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

Question : 1

Arrange the following continents in the ascending order of their areal size and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. Antarctica
2. Australia
3. Europe
4. South America

a) 2, 4, 1, 3

b) 2, 3, 1, 4

c) 1, 2, 3, 4

d) 1, 3, 4, 2

Question : 2

Plantation agriculture is practical mainly in the

a) Mediterranean region

b) Temperate region

c) Arid region

d) Tropical region

Question : 3

Consider the following statements

1. International Date Line is drawn zigzag to avoid landmass.
2. International Date Line is 180° W as well as 180° E of Greenwich.
3. A ship sailing westward from Greenwich when crossing International Date Line would put back the date by a day.

a) 1 and 3

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 3 only

Question : 4

Isobaths are used to show

a) Pressure

b) Time

c) Rainfall

d) Depth

Question : 5

Which one of the following trains/railways passes through Germany, France, Austria, Hungary and Romania?

a) Cape-Cairo

b) Orient Express

c) Trans-Siberia

d) Union and Central Pacific

Question : 6

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)