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Question 11. Which of the following is/are not examples of shifting cultivation?

  1. Ladang

  2. Hacienda

  3. Fazenda

  4. Pondu


Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1.    1 and 3
  2.    2 and 4
  3.    1 and 2
  4.    3 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2 and 4
Answer: (b)
Hacienda and Pondu are not examples of shifting cultivation. Shifting cultivation is known as ladang cultivation in south-east Asia.
Fazendas (meaning “farms”) were plantations found throughout Brazil; during the colonial period (16th - 18th centuries), they were concentrated primarily in the northeastern region, where sugar was produced.
Question 12. Two largest producers of sugarbeet in the world are
  1.    France and Russia
  2.    Germany and U.S.A.
  3.    Belgium and China
  4.    Turkey and Ukrain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> France and Russia
Answer: (a)The two largest producers of sugarbeet in the world are France and Russia.
Question 13. Consider the following countries:
  1. Australia
  2. Namibia
  3. Brazil
  4. Chile
Through which of the above does the tropic of Capricorn pass?
  1.    2, 3 and 4
  2.    1, 2 and 3
  3.    1 only
  4.    1, 2, 3 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)The line passes through Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Australia and French Polynesia, clipping New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga and the Cook Islands before landfall at Pitcairn.
Question 14. The time at Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich. Hence, it is located at
  1.    30°E longitude
  2.    28°E longitude
  3.    30°W longitude
  4.    28°W longitude
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 30°E longitude
Answer: (a)Cairo is located at 30 degree east longitude.
Question 15.
List I
List II
(Oil refineries)
(Country)
A. Abadan
1. Saudi Arabia
B. Haifa
2. Iran
C. Kirkuk
3. Israel
D. Ras Tanavra
4. Iraq
Codes: A B C D
  1.    2 3 4 1
  2.    1 3 2 1
  3.    2 1 4 3
  4.    4 2 3 1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 2 3 4 1
Answer: (a)
The oil refineries of Iran are located in Abadan. Abadan is a city in and the capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan province, Iran. It lies on Abadan Island, 53 kilometres from the Persian Gulf, near the Iraq-Iran border. The oil refinery of Israel is located in Haifa.
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 291,000. The oil refinery of Iraq is located in Kirkuk. Kirkuk is a city in Iraq and the capital of Kirkuk Governorate. It is located in the Iraqi governorate of Kirkuk, 236 kilometres north of the capital, Baghdad.
The oil refinery of Saudi Arabia is located in Ras Tanura. Ras Tanura is a city in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia located on a peninsula extending into the Persian Gulf.
Question 16. The third position in the manufacture of cars in the world is occupied by
  1.    USA
  2.    France
  3.    Japan
  4.    Germany
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Germany
Answer: (d)
Question 17. In terms of the monetary value, the largest ship-builder of the world is
  1.    Japan
  2.    South Korea
  3.    China
  4.    U.S.A.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> South Korea
Answer: (b)
Question 18. Largest industrial gas reserves are found in
  1.    Iraq
  2.    Qatar
  3.    Iran
  4.    Russia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Russia
Answer: (d)Russia holds the largest amount of natural gas reserves in the world followed by Iran and Qatar.
Question 19. The best inland waterways system is developed in
  1.    Central Europe
  2.    Amazon basin
  3.    Guinea coast
  4.    North America
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Central Europe
Answer: (a)
Question 20. Match column I with column II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns: 
Column I
Column II
(Names of Shifting Cultivation)
(Areas Associated)
A. Ladang
1. Mexico
B. Milpa
2. North-East India
C. Roca
3. Malaysia
D. Jhumming
4. Brazil
Codes: A B C D
  1.    3 1 4 2
  2.    2 3 4 1
  3.    4 3 2 1
  4.    1 2 3 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 3 1 4 2
Answer: (a)
Ladang is a form of shifting cultivation found in Malaysia,
Milpa is associated with Mexico,
Roca is associated with Brazil,
Jhumming is associated with North East India.

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