Grade 8 : Social Science (Exploring Society) - 1. Natural Resources and Their Use (Set 6)

Question 1

An energy commission conducts an environmental audit of an industrial region. They observe that excessive extraction of groundwater has depleted local water tables drastically, whereas nearby solar panels continue to generate electricity without depletion.

Which underlying principle best explains why solar energy remains inexhaustible while groundwater in this region is facing acute scarcity despite both being categorized as renewable resources?

Accepted Answer

A) Solar energy is universally unaffected by human consumption rates, whereas renewable stocks like groundwater can be depleted when the extraction rate exceeds natural recharge rates.

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B) Groundwater is chemically non-renewable, whereas solar radiation undergoes continuous biological replenishment.

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C) Solar energy constitutes a localized actual resource, while groundwater is exclusively an ubiquitous potential resource.

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D) Groundwater replenishment requires geological eras of millions of years, categorizing it functionally as a fossil mineral.

Question 2

Assertion (A): Uranium reserves discovered in Ladakh are classified as potential resources.
Reason (R): The exact quantity and commercial feasibility of exploiting Ladakh's uranium reserves are not fully utilized at present with current levels of technology and infrastructure.

Evaluate the statements and select the correct option:

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A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

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B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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C) A is true, but R is false.

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D) A is false, but R is true.

Question 3

A mining conglomerate conducts an aerial survey and identifies a massive magnetite iron-ore deposit at depth. The company determines the exact volume, grades the purity at 64% Fe, and designs an extraction plant based on available transport networks.

Under standard resource classification by development and use, this deposit is classified as:

Accepted Answer

C) An actual resource

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A) An ubiquitous biotic reserve

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B) A non-localized potential resource

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D) A localized ubiquitous stock

Question 4

Assertion (A): Iron ore was not considered a resource by early humans prior to the discovery of smelting techniques.
Reason (R): A substance becomes a resource only when human knowledge, technology, and needs confer utility and value upon it.

Choose the correct alternative:

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B) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

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A) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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C) A is true, but R is false.

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D) A is false, but R is true.

Question 5

A policy planner evaluates four developmental projects to ensure alignment with the core principles of Sustainable Development.

Which of the following projects violates the foundational principles of sustainable development?

Accepted Answer

D) Maximizing deep-sea trawling yields in international waters to satisfy short-term protein demand before fish stocks decline.

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A) Introducing closed-loop drip irrigation systems to replenish local aquifers while maintaining crop yield.

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B) Mandating multi-crop forestry alongside timber harvesting to preserve local biodiversity.

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C) Enforcing mandatory recycling protocols for rare earth elements in consumer electronics.

Question 6

Resource Distribution Case:
I. Sunlight and Air are present virtually everywhere across the globe.
II. Copper and Petroleum are concentrated in specific geographic zones under distinct geological formations.

Based on their geographic distribution, resources I and II are classified respectively as:

Accepted Answer

C) Ubiquitous and Localized resources

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A) Biotic and Abiotic resources

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B) Localized and Ubiquitous resources

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D) Actual and Potential resources

Question 7

In coastal Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, high-velocity coastal winds that were once merely atmospheric phenomena are now channeled through wind farms to produce grid power. Two hundred years ago, these same winds were considered potential resources.

What critical factor primarily converted wind from a potential resource into an actual resource?

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B) Advancement in aerodynamic technology and engineering capital

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A) Depletion of localized abiotic minerals

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C) Conversion of ubiquitous wind into a localized natural stock

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D) Gradual transformation of wind from an abiotic to a biotic substance

Question 8

Assertion (A): Human beings are designated as the most vital resource in any socioeconomic system.
Reason (R): It is exclusively human skill, knowledge, intellect, and technology that can transform raw physical elements into usable resources.

Choose the correct option:

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A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

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B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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C) A is true, but R is false.

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D) A is false, but R is true.

Question 9

Resource Category	Primary Characteristic	Exemplar
Biotic	Derived from living organisms	Forests, Livestock
Abiotic	Derived from non-living matter	Soil, Rocks, Minerals
Renewable	Replenished by natural cycles	Solar energy, Hydrological cycle
Non-Renewable	Limited geological reserves	Petroleum, Coal, Natural Gas

An ecologist identifies crude petroleum. Based on the categorization matrix above, crude petroleum is strictly classified as:

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D) Non-Renewable and Localized

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A) Biotic and rapidly Renewable

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B) Abiotic and Ubiquitous

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C) Renewable and Localized

Question 10

A municipality implements the "3 Rs" framework (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) in resource management. They observe that reducing consumption yields immediate savings in primary energy and raw resource extraction.

Which of the following actions represents the "Reuse" component rather than "Recycle" or "Reduce"?

Accepted Answer

B) Washing and refilling glass beverage containers multiple times without reprocessing the glass.

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A) Smelting discarded aluminum soft-drink cans to manufacture bicycle rims.

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C) Designing lighter packaging materials to decrease the total quantity of raw plastic utilized.

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D) Composting organic wet waste into rich garden manure.

Question 11

Assertion (A): The distribution of natural resources across the Earth is fundamentally uneven.
Reason (R): The distribution of resources depends upon diverse physical factors such as terrain, climate, and altitude, which vary greatly across the planet.

Select the correct alternative:

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A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

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B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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C) A is true, but R is false.

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D) A is false, but R is true.

Question 12

A team of civil engineers uses cement, iron rods, gravel, and asphalt to construct an expressway across a valley. Simultaneously, an IT company develops computer operating software.

Both the expressway and the computer software fall under which fundamental resource taxonomy?

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C) Human-Made Resources

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A) Abiotic Natural Resources

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B) Ubiquitous Environmental Capital

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D) Biotic Potential Resources

Question 13

Statement I: Value of a resource can be economic (commercial) or non-economic (aesthetic), yet both satisfy human needs.
Statement II: A pristine mountain landscape has aesthetic value, but it can never acquire economic value under any circumstances.

Analyze both statements:

Accepted Answer

D) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false.

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A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true.

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B) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true.

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C) Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

Question 14

A rural community relies on topsoil for farming. Intensive monoculture without organic replenishment causes severe soil erosion and nutrient depletion, rendering the fields barren within two decades.

This scenario illustrates which critical vulnerability of renewable resources?

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B) Careless and unsustainable use of renewable resources can degrade their quality and deplete their available stocks.

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A) Renewable resources convert automatically into abiotic minerals when exposed to sunlight.

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C) Topsoil is fundamentally a non-renewable fossil substance created solely during Earth's primordial era.

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D) Renewable resources cannot regenerate if any biological organisms are present.

Question 15

Assertion (A): Improving the quality of people’s skills so that they are able to create more resources is known as Human Resource Development.
Reason (R): Education and health are fundamental investments that enhance the productive capabilities and problem-solving capacities of human beings.

Choose the correct option:

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A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

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B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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C) A is true, but R is false.

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D) A is false, but R is true.

Question 16

A country possesses vast reserves of shale gas deep underground. However, the country lacks hydraulic fracturing technology, horizontal drilling rigs, and water treatment systems to safely extract the gas without causing seismic risks.

In this country's current economic profile, how should this shale gas reserve be classified?

Accepted Answer

C) A potential resource

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A) An actual biotic resource

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B) A ubiquitous human-made stock

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D) A renewed cyclic flow resource

Question 17

Assertion (A): Conserving resources means leaving all natural resources completely untouched and abandoning industrial activities.
Reason (R): Resource conservation involves using natural resources carefully and giving them time to get renewed.

Analyze the statements and select the correct option:

Accepted Answer

B) A is false, but R is true.

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A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

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C) A is true, but R is false.

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D) Both A and R are false.

Question 18

A research institute categorizes four distinct natural assets based on origin (biotic vs. abiotic):
1. Coal seams formed from carbonized swamp plants
2. Granite rock used in monument construction
3. Freshwater flowing in a glacial stream
4. Timber harvested from a managed teak plantation

Which of the following pairs contains ONLY abiotic resources?

Accepted Answer

D) 2 and 3

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A) 1 and 4

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B) 1 and 2

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C) 3 and 4

Question 19

An international summit on the environment identifies four core targets for global community action:
I. Respect and care for all forms of life.
II. Improve the quality of human life.
III. Conserve the Earth's vitality and diversity.
IV. Minimize the depletion of natural resources.

These four targets collectively define the recognized principles of:

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A) Sustainable Development

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B) Rapid Industrialization

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C) Maximum Resource Exploitation

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D) Exclusive Environmental Preservation

Question 20

Assertion (A): Patenting an indigenous herbal remedy grants the discoverer the exclusive legal right to commercially exploit the invention.
Reason (R): Patenting gives economic value to knowledge or an invention by preventing unauthorized commercial use by others.

Select the correct choice:

Accepted Answer

C) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

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A) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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B) A is true, but R is false.

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D) A is false, but R is true.

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