Population and Resources Choose the correct answer Set 01

Population and Resources

Choose the correct answer Set 01

1. Freshwater of the Earth is only ..........................
(a) 30%  
(b) 0.03% 
(c) 3%
 
2. Droughts, erosion and global warming are caused due to .........................
(a) Deforestation 
(b) Afforestation 
(c) Hunting
 
3. The first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union was .....................
(a) Sputnik I  
(b) Sputnik II 
(c) Kitsat
 
4. India has 20% of the Population but the water available is only .....................
(a) 5%  
(b) 4% 
(c) 2%
 
5. Water table is lowered when ...................... activity increases.
(a) Mining  
(b) Hunting 
(c) Fishing
 
6. Water has been growing at more than ....................... the rate of population increase.
(a) twice  
(b) thrice 
(c) multitimes
 
7. Desertification occurs in the ........................ lands.
(a) low 
(b) high  
(c) semi-arid 
 
8. The remote sensing satellites SPOT belongs to ................................
(a) France 
(b) Korea 
(c) China