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  1. Which of the following pair is correctly matched-
    1. Northern China - Rice
    2. Southern China - Wheat
    3. Candy Basin - Coffee
    4. Malaysia - Natural Rubber

  2. A.

     1

    B.

     2

    C.

     3

    D.

     4


  3. Golden Revolution refers to

  4. A.

     Sericulture

    B.

     Horticulture

    C.

     Apiculture

    D.

     Viticulture


  5. Which of the following is the leading producer of rice?

  6. A.

     Australia

    B.

     Argentina

    C.

     China

    D.

     Cuba


  7. Grasses are almost absent in ________

  8. A.

     Tropical moist deciduous forest

    B.

     Tropical dry evergreen forest

    C.

     Tropical semi-evergreen forest

    D.

     Tropical wet-evergreen forest


  9. Loess is ________ soil.

  10. A.

     Wind-deposited

    B.

     Water-deposited

    C.

     Volcanic

    D.

     Black cotton


  11. In which form can the cultivable land be defined?

  12. A.

     The land which can grow the crops

    B.

     Waste land + fallow land

    C.

     Old fallow land + new follow land

    D.

     Total fallow land + net sown land


  13. Which of the following natural regions has specialised in cultivation of fruit trees?

  14. A.

     Mediterranean region

    B.

     Warm Mid-latitude East Margin region

    C.

     Tropical East Margin region

    D.

     Mid-latitude Grassland region


  15. Economy of Brazil is mostly dependent on ________

  16. A.

     Tea

    B.

     Coffee

    C.

     Rice

    D.

     Maize


  17. Which country produces the maximum amount of timber?

  18. A.

     United States of America

    B.

     Brazil

    C.

     Nigeria

    D.

     Sweden


  19. Mocha coffee is grown in

  20. A.

     Iraq

    B.

     Brazil

    C.

     Argentina

    D.

     Yemen