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upsc-p1-geography-world-agriculture-economic MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 6 upsc-p1-geography-world-agriculture-economic questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1In a simplified Von Thunen-type sequence, arrange the following land uses from the market towards the outer zones: A. Extensive grain farming and grazing B. Dairying and vegetables C. Forestry and mixed farming Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Perishable dairying and vegetables occupy zones close to the market. Forestry and mixed farming can occur in middle zones, while extensive grain farming and grazing can tolerate greater distance. Hence option A gives the market-to-outer-zone sequence.
Q2Consider the following statements about agricultural location: 1. In the Von Thunen model, transport cost, perishability and land rent help explain agricultural rings. 2. Refrigeration and highways have completely eliminated the influence of transport cost on agriculture. 3. Processing plants may be located near farms when raw materials are bulky or perishable. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The model uses transport cost, perishability and land rent, and bulky or perishable raw materials can pull processing towards farms. Statement 2 is incorrect: modern transport and refrigeration disrupt neat rings but do not erase transport cost.
Q3Match List I with List II: List I (Crop) A. Coffee B. Oil palm C. Wheat D. Rice List II (Broad location) 1. Warm, wet monsoon deltas 2. Tropical highlands 3. Cool-season temperate belts 4. Humid equatorial lowlands Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Coffee is associated with tropical highlands, oil palm with humid equatorial lowlands, wheat with cool-season temperate belts, and rice with warm, wet monsoon deltas. Therefore, option B gives the complete matching.
Q4With reference to the geography of dairying, consider the following statements: 1. Perishable milk creates strong requirements for transport and chilling. 2. Refrigeration has widened milk sheds without making market access irrelevant. Which one of the following is correct?
Both statements are correct and linked. Milk's perishability makes rapid transport and chilling important. Refrigeration reduces that distance constraint and enlarges the supply area, but dairying remains market-oriented and dependent on access.
Q5Match List I with List II: List I (Agricultural feature) A. Mixed farming B. Nomadic pastoralism C. Market gardening D. Commercial grain farming List II (Characteristic) 1. Peri-urban intensive cultivation responding to city demand 2. Crops and livestock linked through fodder, manure and rotations 3. Large mechanised farms with storage and export links 4. Mobile herds shaped by seasonal pasture and water Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Mixed farming integrates crops and livestock through fodder, manure and rotations. Nomadic pastoralism follows seasonal pasture and water. Market gardening is intensive and peri-urban, while commercial grain farming uses large mechanised farms with storage and export links. Thus, option D is correct.
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6Consider the following statements about agricultural systems: 1. Intensive rice farming in monsoon Asia is generally associated with small holdings and high labour input. 2. Commercial grain farming is typically concentrated in densely populated river deltas. 3. Plantation agriculture is commercial and linked with cash-crop chains. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.