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Answer: Option B. -> Ivory Coast
Answer: (b)
The Ivory Coast supplies 30 per cent of the world’s total cocoa, leading the rest of the world by over half a million metric tons with a total crop of 1,448,992 tonnes. Companies like Nestle and Cadbury receive much of their cocoa from the Ivory Coast.
Ghana is the second leading producer of cocoa in the world. Top Cocoa Producing Countries in the world Rank, Country & Production (tonnes)
Cote of d'Ivoire - 1,448,992
Ghana - 835,466
Indonesia - 777,500
Nigeria - 367,000
Cameroon - 275,000
Answer: (b)
The Ivory Coast supplies 30 per cent of the world’s total cocoa, leading the rest of the world by over half a million metric tons with a total crop of 1,448,992 tonnes. Companies like Nestle and Cadbury receive much of their cocoa from the Ivory Coast.
Ghana is the second leading producer of cocoa in the world. Top Cocoa Producing Countries in the world Rank, Country & Production (tonnes)
Cote of d'Ivoire - 1,448,992
Ghana - 835,466
Indonesia - 777,500
Nigeria - 367,000
Cameroon - 275,000
Answer: Option B. -> D. Whittlesey
Answer: (b)
The major agricultural region of the world was first delineated by D. Whittlesey. One of the most satisfactory classifications of agricultural regions in the world was proposed by D. Whittlesey in 1936. Whittlesey employed five criteria to classify agricultural regions in the world:
crop and livestock combination;
intensity of land use;
processing and marketing of farm produce;
degree of mechanisation; and
types and associations of buildings and other structures associated with agriculture.
Answer: (b)
The major agricultural region of the world was first delineated by D. Whittlesey. One of the most satisfactory classifications of agricultural regions in the world was proposed by D. Whittlesey in 1936. Whittlesey employed five criteria to classify agricultural regions in the world:
crop and livestock combination;
intensity of land use;
processing and marketing of farm produce;
degree of mechanisation; and
types and associations of buildings and other structures associated with agriculture.
Answer: Option B. -> Northern Kyushu of Japan is known for cotton textile industry
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option C. -> A - iii, B - iv, C - ii, D - i
Answer: (c)
Iron-ore – North Sweden
Manganese – Georgia
Limestone – France
Platinum – South Africa
Answer: (c)
Iron-ore – North Sweden
Manganese – Georgia
Limestone – France
Platinum – South Africa
Answer: Option B. -> Scotland Industrial Region - Sweden
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option D. -> 3 1 4 2
Answer: (d)
Cape Horn is a rocky headland on Hornos Island, in southern Chile’s Tierra del Fuego archipelago. It’s surrounded by wild seas off the southern tip of South America where the Pacific and Atlantic oceans meet.
Cape Comorin is a rocky headland on the Indian Ocean in Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India, forming the southernmost point of the subcontinent. It is the southern tip of the Cardamom Hills, an extension of the Western Ghats range along the west coast of India.
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.The
Cape York Peninsula is a large remote peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia and one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth.
Answer: (d)
Cape Horn is a rocky headland on Hornos Island, in southern Chile’s Tierra del Fuego archipelago. It’s surrounded by wild seas off the southern tip of South America where the Pacific and Atlantic oceans meet.
Cape Comorin is a rocky headland on the Indian Ocean in Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India, forming the southernmost point of the subcontinent. It is the southern tip of the Cardamom Hills, an extension of the Western Ghats range along the west coast of India.
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.The
Cape York Peninsula is a large remote peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia and one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth.
Answer: Option C. -> Russia
Answer: (c)The world’s largest producers of natural diamonds are Russia, Congo and Botswana, all together accounting for 60% of the global diamond production. The government-run super-major ALROSA accounts for approximately 95% of all Russian diamond production.
Answer: (c)The world’s largest producers of natural diamonds are Russia, Congo and Botswana, all together accounting for 60% of the global diamond production. The government-run super-major ALROSA accounts for approximately 95% of all Russian diamond production.
Answer: Option D. -> Ukraine
Answer: (d)Ukraine is not located in between Caspian Sea and the Black Sea.
Answer: (d)Ukraine is not located in between Caspian Sea and the Black Sea.
Question 289. The Mullaperiyar dam has been a bone of contention between the Tamil Nadu and Kerala Governments. Consider the following statements:
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- Mullaperiyar dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar river.
- The Periyar is an interstate river and flows through Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
- In 2010, Supreme Court has constituted a five-member empowered committee headed by Justice AR Lakshmanan to study the issue relating to the Mullaperiyar dam.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Answer: Option D. -> 1 only
Answer: (d)
Mullaperiyar dam or Mullaperiyar dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Kerala State of India. It is located881 m (2890 ft) above mean sea level on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki district of Kerala.
It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by the British Government to divert water Eastwards to the Madras Presidency area (the present-day Tamil Nadu).
Earlier known as the Periyar dam as it was basically meant to dam the Periyar river, the present name Mullaperiyar is derived because it is located at the confluence of Mullayar river and Periyar river.
The committee, headed by Justice AS Anand, former Chief Justice of India, was appointed by a five-member bench of the Supreme Court. The Periyar is an intrastate river and flows only through Kerala.
Answer: (d)
Mullaperiyar dam or Mullaperiyar dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Kerala State of India. It is located881 m (2890 ft) above mean sea level on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki district of Kerala.
It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by the British Government to divert water Eastwards to the Madras Presidency area (the present-day Tamil Nadu).
Earlier known as the Periyar dam as it was basically meant to dam the Periyar river, the present name Mullaperiyar is derived because it is located at the confluence of Mullayar river and Periyar river.
The committee, headed by Justice AS Anand, former Chief Justice of India, was appointed by a five-member bench of the Supreme Court. The Periyar is an intrastate river and flows only through Kerala.
Question 290. Which of the following are responsible for the decrease of per capita holding of cultivated land in India?
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
- Low per capita income.
- Rapid rate of increase of population
- Practice of dividing land equally among the heirs.
- Use of traditional techniques of ploughing.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
Answer: Option A. -> 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
The factors responsible for the decrease of per capita holding of cultivated land in India are
Rapid rate of increase of population.
Practice of dividing land equally among the heirs.
Answer: (a)
The factors responsible for the decrease of per capita holding of cultivated land in India are
Rapid rate of increase of population.
Practice of dividing land equally among the heirs.
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