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Questions :
List I List II
(Industry) (Centre)
A. Iron and steel 1. Turin
B. Shipbuilding 2. Taipei
C. Electronics 3. Montreal
D. Automobile 4. Pittsburgh
Codes: A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 3 4 1 2

(c) 1 2 3 4

(d) 2 4 1 3

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

  • Turin is the centre of the automobile industry. Turin is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy, the capital of the Piedmont region. Pittsburgh is the centre of the iron and steel industry.
  • Pittsburgh is the seat of Allegheny County and with a population of 306,211 is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Montreal is the centre of shipbuilding.
  • Montreal is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is the largest city in the province.
  • Taipei is the centre of electronics. Taipei, officially known as Taipei City, is the capital of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of Taiwan, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River.

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Question : 1

List I List II
(Crops) (Annual Rainfall)
A. Rice 1. 100 to 150 cm
B. Wheat 2. 50 to 75 cm
C. Ragi 3. 40 to 50 cm
D. Bajra 4. 50 to 100 cm
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

a) 1 – D ; 2 – C ; 3 – B ; 4 – A

b) 1 – C ; 2 – B ; 3 – A ; 4 – D

c) 1 – A ; 2 – B ; 3 – D ; 4 – C

d) 1 – B ; 2 – A ; 3 – C ; 4 – D

Answer: (c)

  1. Rice requires annual rainfall between 100 to 150 cm.
  2. Wheat requires annual rainfall between 50 to 75 cm.
  3. Ragi requires annual rainfall between 50 to 100 cm.
  4. Bajra requires annual rainfall between 40 to 50 cm

Question : 2

The main centres of ship building industry in Japan are

a) Yakohama and Wakohama

b) Osaka and Kyoto

c) Nagasaki and Yawata

d) Nagita and Issikari

Answer: (c)

Question : 3

The largest producer of tungsten in the world is

a) China

b) Russia

c) Australia

d) U.S.A.

Answer: (a)

China is the largest producer of tungsten in the world, equivalent to over 83% of the global production, followed by Russia and Canada.

Question : 4

Which of the following countries has the highest percentage of land under cultivation?

a) India

b) China

c) U.S.A.

d) Canada

Answer: (a)

The Agricultural land (% of land area) in India was 60.53 in 2009, according to a World Bank report, published in 2010. Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures.

India comes behind Bangladesh in this respect which has more than 70 per cent of its land area under cultivation.

Question : 5

World’s largest producer of sugarcane

a) China

b) India

c) Brazil

d) Indonesia

Answer: (c)

Brazil is the largest producer of sugarcane in the world followed by India and China. It accounts for 25% of the world’s sugarcane production.

Question : 6

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) Costa Rica : San Jose

b) Nicaragua : Balmopan

c) Bahamas : Nassau

d) Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo

Answer: (b)

Managua is the capital of Nicaragua, not Balmopan.

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