Economic Geography (Trade, Resources) NDA Questions

NDA World Geography

Economic Geography (Trade, Resources) MCQ Questions


1.
Economic activities are broadly classified into which categories?
A.
Agriculture, Industry, Services and Trade only
B.
Production, Distribution and Consumption
C.
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary and Quinary activities
D.
Formal, Informal and Voluntary sectors
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ANSWER :
C. Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary and Quinary activities
2.
Primary activities are those that involve:
A.
Providing services like banking, transport and retail
B.
Manufacturing raw materials into finished goods
C.
Creating and managing knowledge and information
D.
Direct extraction or harvesting of natural resources from the environment (e.g., agriculture, fishing, mining, lumbering)
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ANSWER :
D. Direct extraction or harvesting of natural resources from the environment (e.g., agriculture, fishing, mining, lumbering)
3.
Secondary activities involve:
A.
Making policy and research decisions at the highest level
B.
Processing or manufacturing raw materials (from primary sector) into finished goods
C.
Providing services like education, healthcare and banking
D.
Extracting minerals and fossil fuels directly from the earth
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ANSWER :
B. Processing or manufacturing raw materials (from primary sector) into finished goods
4.
Tertiary activities differ from primary and secondary activities in that they:
A.
Involve the highest level of intellectual decision-making
B.
Involve processing of raw materials into finished goods
C.
Involve providing services (intangible products) rather than producing physical goods
D.
Involve harvesting of natural resources
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ANSWER :
C. Involve providing services (intangible products) rather than producing physical goods
5.
Quaternary activities are distinguished from other economic activities by:
A.
Processing minerals into industrial raw materials
B.
Being knowledge-based and involving research, information, education and advanced technology development
C.
Providing basic services like transport and retail
D.
Involving simple manual labour in agriculture
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ANSWER :
B. Being knowledge-based and involving research, information, education and advanced technology development
6.
Resources are classified on the basis of origin into which two categories?
A.
Renewable and Non-renewable
B.
Metallic and Non-metallic
C.
Biotic (derived from living organisms) and Abiotic (derived from non-living things)
D.
Conventional and Non-conventional
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ANSWER :
C. Biotic (derived from living organisms) and Abiotic (derived from non-living things)