MCQ Chapter 4 Geography Class 12 Maharashtra Board Primary Economic Activities 1. Shifting agriculture is mainly practiced in:Urban areasDesertsTropical forested regionsPolar regionsQuestion 1 of 202. The Pampas region is associated with:Plantation agricultureIntensive subsistence agricultureExtensive commercial agricultureHorticultureQuestion 2 of 203. What is the major cause of forest decline in shifting agriculture?Over-irrigationSoil erosionFirePest attacksQuestion 3 of 204. Horticulture deals mainly with:Food grainsVegetables and fruitsCotton and juteWheat and maizeQuestion 4 of 205. Which type of agriculture is practiced close to urban markets?PlantationShiftingExtensive commercialMarket gardeningQuestion 5 of 206. What encourages fishing activities in Japan?Warm oceanDesert coastlineMeeting of cold and warm currentsHigh rainfallQuestion 6 of 207. In which ocean is world's major fishing carried out?Pacific OceanAtlantic OceanIndian OceanSouthern OceanQuestion 7 of 208. Where is lumbering carried out on a commercial basis?Equatorial forestsMonsoon forestsConiferous forestsTemperate desertsQuestion 8 of 209. Which activity is NOT a primary economic activity?LumberingAgricultureAnimal husbandryBankingQuestion 9 of 2010. Which forest type has hardwood trees?Equatorial evergreen forestsTemperate deciduous forestsConiferous forestsTundra forestsQuestion 10 of 2011. The coniferous forests are found mainly in:Tropical beltTemperate beltPolar beltDesert regionsQuestion 11 of 2012. Which country has deforested tropical forests largely for agriculture?USAIndiaAustraliaBrazilQuestion 12 of 2013. Major cereal crops in extensive agriculture are:Tea and coffeeRubber and cocoaWheat and maizeRice and sugarcaneQuestion 13 of 2014. Plantation agriculture is capital intensive because:Small investment is requiredInvestment in machinery and labour is lowHuge investment is required for quality productionCrops grow naturally without expensesQuestion 14 of 2015. Temperate grasslands are called _______ in North America.PampasDownsPrairiesVeldsQuestion 15 of 2016. What facilitates fish preservation in temperate regions?Cold climateHot climateLack of planktonsDeep sea fishingQuestion 16 of 2017. Fishing activity is limited in tropical regions because of:Abundant planktonCold climateLack of refrigeration facilitiesAbsence of coastlinesQuestion 17 of 2018. What enhances fish production near continental shelves?Rugged coastlineShallow seasDeep oceansHot desertsQuestion 18 of 2019. What is an example of market gardening near Pune?Rice productionWheat productionFlower cultivation at Khedshivapur and SaswadMiningQuestion 19 of 2020. Which factors influence agriculture more in developing countries?Use of modern machinesHigher literacy ratesHigh proportion of labour dependenceExtreme mechanizationQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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