ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ASSERTION AND REASONING-BASED QUESTION-ANSWER
Instructions: For each question, consider the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) and select the correct option: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. (b) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A. (c) A is true, but R is false. (d) A is false, but R is true.
1.
Assertion (A):
Economic geography is a branch of human geography.
Reason
(R):
It studies human activities associated with the production, distribution,
consumption, and exchange of resources.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
2.
Assertion (A):
The man-made environment is the same across all parts of the earth.
Reason
(R):
The natural environment differs due to geological and physiographic structures.
Correct
Answer: (d)
3.
Assertion (A):
Areas with fertile soil generally have developed agriculture.
Reason
(R):
Economic activities are influenced by the prevalence of differences in the
natural environment.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
4.
Assertion (A):
Coastal areas are often developed for fishing and the transport trade.
Reason
(R):
Human life and economic activities depend on the variations in natural and
man-made environments.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
5.
Assertion (A):
Modern economic geography is based on five basic questions.
Reason
(R):
George Chisholm is considered the father of modern economic geography.
Correct
Answer:
(b)
6.
Assertion (A):
The location of economic activity is a primary concern of traditional economic
geography.
Reason
(R):
Modern economic geography attempts to answer why an activity is located in a
specific place and if it would be better elsewhere.
Correct
Answer:
(b)
7.
Assertion (A):
George Chisholm stated that the main objective of economic geography is to
determine the economic development trend of a place.
Reason
(R):
Chisholm’s work laid the foundation for modern economic geography.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
8.
Assertion (A):
C.F. Jones and G.G. Darkenwald emphasise the study of productive occupations.
Reason
(R):
They explore why certain regions are outstanding in production and export.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
9.
Assertion (A):
Economic geography studies the relationship between man’s productive activities
and environmental conditions.
Reason
(R):
The discipline uses approaches like regional, topical, and behavioural.
Correct
Answer:
(b)
10.
Assertion (A):
Applied economic geography often uses a problem-solving approach.
Reason
(R):
Quantitative techniques and Geographical Information System (GIS) are
contemporary tools used in the field.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
11.
Assertion (A):
Agricultural geography is a specialised branch of economic geography.
Reason
(R):
It studies factors associated with crop production, marketing, and the import-export of products.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
12.
Assertion (A):
Industrial geography focuses on theories associated with the location of
industries.
Reason
(R):
Transport geography studies the role of transport in human movement and economic activities.
Correct
Answer:
(b)
13.
Assertion (A):
Geography of Resources explains the distribution and conservation of resources.
Reason
(R):
Economic development is greatly dependent on the quality and availability of
resources.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
14.
Assertion (A):
Marketing geography studies the types and distribution of markets.
Reason
(R):
It is a branch that evolved to explain the need for establishing markets.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
15.
Assertion (A):
Geography of Planning and Development focuses only on industrial development.
Reason
(R):
It explores sustainable development and regional development processes.
Correct
Answer:
(d)
16.
Assertion (A):
Geography of tourism studies factors associated with the growth of tourism.
Reason
(R):
Tourism is considered a human activity that varies by place and time.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
17.
Assertion (A):
Sustainable development is a key emphasis in modern economic geography.
Reason
(R):
Every economic activity is very closely related to the environment.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
18.
Assertion (A):
Different places on Earth maintain an interrelationship.
Reason
(R):
Places are dependent on one another for resources and economic activities.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
19.
Assertion (A):
The topical approach is synonymous with the commodity approach in economic
geography.
Reason
(R):
These approaches are used to study the discipline's subject matter.
Correct
Answer:
(b)
20.
Assertion (A):
Economic geography is entirely independent of physical geography.
Reason
(R):
Economic activities are influenced by physiographic structures and climate.
Correct
Answer:
(d)
21.
Assertion (A):
Fishing and mining are classified as primary occupations.
Reason
(R):
Primary occupations involve collecting resources directly from nature.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
22.
Assertion (A):
Manufacturing is a secondary occupation.
Reason
(R):
It involves transforming raw materials collected from nature into usable forms
using technology.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
23. Assertion
(A): Transport and communication are examples of tertiary occupations.
Reason
(R):
These activities ensure that commodities reach the consumers.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
24. Assertion
(A): Quaternary occupations include banking and financial institutions.
Reason
(R):
These activities make secondary and tertiary activities easier and more productive.
Correct
Answer:
(a)
