ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Oil, coal, natural gas, metals, stone and sand are natural resources. Other natural resources are air, sunlight, soil and water. Animals, birds, fish and plants are natural resources as well. Natural resources are used to make food, fuel and raw materials for the production of goods.

Detailed explanation-2: -Natural resources include oil, coal, natural gas, metals, stone, and sand.

Detailed explanation-3: -These are the resources that are found in the environment and are developed without the intervention of humans. Common examples of natural resources include air, sunlight, water, soil, stone, plants, animals and fossil fuels.

Detailed explanation-4: -Resources that are drawn from Nature and used without much modification are called natural resources. The air we breathe, the water in our rivers and lakes, the soils, minerals are all natural resources. Many of these resources are free gifts of nature and can be used directly.

Detailed explanation-5: -(a) Natural resources are the things present in the environment that can be used by humans. Three important natural resources are water, fossil fuels, like coal and petroleum, and forest and wildlife.