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प्रश्न
Distinguish between the following pair:
Exhaustible and Inexhaustible resources.
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उत्तर
Exhaustible Resources: Exhaustible resources, such as coal, petroleum, and minerals, are limited in quantity and cannot be replenished naturally.
Inexhaustible Resources: Inexhaustible resources, such as wind, solar, and tidal energy, are abundant in nature and can be exploited indefinitely.
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Deforestation
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| Column A | Column B | ||
| (a) | Forest | (i) | Arithmetic progression |
| (b) | Food | (ii) | Geometric progression |
| (c) | Population | (iii) | Deforestation |
| (d) | Coal | (iv) | Afforestation |
| (e) | Flash floods | (v) | Renewable source of energy |
| (vi) | Non-renewable source of energy |
Define the following term:
Resources
