world economic industry trade agriculture section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

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.

Answer: (c)

1. Ruhr industrial region belongs to Germany.
2. New England industrial region belongs to U.S.A.
3. Kinki industrial region belongs to Japan.
4. Belo Horizonte industrial region belongs to Brazil.

Answer: (b)

The Sakhalin region in Russia is famous for large oil and gas reserve.

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

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.

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.