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Questions : Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A):
Japan is known for its fisheries in the world.
Reason (R):
The continental shelf is wide all around Japan.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) Both A and R are true, but 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.

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

The continental shelf is narrow all around Japan. Around the Japanese Islands, the continental shelf is 20 to 30 km wide, narrower than its world average, with shelf-slope breaks of the average depth of 140 metres.

Narrow shelves are located offshore the western coast of the Oshima Peninsula, around Toyama Bay, and offshore from the Boso Peninsula to the Kii Peninsula. The selves in Toyama Bay, Sagami Bay, and Suruga Bay are extremely narrow, less than 1 km in width in closed-off sections of the bays.

Continental shelf slopes are not flat from shorelines through outer edges, but terrace-like topography (submarine terraces) and submarine valleys are found. Submarine valleys are often filled up with sediments derived from land.

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Question : 1

Which one of the following is not correctly matched based on Industry & Location?

a) Cotton Textiles - Detroit

b) Chemical - Texas

c) Paper - Ontario

d) Motor Car – Nagoya

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

Which country has the densest railway network in terms of per million people?

a) USA

b) India

c) China

d) Australia

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

The country where drip irrigation is more efficiently used is

a) Israel

b) Sri Lanka

c) India

d) England

Answer: (a)

Most of the credit for making drip irrigation what it is today goes to Israel and South Africa where it is most efficiently used.

As with most water-scarce countries, Israel has seen firsthand how efficient irrigation methods and strategic water reuse can help ensure sustainable, reliable agricultural production.

Question : 4

Asbestos is found maximum in which of the following countries?

a) Canada

b) Africa

c) Australia

d) Russia

Answer: (d)

Russia is the leading producing of Astestos.

Question : 5

Which one of the following is known as the Manchester of the East?

a) Shanghai

b) KualaLumpur

c) Tokyo

d) Osaka

Answer: (d)

Question : 6

Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of Geo-thermal energy in the world?

a) New Zealand

b) U.S.A.

c) Australia

d) U.K.

Answer: (b)

USA is the largest producer of Geo-thermal energy in the world.

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