world economic industry trade agriculture section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the map given below. The map shows the sea voyage route followed by

a) Ferdinand Magellan

b) John Cabot

c) Thomas Cook

d) Vasco-de-Gama

Question : 2

Assertion (A)
The percentage of the Earth’s surface covered by India is 2.4%.
Reason (R)
On the Mercator’s map of the world, India is shown much smaller than Canada.

a) Both A and B are true and 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 : 3

Match column I with column II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns:

a) A(iii), B(iv), C(ii), D(i)

b) A(i), B(ii), C(iii), D(iv)

c) A(iii), B(i), C(ii), D(iv)

d) A(i), B(ii), C(iv), D(iii)

Question : 4

To reach from Kanyakumari to Colombo, one has to cross

a) Palk Bay

b) Gulf of Mannar

c) Palk Strait

d) Cook Strait

Question : 5

Which of the following activities is performed at Coolgardie?

a) Copper mining

b) Gold mining

c) Coal mining

d) Forestry

e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Question : 6

Consider the following pairs:

1. St. Petersburg — Gulf of Finland
2. Stockholm — Baltic Sea
3. Washington D.C. — Colorado

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 only

d) 1, 2 and 3