Q 18 What are called “arteries of
circulation”?
Ans. Roads, railways and waterways.
Q 19 “In Asia, very few people live in
many places and many people live in less places.” This statement is of which
scholar?
Ans. George B. Cersei's.
Q 20 Who propounded the concept of human
development?
Ans. By Dr. Mehboob-ul-Haq (Pakistani scholar).
Q 21 Residents of which areas do fishing
and agriculture respectively?
Ans. Residents of coastal and plain areas respectively.
Q 22 Mechanization, technological
innovation, organizational structure are the characteristics of which type of
industries?
Ans. Modern large scale industries.
Q 23 In which sector are most of the
workers employed in developed economies?
Ans. In tertiary activities.
Q 24 A number of places which are
interconnected by a series of roads. By what name is such format known?
Ans. Transportation network.
Q 25 What is the initial form of trade
used in the primitive society called, which we can still see in the 'John Beal
Fair' held during the harvest every year in January at a place called Jogirod,
35 kilometers away from Guwahati in the state of Assam?
Ans. Barter system
Q 26 The total population of India
(121.0 crore, according to Census 2011) is more than the combined population of
which three continents?
Ans. North
America, South America and Australia.
Q 27 What are the smallest and largest
forms of human settlement?
Ans. Palli (Hamlet) and metropolis respectively.
Q 28 What is the agricultural land
called which remains uncultivated for one agricultural season or less?
Ans. Current fallow land.
Q 29 What is the share of the world's
total surface area, world's total water resources and total population
respectively in India?
Ans. Respectively, 2.45% of the surface area, 4% of water
resources and 16% of the population.
Q 30 In which region are most of the
minerals found in India?
Ans. Mainly in igneous and metamorphic rocks of peninsular India.
Q 31 What are the two main approaches to
central planning in India?
Ans. Sectoral planning and regional planning.
Q 32 When were ‘Nagpur Plan’ and ‘Twenty
Year Road Plan’ implemented respectively regarding the development of roads in
India?
Ans. Nagpur Plan in 1943 and Twenty Year Road Plan in 1961.
Q 33 Which Indian port situated on the Vembanad
Kayal or lagoon is called the 'Queen of the Arabian Sea'?
Ans. Kochi or Cochin port.
Q 34 Smog is related to which type of
pollution?
Ans. Air pollution.
