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Question 11 Mark
Circle those resources from Amma's list that have no commercial values as yet.
→ Amma's List 
→ Cotton cloth 
→ Iron ore 
→ Intelligence 
→ Medicinal plants 
→ Medical knowledge 
→ Coal deposits 
→ Beautiful scenery 
→ Agricultural land 
→ Clean environment 
→ Old folk songs 
→ Good weather 
→ Resourcefulness 
→ A good singing voice 
→ Grand mother's home remedies 
→ Affection from friends and family.
Answer
The resources from Amma's list that have no commercial values are old folk songs, good weather, a good singing voice, grandmother's home remedies and affection from friends and family.
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Question 21 Mark
How can we conserve the resources?
Answer
We can conserve the resources by reducing consumption, recycling and nursing.
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Question 31 Mark
How can a substance or material become a resource? ### What makes a substance a resource?
Answer
If a substance or material has some utility, it can become a resource.
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Question 41 Mark
How human-made resources differ from natural resources?
Answer
Human-made resources are different from natural resources as human-made resources are created by human beings while on the contrary, natural resources are directly obtained by environment/nature.
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Question 51 Mark
What do you understand by stock of resource?
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Stock of resources is the amount of resource available for use.
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Question 61 Mark
What do you understand by human resource development?
Answer
Improving the quality of people's skill so that they can be more advanced and useful, is called 'human resource development'.
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Question 71 Mark
Write the name of natural resources.
Answer
The air, the water, the soils and the minerals are all natural resources.
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Question 81 Mark
Name the two important factors which are responsible in making any substance into resource.
Answer
Time and technology are two important factors which are responsible in making any substance into a resource.
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Question 91 Mark
What do you understand by the word technology?
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The application of latest knowledge and skill in doing or making things is called technology.
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Question 101 Mark
How would you define the word utility?
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Any thing has utility if it can be used in any way to satisfy human needs.
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Question 111 Mark
Mention the different types of resources.
Answer
The different types of resources are 
(i) Natural resources 
(ii) Human-made resources 
(iii) Human resources
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Question 131 Mark
What is sustainable development?
Answer
Balancing the need to use resources and conserve them for the future is called sustainable development.
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Question 141 Mark
What is resource conservation?
Answer
Resource conservation means using the resources carefully and giving them time to get renewed.
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Question(1 Marks) - Social Studies STD 8 Questions - Vidyadip