NCERT Class 8 Social Science Chapter 1 Natural Resources and Their Use Test Mock Test
This free online test covers Chapter 1, Natural Resources and Their Use, from the NCERT Class 8 Exploring Society India and Beyond Part I textbook. The 28 questions are written directly from the chapter — definitions, processes, worked examples and the points the book italicises — so a score here tells you how much of the chapter actually stuck, not how well you guess. Each answer carries an explanation that says why the right option is right and why the other three fail, which is where most of the learning happens. Attempt it after your first read of the chapter, then again before the exam. There is no negative marking, and you can review the full solution the moment you submit.
Duration
28 mins
Questions
28 MCQs
Total Marks
28 pts
Negative
0 per wrong
Topics Covered in This Paper
Sample Questions
Q1.According to the chapter, an element of Nature becomes a 'resource' at the moment when:
- AIt is found to be renewable rather than non-renewable
- BIt is formally listed and measured by a government department
- CIt becomes scarce enough for its price to rise
- DHumans use it for their sustenance or create new things from it for consumption
Q2.The chapter lays down three conditions before an entity in Nature can be called a resource. These are that it should be:
- ATechnologically accessible, economically feasible to exploit, and culturally acceptable
- BNon-renewable, deep underground, and internationally traded
- CLiving, locally available, and owned by the state
- DRenewable, evenly distributed, and free of pollution
Q3.In the sense in which this chapter uses it, the word 'exploitation' means:
- AThe unfair treatment of workers in mines and factories
- BThe wasteful destruction of forests for short-term gain
- CThe buying and selling of minerals between countries
- DExtraction, utilisation and consumption of natural resources
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- How many questions are in the NCERT Class 8 Social Science Chapter 1 Natural Resources and Their Use Test mock test?
- This paper has 28 multiple-choice questions carrying 28 marks in total, to be attempted in 28 minutes.
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