​Match the following​

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (a) – (iii), (b) – (iv), (c) – (i), (d) – (ii).

In the light of the availability of various resources in nature, natural resources can be broadly classified into two kinds:

Inexhaustible Natural Resources:

• These resources are present in unlimited quantity in nature.
• They are not likely to be exhausted by human activities.
• Examples are sunlight, air.

Exhaustible Natural Resources:

• The amount of these resources in nature is limited.
• They can be exhausted by human activities.
• Examples of these resources are forests, wildlife, minerals, coal, petroleum, natural gas etc.