Class 8th Social Science Geography Chapter – 2 Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources MCQ Question & Answer

(1) What determines the thickness of the soil profile?

A. Time
B. Climate
C. Relief
D. Formation

Answer – (A) Time

(2) The mass movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope is simply known as

A. earthquake
B. avalanches
C. landslides
D. soil erosion

Answer – (C) landslides

(3) Use of land for different purpose of development such as agriculture forestry, mining, housing, etc is termed as

A. Land conservation
B. Land use
C. Common property
D. Soil formation

Answer – (B) Land use

(4) About how much in percentage does the total area of land area covered on the earth’s surface?

A. 30%
B. 40%
C. 50%
D. 60%

Answer – (A) 30%

(5) Peter belongs to which country?

A. India
B. USA
C. Germany
D. New Zealand

Answer – (D) New Zealand

(6) Which one of the following is NOT a factor of soil formation?

A. Time
B. Soil texture
C. Organic matter
D. Mulching

Answer – (B) Soil texture

(7) Which one of the following is not in favor of the conservation of nature?

A. Switch off the bulb when not in use.
B. Close the tap immediately after using.
C. Dispose poly packs after shopping
D. Constructing Rock Dams

Answer – (C) Dispose poly packs after shopping

(8) Where is the Kaziranga National Park is situated?

A. West Bengal
B. Manipur
C. Assam
D. Orissa

Answer – (C) Assam

(9) What do you mean by shelter belts?

A. Wind movement to protect soil cover
B. Wind movement to erosion
C. Belt for trees
D. None of these

Answer – (A) Wind movement to protect soil cover

(10) What do you mean by Biome?

A. Group of plants in areas having similar climatic condition.
B. Land covered with grass shrubs on which animals graze freely
C. Marginal land kept fallow for a certain period to restore their fertility
D. Breaking up and decaying of exposed rocks due to various factors.

Answer – (A) Group of plants in areas having similar climatic condition.

A. Use of land for many purposes
B. Land for sale
C. Mortgage Land
D. None of these

Answer – (A) Use of land for many purposes

A. Weathering
B. Formation
C. Erosion
D. None of these

Answer – (A) Weathering

(13) Where can we find water market in India?

A. Bareilly
B. Amreli
C. Surat
D. None of these

Answer – (B) Amreli

(14) What do you understand by the term CPR?

A. Community Property Resources
B. Common property resources
C. Common planning resources
D. None of these

Answer – (A) Community Property Resources

(15) What is a biosphere reserve?

A. Protected area linked through global network
B. Land use for production
C. Farmers Land
D. None of these

Answer – (A) Protected area linked through global network