UPSC World Geography – Chapter 3: Forestry, Fishing and Livestock of the World (21 MCQs)

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UPSC World Geography – Chapter 3: Forestry, Fishing and Livestock of the World (21 MCQs) – 21 questions, subject: Geography. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

The Grand Banks fishing ground lies where the Gulf Stream meets the:

Correct Answer: C [Labrador Current]

Explanation:

The cold Labrador Current meets the warm Gulf Stream off Newfoundland; the mixing over a wide shelf feeds abundant plankton.

2.  

The anchoveta fishery of Peru depends mainly on:

Correct Answer: D [upwelling of the cold Humboldt (Peru) Current]

Explanation:

(d) Correct.

3.  

Which of the following trees yields softwood?

Correct Answer: B [Spruce]

Explanation:

coniferous.

4.  

The Dogger Bank fishing ground is in the:

Correct Answer: C [North Sea]

Explanation:

Dogger Bank is a large shallow sandbank in the North Sea, the heart of the North-East Atlantic fishing ground.

5.  

The Exclusive Economic Zone of a coastal State extends up to:

Correct Answer: A [200 nautical miles]

Explanation:

Under UNCLOS 1982 the Exclusive Economic Zone extends up to 200 nautical miles from the baselines.

6.  

The seasonal movement of herders and animals between mountain pastures and valleys is called:

Correct Answer: B [transhumance]

Explanation:

Transhumance is the seasonal movement of herders and animals to mountain pastures in summer and down to valleys in winter.

7.  

The fine Merino wool is associated mainly with:

Correct Answer: C [Australia]

Explanation:

Australia is the leading producer of fine Merino wool, reared on its large sheep stations.

8.  

The International Whaling Commission was set up under a convention signed in:

Correct Answer: D [1946]

Explanation:

The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, signed in 1946, set up the International Whaling Commission.

9.  

Commercial lumbering is easier in coniferous forests than in tropical forests mainly because coniferous forests have:

Correct Answer: A [pure stands of one species over large areas]

Explanation:

Large pure stands of a single coniferous species make felling, transport and processing simple and cheap.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Most of the world's commercial fish catch comes from the temperate waters of the northern hemisphere.
2. Upwelling of cold water makes the coasts of Peru and Namibia rich in fish.
3. Warm tropical waters hold more plankton than cold waters.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Statements 1 and 2 are true; statement 3 is false because warm tropical water holds less oxygen and fewer plankton.

11.  

Assertion (A): Commercial lumbering in tropical evergreen forests is limited.

Reason (R): Many tree species grow mixed together, and the timber is hard and heavy.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Mixed stands and hard, heavy timber make tropical lumbering costly, which directly explains why it remains limited.

12.  

The Sami people of northern Scandinavia traditionally herd:

Correct Answer: D [reindeer]

Explanation:

The Sami of Arctic Scandinavia traditionally herd reindeer, which give them milk, meat, hides and transport.

13.  

In which year did Canada close the collapsed cod fishery of the Grand Banks?

Correct Answer: D [1992]

Explanation:

After the Grand Banks cod stocks collapsed, Canada declared a moratorium on the northern cod fishery in 1992.

14.  

New Zealand is best known in world trade as a major exporter of:

Correct Answer: B [dairy products]

Explanation:

butter and milk powder.

15.  

The rich fishing grounds off Japan lie where the warm Kuroshio meets the cold:

Correct Answer: C [Oyashio Current]

Explanation:

The warm Kuroshio meets the cold Oyashio off north-east Japan, and the mixing creates a very rich fishing ground.

16.  

More than half of the world's forest area lies in five countries. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Correct Answer: D [Indonesia]

Explanation:

the five are Russia, Brazil, Canada, the USA and China.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. International Whaling Commission formed
2. WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies adopted
3. FAO set up
4. UNCLOS signed

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [3-1-4-2]

Explanation:

1945, 1946, 1982, 2022.

18.  

Which of the following is a region of commercial livestock ranching?

Correct Answer: C [The Pampas]

Explanation:

The Pampas of Argentina and Uruguay are temperate grasslands with large commercial cattle ranches.

19.  

Teak and sal are the most valuable trees of the:

Correct Answer: A [tropical deciduous (monsoon) forests]

Explanation:

Teak and sal are the valuable hardwoods of the tropical deciduous (monsoon) forests of South and South-East Asia.

20.  

Operation Flood, which made India the largest producer of milk, began in:

Correct Answer: B [1970]

Explanation:

Operation Flood was launched in 1970 by the National Dairy Development Board under Verghese Kurien.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 1997

Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of fuel wood in the world?

Correct Answer: C [India]

Explanation:

most rural households have long depended on fuelwood for cooking.

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