MCQ Chapter 4 Geography Class 12 Maharashtra Board Primary Economic Activities 1. Which activity among the following is considered a primary economic activity?BankingManufacturingHuntingTransportationQuestion 1 of 202. In which region is hunting practiced by Bushmen?Sahara DesertKalahari DesertThar DesertMojave DesertQuestion 2 of 203. Which tribe practices hunting in the Andaman Islands?EskimosOngesPygmiesBorasQuestion 3 of 204. What product is collected from Khair trees?LacGumHoneyKathQuestion 4 of 205. Why is collection of forest products limited in equatorial forests?Dense forests and presence of reptilesLack of treesExcessive coldEasy accessibilityQuestion 5 of 206. In which part of Australia is lumbering carried out?Northern partWestern partEastern partCentral partQuestion 6 of 207. Why is lumbering not carried out in Northern Africa?Cold climateLack of forestsPresence of riversHeavy rainfallQuestion 7 of 208. Where are coniferous forests, suitable for lumbering, mostly located?Near equatorTemperate regionsPolar regionsDesertsQuestion 8 of 209. Which forest type is found in the Amazon Basin?Temperate deciduousEquatorial evergreenConiferousMonsoon forestQuestion 9 of 2010. Why is commercial lumbering difficult in equatorial regions?Lack of woodAccessibility issues and dense forestsHeavy snowfallPresence of softwoodQuestion 10 of 2011. In which region is softwood found predominantly?Tropical forestsMonsoon forestsTemperate coniferous forestsEquatorial forestsQuestion 11 of 2012. What is the major fishing ground near Japan?Dogger BankGrand BankOyashio Current areaCaribbean SeaQuestion 12 of 2013. Which coast of South America has major fishing activities?EasternWesternNorthernSouthernQuestion 13 of 2014. Which ocean current meeting promotes fishing near Japan?Gulf Stream and LabradorKuroshio and OyashioAgulhas and BenguelaCanary and Gulf StreamQuestion 14 of 2015. Which factor is NOT favourable for the development of fishing?Broken coastlineCold climateLack of planktonsTraditional skillsQuestion 15 of 2016. Why is commercial fishing developed on Greenland’s southern coast?Presence of hot currentsDense forestsPresence of fish due to confluence of currentsLack of fishQuestion 16 of 2017. What type of coastline supports fishing ports?Smooth coastlinesBroken coastlinesStraight coastlinesDesert coastlinesQuestion 17 of 2018. Animal husbandry is least developed in which latitude zone?0° to 10°10° to 20°30° to 60°70° to 80°Question 18 of 2019. In which continent is animal husbandry practiced on a large commercial scale?EuropeAfricaNorth AmericaAsiaQuestion 19 of 2020. What is a major allied activity with agriculture?FishingHuntingMiningAnimal husbandryQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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