Economic Geography Part-5

Total Questions: 50

41. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists. [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

CentreIndustry
A. Osaka1. Cigar
B. Detroit2. Ship Building
C. Cuba3. Cotton Textile
D. St. Petersburg4. Automobile

Code:

ABCD
(a)4321
(b)3412
(c)2143
(d)1234
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:
CentreIndustry
OsakaCotton Textile
DetroitAutomobile
CubaCigar
St. PetersburgShip Building

42. Match list-I with list-II and select correct answer using the codes given below: [U.P. Lower Sub. (SpL) (Pre) 2002]

CitiesIndustry
A. Anshan1. Cotton Textile
B. Detroit2. Cigar
C. Havana3. Automobile
D. Nagoya4. Iron and Steel

Codes:

ABCD
(a)1234
(b)4321
(c)3412
(d)2413
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:The match of given cities with concerned Industry and of some other cities are as follows:
CityIndustry
Anshan (China)Iron and Steel Industry
Havana (Cuba)Cigar Industry
Detroit (USA)Automobile
Nagoya (Japan)Cotton Textile
Chelyabinsk (Russia)Metallurgy and Military Machinery
Milan (Italy)Silk Textile Industry
Moscow (Russia)Metal, Chemical, and Machinery Industry
Osaka (Japan)Cotton Textile
Sheffield (England, U.K.)Cutlery Industry
Venice City (Italy)Glass Industry
Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Shipbuilding Industry
Ottawa (Canada)Papermaking Industry

Thus, it is clear that option (b) is the correct answer.

43. Which of the given is not correctly matched? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]

Correct Answer: (c) Chelyabinsk - Shipbuilding industry
Solution:The match of given cities with concerned Industry and of some other cities are as follows:
CityIndustry
Anshan (China)Iron and Steel Industry
Havana (Cuba)Cigar Industry
Detroit (USA)Automobile
Nagoya (Japan)Cotton Textile
Chelyabinsk (Russia)Metallurgy and Military Machinery
Milan (Italy)Silk Textile Industry
Moscow (Russia)Metal, Chemical, and Machinery Industry
Osaka (Japan)Cotton Textile
Sheffield (England, U.K.)Cutlery Industry
Venice City (Italy)Glass Industry
Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Shipbuilding Industry
Ottawa (Canada)Papermaking Industry

Thus, it is clear that option (b) is the correct answer.

44. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

Correct Answer: (c) Moscow-Shipbuilding
Solution:The match of given cities with concerned Industry and of some other cities are as follows:
CityIndustry
Anshan (China)Iron and Steel Industry
Havana (Cuba)Cigar Industry
Detroit (USA)Automobile
Nagoya (Japan)Cotton Textile
Chelyabinsk (Russia)Metallurgy and Military Machinery
Milan (Italy)Silk Textile Industry
Moscow (Russia)Metal, Chemical, and Machinery Industry
Osaka (Japan)Cotton Textile
Sheffield (England, U.K.)Cutlery Industry
Venice City (Italy)Glass Industry
Glasgow (Scotland, U.K.)Shipbuilding Industry
Ottawa (Canada)Papermaking Industry

Thus, it is clear that option (b) is the correct answer.

45. Which city is an important centre for the cotton textile industry? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

Correct Answer: (c) Osaka
Solution:Osaka is a port and commercial city of Japanese Island Honshu. It is an important centre for the cotton textile industry.

46. Which one of the following is not matched properly? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (d) Venice-Ship building
Solution:Osaka is a port and commercial city of Japanese Island Honshu. It is an important centre for the cotton textile industry.

47. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

CentreIndustry
A. Anshan1. Cutlery
B. Glasgow2. Paper
C. Ottawa3. Shipbuilding
D. Sheffield4. Iron and Steel

Codes:

ABCD
(a)1234
(b)4321
(c)3412
(d)3312
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:Osaka is a port and commercial city of Japanese Island Honshu. It is an important centre for the cotton textile industry.

48. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Pre) 2016]

Shipbuilding CentreState (USA)
(a) HoustonTexas
(b) Sparrows PointMaryland
(c) New OrleansLouisiana
(d) CamdenFlorida
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:Camden is a county in the Sate of New Jersey in the U.S.A. Thus option (d) is not correctly matched. Rest are correctly matched.

49. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

Coal FieldLocation
A. Kuzbas1. United Kingdom
B. Red Basin2. Russia
C. Bristol3. Australia
D. New South Wales4. China

Codes:

ABCD
(a)1324
(b)2413
(c)3241
(d)4312
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:The correct match are as follows:
Coal FieldsLocation
KuzbasRussia
Red BasinChina
BristolU.K.
New South WalesAustralia

50. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Industrial RegionCountry
A. Kinki1. China
B. Canton2. Japan
C. Lorraine3. Brazil
D. Belo Horizonte4. France

 Codes:

ABCD
(a)2143
(b)2134
(c)3214
(d)4321
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The correctly matched of industrial region with their respective countries are as follows:
Industrial RegionCountry
KinkiJapan
CantonChina
LorraineFrance
Belo HorizonteBrazil