BA Third Year (Sem 5 & 6) Geography – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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Which of the following is a tertiary economic activity?
Chapter 1: Economic Geography: Nature and Scope
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Answer: C. Banking
Tertiary activities provide services; banking is a service, while fishing and mining are primary and manufacturing is secondary.Solar energy is an example of which type of resource?
Chapter 2: Resources and their Conservation
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Answer: A. Renewable resource
Solar energy is replenished continuously by nature and does not run out with use, so it is renewable.The Grand Banks, a rich fishing ground, lies off the coast of:
Chapter 4: Primary Activities: Forestry, Fishing and Mining
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Answer: D. Newfoundland
The Grand Banks lie off Newfoundland in the north-west Atlantic, where the cold Labrador Current meets the warm Gulf Stream, favouring plankton and fish.The Ruhr industrial region, famous for coal mining and iron and steel, is in which country?
Chapter 8: Major Industries of the World: Iron and Steel, Cotton Textile
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Answer: B. Germany
The Ruhr valley in Germany grew into Europe's leading iron and steel region on the basis of its rich coal deposits.The Suez Canal connects which two water bodies?
Chapter 9: Transport and Trade
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Answer: C. Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
The Suez Canal in Egypt joins the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, shortening the Europe–Asia sea route.Which organisation prepares topographical maps (toposheets) in India?
Chapter 12: Topographical Maps and Conventional Signs
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Answer: A. Survey of India
Toposheets in India are prepared and published by the Survey of India, the national mapping agency.In a pie diagram, a component that forms 25% of the total is shown by a sector of angle:
Chapter 13: Statistical Diagrams and Thematic Maps
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Answer: D. 90°
Angle = (25/100) × 360° = 90°.The Richter scale is used to measure the:
Chapter 16: Environment and Disaster Management
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Answer: B. Magnitude of an earthquake
The Richter scale expresses the magnitude (energy released) of an earthquake.Who put forward the 'growth pole' concept of regional development?
Chapter 17: Regional Planning and Development
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Answer: A. François Perroux
François Perroux proposed growth pole theory: development starts at certain dynamic centres and spreads to the surrounding region.The hill station Mahabaleshwar is in which district of Maharashtra?
Chapter 18: Geography of Tourism
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Answer: C. Satara
Mahabaleshwar, a popular hill station in the Sahyadri, lies in Satara district.
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