MCQ Chapter 7 Geography Class 12 Maharashtra Board Region and Regional Development 1. What kind of pressure is created on resources in regions with a high dependency ratio?No pressureEconomic surplusHigh financial burdenReduced employmentQuestion 1 of 202. What is a key reason for migration into a region?Poor sanitationLack of educationBetter employment opportunitiesPolitical instabilityQuestion 2 of 203. What happens when a region has very low population despite high resources?Better developmentUnderutilisation of resourcesOvercrowdingHigh urbanisationQuestion 3 of 204. In Table 7.4, which region had the highest government expenditure on education?Region BRegion CRegion FRegion HQuestion 4 of 205. Which region had the lowest percentage of malnourished children?Region ERegion ARegion GRegion DQuestion 5 of 206. A region with low malnutrition and high spending on education is likely to be:Less developedUnderdevelopedDevelopedDesert regionQuestion 6 of 207. What type of land use is highest in Region F?ForestsPermanent cropsArable landOther landQuestion 7 of 208. Which region had the highest GDP among the listed regions in Table 7.5?Region IRegion HRegion ERegion KQuestion 8 of 209. Which region had the most land under forests?Region KRegion BRegion CRegion FQuestion 9 of 2010. A high percentage of land under permanent crops usually indicates:Urban developmentIndustrial areaAgricultural focusDesert conditionsQuestion 10 of 2011. Which region had the highest land under ‘other land’ category in Table 7.5?Region GRegion ARegion DRegion CQuestion 11 of 2012. In which region is the contribution of secondary sector to GDP the highest?Region ARegion CRegion DRegion EQuestion 12 of 2013. Which region in the economic activity table had the lowest Human Development Index (HDI)?Region ARegion BRegion ERegion DQuestion 13 of 2014. Which activity is considered part of the tertiary sector?FarmingManufacturingTeachingMiningQuestion 14 of 2015. What does a higher percentage in the tertiary sector indicate about a region?It is ruralIt is underdevelopedIt is service-oriented and developedIt has fewer peopleQuestion 15 of 2016. What is the main cause of regional imbalance in India according to the text?OverpopulationCultural diversityUnequal distribution of resources and facilitiesHigh taxesQuestion 16 of 2017. Which region type is prioritized in strategies to reduce regional imbalance?Urban centres onlyAlready developed areasDrought-prone and tribal-dominated regionsMetropolitan citiesQuestion 17 of 2018. What is one of the strategies used to reduce regional imbalance?Increasing populationSubsidies and sector-wise investmentsReducing education spendingAvoiding infrastructure developmentQuestion 18 of 2019. Which of the following is an indicator of balanced regional development?Development concentrated in citiesEqual rise in living standards across regionsHigh migration from villagesLow per capita incomeQuestion 19 of 2020. What does the Human Happiness Index help assess in the context of geography?Soil qualityWeather conditionOverall well-being and satisfactionAgricultural productionQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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