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

Answer: (a)

Mongla is the main seaport in the Bagerhat District of southwestern Bangladesh. The port is situated at the confluence of the Pashur River and the Mongla River.

It lies about 100 km north of the Bay of Bengal and is very near to Sundarbans.

Answer: (a)

1. Shangai is famous for shipbuilding,
2. Chicago for Cotton textile,
3. Sheffield for Engineering and
4. Yokohama for Iron & Steel.

Answer: (d)

The worst oil spill in history wasn’t an accident — it was deliberate. During the Gulf War in 1991, as Iraqi forces retreated from Kuwait, they opened the valves of oil wells and pipelines in a bid to slow the onslaught of American troops.

The result was the largest oil spill history has seen. Some 240 million gallons of crude oil flowed into the Persian Gulf.

Answer: (a)

Japan is called the Great Britain of East due to a high level of industrial development in this country.

Answer: (b)

One of the most urbanized country of the world is Singapore. Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia. It lies off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula and is 137 kilometres north of the equator.

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.