How can resources be classified on the basis of their origin?

[amp_mcq option1=”Biotic and abiotic” option2=”Renewable and non-renewable” option3=”Individual and community” option4=”Potential and reserve” correct=”option1″]

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UPSC CDS-2 – 2023

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On the basis of their origin, resources can be classified into biotic and abiotic resources. This is a fundamental classification based on whether the resource is derived from living organisms or non-living things.

Biotic resources are obtained from the biosphere and have life, such as forests, wildlife, fisheries, livestock, etc. Abiotic resources are non-living things, such as rocks, minerals, water, air, soil, metals, etc.

Other classifications of resources include:
– On the basis of exhaustibility: Renewable and Non-renewable resources.
– On the basis of ownership: Individual, Community, National, and International resources.
– On the basis of the status of development: Potential, Developed, Stock, and Reserve resources.

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