world economic industry trade agriculture section 4 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1

Tank irrigation is practised mainly in Peninsular India because.

1. undulating relief and hard rocks make it difficult to dig canals and wells
2. rivers are rainfed
3. of compact nature of population and agricultural field

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) All of these

Question : 2

Which of the following items and their leading producers are correctly matched?

1. Grapes - Italy
2. Oilseeds - India
3. Millets - India
4. Coffee - Ethiopia

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1, 3 and 4

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 3

India is an agricultural country, where most of the population directly or indirectly involved in this sector. Regarding agriculture in India, which one of the following statements is/are not correct?

1. Bajra is a Kharif crop, which requires 25° – 31°C temperature and 40-50 cm rainfall.
2. Cotton is categorised into three groups long-staple, medium staple and short-staple.
3. Currently, India accounts for about 50% of the world’s total jute production.
4. India is the second-largest producer of silk and the largest consumer of silk in the world.

a) 3 only

b) 2 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) 4 only

Question : 4 [NDA 2013-I]

The expression South Asia usually includes

a) Nepal, Bhutan, India, Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and SriLanka

b) Bangladesh, India, China, Nepal, Japan, Pakistan and Maldives

c) Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and SriLanka

d) Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Question : 5 [UP–PCS 2011]

Match List–I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 2 3 4 1

c) 4 3 1 2

d) 3 4 2 1