world economic industry trade agriculture section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

The Territory of saar Basin is in Germany.

Answer: (a)

The North Atlantic sea route is one of the busiest sea routes in the world, as it connects the world’s two most developed regions of the world, the eastern part of Canada and the USA to Western Europe in the West.

The four features of the North Atlantic sea route are:

1. Both the coasts have good port and harbour facilities;
2. Foreign trade over this sea route is greater than that of the rest of the world;
3. About one-fourth of the world’s foreign trade moves on this route; and
4. Due to its business, it is called the “Big Trunk” route. It also serves more countries and people than any other route.

Answer: (c)

The Persian Gulf and its coastal areas are the world’s largest single source of crude oil. The oil-rich countries (excluding Iraq) that have a coastline on the Persian Gulf are referred to as the Persian Gulf States.

Answer: (a)

India happens to be the largest producer of mica blocks in the world. India produces about 90 per cent of the world's mica. India accounts for 60 per cent of mica embarking in international trade.

Answer: (d)

From an agricultural point of view, India is a unique country. It has a vast expanse of level land, rich soils, wild climatic variations suited for various types of crops, ample sunshine and a long growing season.

The net sown area in India today is about 143 million hectares. India has the highest percentage of land under cultivation in the world. In spite of the fact that large areas in India, after independence, have been brought under irrigation, only one-third of the cropped area is actually irrigated. The productivity of agriculture is very low. Farming depends mainly upon monsoon rain.

Most of the production comprises food crops. About one-third of the landholdings are small, less than one hectare in size. Farmers own their own small prices of land and grow crops primarily for consumption.