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

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

Malaysia is the leading producer of natural rubber in the world. About 46% of the total world’s rubber is produced in Malaysia. The rubber plantation was started in Malaysia in 1877.

Rubber can grow anywhere in Malaysia, because of the suitability of climate and soil; but most of the rubber estates are concentrated in the western coastal plains of Malaysia.

The plantation in the coastal zone gets the advantage of the nearest port for its export. Yet very low areas are avoided in order not to suffer from stagnation of water.

The greatest production is in its Jahore State of Southern Malaysia. Here, rubber cultivation occupies about 4-2 million acres or about 65% of the total cultivated area in the country.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice.

A vineyard is often characterised by its terroir, a French term loosely translating as 'a sense of place' that refers to the specific geographical and geological characteristics of grapevine plantations, which may be imparted in the wine.

Answer: (d)

1. Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania.
2. Mount Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, “Kibo”, “Mawenzi”, and “Shira”, is a dormant volcano in Tanzania.
3. Mount Katmai is a large stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula in southern Alaska (USA), located within Katmai National Park and Preserve.
4. Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar.

Answer: (a)

Known as the world's traditional automotive centre, 'Detroit' is a metonym for the American automobile industry and an important source of popular music legacies.

Detroit and the surrounding region constitute a major centre of commerce and global trade, most notably as home to America's 'Big Three' automobile companies, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler.