Economic Geography
Economic Geography is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2018, 2020). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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खालील विधानांचे परीक्षण करून योग्य पर्याय निवडा. (a) बहुतांश भारतीय कोळसा क्षेत्र 78° पूर्व रेखावृत्ताच्या पूर्वेस आहेत. (b) भारताच्या एकूण कोळसा उत्पादनाच्या 50% कोळसा ओरिसा, छत्तीसगड व झारखंड ह्या राज्यांतून येतो. Examine the following statements and select the proper option. (a) Majority of the coal fields found in India to the east of 78° East Longitude. (b) The states of Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand constitute more than 50% of the total coal production of India.
(a)बहुतांश भारतीय कोळसा क्षेत्र 78° पूर्व रेखावृत्ताच्या पूर्वेस आहेत. / Majority of the coal fields found in India to the east of 78° East Longitude.
(b)भारताच्या एकूण कोळसा उत्पादनाच्या 50% कोळसा ओरिसा, छत्तीसगड व झारखंड ह्या राज्यांतून येतो. / The states of Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand constitute more than 50% of the total coal production of India.
Most Indian coal fields lie east of 78° East longitude, and Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand account for over 50% of production.
खालील विधानांचा विचार करून बिनचूक पर्यायांची निवड करा. अ. ज्या ठिकाणी खंडांत उतार अतिशय रुंद असतो, त्या क्षेत्रामध्ये मत्स्य क्षेत्रे तयार होतात. ब. उबदार उष्णकनटीबंधीय सागरी पाण्यामध्ये मासेमरी विकसित झालेली आहे. क. उष्ण आणि थंड समुद्र प्रवाहांच्या मिश्रमधून माशांसाठी वनस्पती खाद्य आणले जाते. ड. भारतामध्ये अंतर्गत मासेमरी इतर मासेमारी प्रकारापेक्षा अधिक महत्त्वाची आहे.
(a)Most of the fishing grounds occur in areas where the continental shelf is wide.
(b)Fishing activity is well developed in warm tropical waters.
(c)Mixing of warm and cold currents brings plant nutrients for fish.
(d)Inland fisheries are more significant than other types in India.
Statements A, B, and C are correct: wide continental shelves create rich fishing grounds, tropical waters and current mixing support fisheries. Statement D is false because marine fisheries generally account for a larger share than inland fisheries in India historically (though inland is growing).