world economic industry trade agriculture section 8 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which country has the highest percentage of its geographical area under forests?

a) India

b) Indonesia

c) China

d) Japan

Question : 2

Which one of the following is the busiest ocean trade route?

a) Panama Canal

b) Suez Canal

c) Cape of Good Hope

d) North Atlantic

Question : 3

In which of the following crops the international trade is low in comparison to total produce?

a) Rice

b) Rubber

c) Coffee

d) Wheat

Question : 4

Which of the following is true with regard to petroleum?

1. It is found in the anticlines
2. It is found over underground water
3. It is found in wide, horizontal rocks
4. It is found over impermeable rocks

a) 1, 2 and 4

b) 2 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) 2 and 3

Question : 5

Israel has common borders with

a) Turkey, Syria, Jordan and Yemen

b) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan

c) Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt

d) Cyprus, Turkey, Jorden and Egypt

Question : 6

Consider the following statements:

1. Lignite is a low grade brown coal, which is soft with high moisture content.
2. Anthracite coal is buried deep and subjected to increased temperatures. It is the most popular coal in commercial use.
3. Metallurgical coal is high grade anthracite coal which has a special value for smelting iron in blast furnaces.
4. Bituminous is the highest quality hard coal.

a) 1 and 2

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4