plants

  2. Plantation of sugarcane

  3. Energy plantation

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Energy plantation is growing of firewood trees on the non forest and agricultural lands. Plants selected for energy plantation must be local, fast growing, hardy, requiring minimum nutrients, preferably with associated nitrogen fixing organisms, good cropping, good fuel value and having additional benefits like food, fruit, gum etc. It is an eco - friendly energy resource.

Where  are the wind energy farms located in Gujarat ?

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  1. Lamba near Porbandar

  2. at Okha

  3. at Mandvi and Dhank

  4. all of them

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  1. Wind energy farms are located at Lamba near Porbandar, at Okha, Mandvi and at Dhank in Gujarat.

Biotic natural resource among the following is _____________.

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  1. air

  2. sunlight

  3. plants

  4. minerals

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Biotic natural resources are the type of resources obtained from organic matter like soil, coal, plants etc. which contain material like carbon. All other sources like air, sunlight and minerals are the non-biotic resources.

Which of the following is a natural resource?

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  1. Cooked food

  2. Chocolate

  3. Forests

  4. Tea

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Natural resources are the substances which are obtain from the nature and produce large amount of energy. These resources are obtain from the nature. Forest is the only example among all which is a natural resource.

Which is not the man made resource among the following?

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  1. Robot

  2. Minerals

  3. Buildings

  4. Clothes

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Minerals are natural resources. Remaining ones are man-made.

'National Institute of Oceanography' is situated at

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  1. Bombay

  2. Panaji 

  3. Lucknow

  4. Chennai

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'The National Institute of Oceanography' (NIO) has its headquarters at Panaji in Goa and regional centers at Kochi, Mumbai and Visakhapatnam. It is one of the 38 constituent laboratories of the 'Council of Scientific and Industrial Research' (CSIR), New Delhi. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Which of the following is an anti-forest conservation activity?

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  1. Economy in lumbering

  2. Clearfelling

  3. Preservation of fire

  4. Preservation of wild animals

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Forest usually refers to an area of dense vegetation, where uncultivated plants grow and undomesticated animals live. Deforestation refers to tree felling and destroys the forests. Tree felling and clearing land for agricultural or other purpose is an anti forest activity. 

Clearfelling is the removal of all trees from an area chosen for harvesting.

Sal forests are found in which region of india?

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  1. In western ghats

  2. North-eastern valley

  3. Nilgiri hills

  4. Satpura mountains

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dehradun is the capital city of Uttarakhand in the northern part of India, located in the Garhwal region. It has tropical deciduous forests. Climate is warm with alternate wet and dry periods. Rainfall is 90 to 160 cm. Vegetation includes broad leaved trees, which shed their leaves during dry season e.g., Butea, Bombax, Shorea, Dalbergia etc.