world economic industry trade agriculture section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (a)

Dacca is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. It has the highest population density amongst the given cities.

Answer: (b)

Managua is the capital of Nicaragua, not Balmopan.

Answer: (c)

Brazil is the largest producer of sugarcane in the world followed by India and China. It accounts for 25% of the world’s sugarcane production.

Answer: (a)

The Agricultural land (% of land area) in India was 60.53 in 2009, according to a World Bank report, published in 2010. Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures.

India comes behind Bangladesh in this respect which has more than 70 per cent of its land area under cultivation.

Answer: (a)

• Turin is the centre of the automobile industry. Turin is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy, the capital of the Piedmont region. Pittsburgh is the centre of the iron and steel industry.
• Pittsburgh is the seat of Allegheny County and with a population of 306,211 is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Montreal is the centre of shipbuilding.
• Montreal is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is the largest city in the province.
• Taipei is the centre of electronics. Taipei, officially known as Taipei City, is the capital of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of Taiwan, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River.