Tag: natural resources- air, water and land

Questions Related to natural resources- air, water and land

_____is not a characteristic of land.

economics how does production take place? natural resources- air, water and land land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur production mechanism

  1. Free gift of nature

  2. Fixed supply

  3. Complete mobility

  4. Heterogeneity in productivity

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Complete mobility is not a characteristics of land as land is a free gift of nature ,it does not possess any mobility ,that is, it cannot be moved from one place to another.

_____these resources would be called as land in economics.

economics how does production take place? natural resources- air, water and land land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur production mechanism

  1. Coal mines of Bihar

  2. Water resources of Uttaranchal

  3. Mineral deposits of Jharkhand

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Coal mines of Bihar, water resources of Uttaranchal,mineral deposits of Jharkhand- all these resources are regarded as land in economics because these resource help to produce goods and services in the economy thus, an efficient production process can be ensured. Income and employment generation -can also be increased by utilizing these resources.

______ has a flat supply curve.

economics how does production take place? natural resources- air, water and land land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur production mechanism

  1. Capital

  2. Land

  3. Labour

  4. Technology

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Land has a flat supply curve since the quantity supplied of land is fixed since land is a natural resource. Therefore, the supply curve of land is inelastic in nature, that is, supply of land remains fixed irrespective of the change in demand level.

Which of these is/are not characteristic of land as a factor of production.?

economics how does production take place? natural resources- air, water and land land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur production mechanism

  1. Mobility

  2. Limited supply

  3. Heterogeneity

  4. Passive

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Land is a natural resource and does not possess any mobility ,that is ,it cannot be moved from one place to another.

Which of the following factor of production is free gift of nature?

economics how does production take place? natural resources- air, water and land land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur production mechanism

  1. Entrepreneurship

  2. Capital

  3. Labour

  4. Land

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Among the 4 factors of production, land is a free gift of nature to human beings, its quantity supplied is unlimited and fixed.

Which of the following is true regarding "land" as a factor of production?

production mechanism land,labour, capital and entrepreneur land natural resources- air, water and land how does production take place? economics

  1. Land is a perfectly immobile factor.

  2. Land is a passive factor.

  3. Economic reward for land is rent.

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
1) Land is a free gift of nature ,it cannot be moved from one place to another, thus,it does not possess any mobility
2) Land is a passive factor of production as it depends on other factors of production for the production process to begin.
3)Rent is the cost of land as a factor of production.

Which of the following statements is correct?

economics how does production take place? natural resources- air, water and land land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur production mechanism

  1. Supply of land can be increased.

  2. Land does not yield any result unless human efforts are employed.

  3. Fertility of land cannot change.

  4. Supply of land is perfectly elastic.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Land is a passive factor of production,and hence it is dependent on other factors of production like,labour.(human efforts )

In economics, land includes natural resources -
(I) On the surface like soil, agricultural land
(II) Below the surface like mineral resources, rocks, ground water
(III) Above the surface like climate, rain, space, monitoring.
Select the correct answer from the options given below:-

economics how does production take place? natural resources- air, water and land land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur production mechanism

  1. (I)

  2. (II) and (III)

  3. (II)

  4. All (I) to (III)

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Land includes all those natural resources which help in the production process to increase the productivity of an economy.

Which of the following is not true regarding "land" as a factor of production?

economics how does production take place? natural resources- air, water and land land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur production mechanism

  1. Land is primary factor of production.

  2. Land is a man-made factor.

  3. The supply of land is fixed.

  4. Land is a free gift of nature to mankind.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Land is a free gift of nature to human beings,thus it is not a man-made factor.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of land?

economics how does production take place? natural resources- air, water and land land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur production mechanism

  1. It is produced by our forefathers.

  2. Its usefulness depends on human efforts.

  3. It is immobile.

  4. Its supply for the economy is limited.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Land is not produced by any human, it is a free gift of nature and its quantity supplied is fixed.