Location and Distribution of Agricultural and Industrial Activities NDA Questions

NDA Resources and Regional Geography of India

Location and Distribution of Agricultural and Industrial Activities MCQ Questions


13.
The Netherlands specialises in growing which horticultural crop for export to major European cities?
A.
Mushrooms
B.
Tomatoes
C.
Tulips and other flowers
D.
Strawberries
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ANSWER :
C. Tulips and other flowers
14.
Shifting cultivation is also called slash and burn agriculture because:
A.
Crops are burnt after harvest
B.
Farmers use fire as a pest control
C.
Fields are burned to remove weeds before sowing
D.
Vegetation is cleared by fire and ash fertilises soil
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ANSWER :
D. Vegetation is cleared by fire and ash fertilises soil
15.
Dumping in international trade means:
A.
Depositing industrial waste in the ocean
B.
Selling goods in a foreign market at a price below the cost of production or below the domestic price
C.
Over-exporting agricultural commodities
D.
Refusing to import goods from developing countries
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ANSWER :
B. Selling goods in a foreign market at a price below the cost of production or below the domestic price
16.
'Isochrone lines' on a transport map join places that are equal in terms of:
A.
Time taken to travel to them from a reference point
B.
Population density
C.
Cost of transport
D.
Distance in kilometres
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ANSWER :
A. Time taken to travel to them from a reference point
17.
The concept that 'Nature provides opportunities and human beings make use of them' is associated with which geographical philosophy?
A.
Possibilism
B.
Environmental Determinism
C.
Neodeterminism
D.
Idiographic approach
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ANSWER :
A. Possibilism
18.
Which of the following is an example of a CONSUMER goods industry?
A.
Iron and steel
B.
Heavy machine tools
C.
Shipbuilding
D.
Bread, biscuits, and soap
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ANSWER :
D. Bread, biscuits, and soap