Multiple Choice Questions on Natural Resources

1. Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a) water

b) coal

c) soil

d) wildlife

2. Conventional energy refers to

a) Exhaustible energy sources in limited quantity

b) Inexhaustible energy sources in unlimited quantity

c) renewable energy resources

d)  none of these

3. Which of the following is an inorganic natural resource?

a) water

b) fossil fuels

c) plants

d) animals

4. Energy that is trapped in the form of organic matter is called

a) Conventional energy

b) Renewable energy

c) Biomass energy

d) Bioenergy

5. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

a) petroleum

b) nuclear fuel

c)  trees

d) coal

6. Which of the following is considered as conventional, inexhaustible source of energy?

a) thermal energy

b) hydropower

c) solar energy

d) wind energy

7. All are renewable resources except

a) soil fertility

b) rainfall

c) biological species

d) wildlife 

8. Fossil fuels include

a) coal and metals

b) coal, natural gas and oil

c) oil and minerals

d) oil, minerals and metals

9. Which of the following is not a conventional energy resource?

a) petrol

b) LPG

c) tidal energy

d) coal

10. Which of the following is an exhaustible renewable resource?

a) petroleum

b) tidal energy

c) coal

d) fresh water

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Answers:

1. b) coal

2. a) Exhaustible energy sources in limited quantity

3. a) water

4. c) Biomass energy

5. c) trees

6. b) hydropower

7. c) biological species

8. b) coal, natural gas and oil

9. c) tidal energy

10. d) fresh water