world economic industry trade agriculture section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A):
The commercial fishing industry has developed in temperate zones.
Reason (R):
These temperate areas have a wide extension of continental shelf areas and favourable climate. 

a) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

b) A is true, but R is false.

c) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

d) A is false, but R is true.

Question : 2

The continents with the highest and the lowest density of population are respectively

a) Africa and Asia

b) Asia and Oceania

c) Europe and Africa

d) Europe and Oceania

Question : 3

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

a) 1 4 3 2

b) 5 1 2 3

c) 5 4 2 1

d) 1 2 3 4

Question : 4

Which of the following are responsible for the decrease of per capita holding of cultivated land in India?

1. Low per capita income.
2. Rapid rate of increase of population
3. Practice of dividing land equally among the heirs.
4. Use of traditional techniques of ploughing.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) 2, 3 and 4

Question : 5

Which one of the following countries is not situated in the region between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea?

a) Azerbaijan

b) Georgia

c) Armenia

d) Ukraine

Question : 6

The Mullaperiyar dam has been a bone of contention between the Tamil Nadu and Kerala Governments. Consider the following statements:

1. Mullaperiyar dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar river.
2. The Periyar is an interstate river and flows through Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
3. In 2010, Supreme Court has constituted a five-member empowered committee headed by Justice AR Lakshmanan to study the issue relating to the Mullaperiyar dam.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 1 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1 only