world economic industry trade agriculture section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Kimberley is famous for diamond mining. The Big Hole, Open Mine or Kimberley Mine is an open-pit and underground mine in Kimberley, South Africa, and claimed to be the largest hole excavated by hand.

Answer: (a)

The Sun Belt is a region of the United States which became synonymous with the southern third of the nation in the early 1970s when there was a shift in this period from the previously economically and politically important northeast to the south and west.

Industries such as aerospace, defence, and oil boomed in the Sun Belt as companies took advantage of the low involvement of labour unions in the south (due to more recent industrialization; 1930s through 1950s) and enjoyed the proximity to many U.S. military installations that were the major consumers of their products.

The oil industry helped propel southern states such as Texas and Louisiana forward.

Answer: (d)

Most abundant source of energy is solar power energy. It is the cleanest and most abundant renewable energy source available.

Answer: (a)

Long-staple cotton is any cotton with fibres from 1 1/8' to 2 1/2' long. Outstanding types of this cotton are Pima, Egyptian, and Sea Island cotton. Egyptian cotton is a type of long-staple cotton, which is largely grown in the Nile River Valley.

Sea Island cotton is long-staple cotton grown in the Sea Islands, which are off the southern coast of Georgia, the Carolinas, and the Caribbean. Pima cotton is long-staple cotton grown in the southwest region of the United States.

Answer: (d)

Above all are the capitals of the countries except New Zealand, with Wellington, as capital.

Answer: (a)

1. Largest producer of wheat in the world is China.
2. Largest producer of milk in the world is India.
3. Largest producer of sugarcane in the world is Brazil.
4. Largest producer of maize in the world is U.S.A.