Exercises 1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (i) Which one of the following is not a plantation crop? (a) Coffee  (b) Sugarcane  (c) Wheat (d) Rubber Answer -  (c) Wheat Note -  Option(C) is correct because wheat is not a plantation crop. Plantation crops are usually grown for profits. Wheat is a principal crop and worldwide staple food. It is grown on about 220 million hectares worldwide, covering more land area than any crop. Option (A) is not correct because coffee is a plantation crop. It is traditionally grown in the Western Ghats. Now it is grown in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamilnadu. It is an export product with high employment content. Option (B) is not correct because sugarcane is a plantation crop. It is grown in sub-tropical and tropical areas. It is mainly cultivated for sugar, but it is also grown for biofuel production. Option (D) is not correct because rubber is a plantation crop. It is an important commercial product gro...

Exercises 1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (i) Which one of the following best describes development? (a) an increase in size  (b) a constant in size  (c) a positive change in quality (d) a simple change in the quality Answer -  (c) a positive change in quality Note -  Development, unlike growth, is a qualitative change. It cannot be said to have taken place unless there has been an increment or addition to the existing conditions. Hence, development is value positive (can only increase) and occurs only when there is a positive change in quality. (ii) Which one of the following scholars introduced the concept of Human Development? (a) Prof. Amartya Sen  (b) Ellen C. Semple  (c) Dr Mahabub-ul-Haq (d) Ratzel Answer -  (c) Dr Mahabub-ul-Haq Note -  The concept of Human Development was introduced by Dr Mahabub-ul-Haq, and in this concept, people are central to all development. According to this concept, the basic goal...

EXERCISES 1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (i) Which one of the following has caused the sex ratio of the United Arab Emirates to be low? (a) Selective migration of male working population (b) High birth rate of males (c) Low birth rate of females (d) High out migration of females Answer -  (a) Selective migration of male working population Note - The United Arab Emirates and most of the Middle East nations have a huge population of migrant workers from neighboring countries, for they are islands of rich economies in the region. Hence, they attract low-skilled workers from other countries, who move in for higher wages without bringing their family. Most of the countries in the region are patrilineal, and hence the male members lead the household and women are not encouraged to work. Thus, these countries have a higher sex ratio. For example, Qatar has a sex ratio of 311 males per 100 females (3.11:1.00, or three times as many males as females). (ii...

EXERCISES 1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (i) Which one of the following continents has the highest growth of population? (a) Africa  (b) South America  (c) Asia (d) North America Answer -  (a) Africa  Note -  Most African countries have an annual population growth rate in excess of 2%. (ii) Which one of the following is not an area of sparse population? (a) The Atacama  (b) South-east Asia  (c) Equatorial region (d) Polar regions Answer -  (b) South-east Asia Note -  Asian countries comprise 60% of the world’s current population. It has the highest growth rate today. (iii) Which one of the following is not a push factor? (a) Water shortage  (b) Medical/educational facilities  (c) Unemployment (d) Epidemics Answer -  (b) Medical/educational facilities Note -  Medical and educational facilities is not a push factor, it comes under the pull factor. (iv) Which one of the following is not a f...

NCERT EXERCISES 1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (i) Which one of the following statements does not describe geography? (a) An integrative discipline (b) Study of the inter-relationship between humans and environment (c) Subjected to dualism (d) Not relevant in the present time due to the development of technology. Answer -  (d) Not relevant in the present time due to the development of technology. Note - Geography is an integrative, empirical, and practical field of study. It focuses on the inter-relationship between humans and their environment and is subjected to dualism and the wide-ranging debates as to whether the discipline should be more of theorising or descriptive. Even with the development of technologies, especially communication and transport that cut across geography, the discipline of geography has remained relevant. (ii) Which one of the following is not a source of geographical information? (a) Traveller’s accounts (b) Old maps (c)...