UPSC Geography Human Resources Question Bank Social and Economic Geography of the World

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    Match the following
    List I (Types of resources) List II (Examples)
    A. Renewable           1. Coal
    B. Non-renewable       2. Solar energy
    C. Cyclic                 3. Forests and their products
    D. Biotic                 4. Water

    A) A-1       B-2       B-3       D-4

    B) A-2       B-1       B-4       D-3

    C) A-3       B-2       B-4       D-4

    D) A-4       B-3       B-2       D-1

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Coal is exhaustible and non-renewable source of energy. Solar energy is renewable because sun is an inexhaustible energy source. Forests and their products are obtained from biosphere, contain life and are concerned with botany Therefore those are called biotic resources. Water can be cleaned and used again. Thus water is a cyclic resource.


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