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Which of the following is the basis of transport?

  1. Air

  2. Water

  3. Land

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Land is the basic basis of transportation because of its extreme importance. It can provide door to door services; cost of land transportation is reasonable; less chance of the goods to get damaged ,etc

Land is the basis of life as we depend on land for our subsistence, residence and other necessities of life.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Land is a natural resource. It is a free gift of nature to mankind. Because of the presence of land our subsistence, residence and other necessities of life is facilitated.

The land ownership laws prevailing in a country have a significant influence on the productivity of the land.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Land ownership laws determines that 'who will own the land' ,has an extreme significance on the productivity of the land ,that is, the ability to produce goods and services in an economy in a more efficient and effective manner.

Insecurity of Tenancy Rights which may cause eviction of poor tenancy farmers makes them uninterested to ____________.

  1. worsen land productivity

  2. impair land productivity

  3. deteriorate land productivity

  4. improve land productivity


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The farmers will not look to improve land productivity or maintain the land in good condition as insecurity of tenancy rights will demotivate them to do so. 

What is the fundamental factor that affects the productivity of land?

  1. Capital

  2. Subordinate land

  3. Secondary resources

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Capital is the fundamental factor that affects the productivity of land as for production capital is needed.For example, for cultivating the land proper HYV seeds,agricultural facilities,etc is needed- to facilitate all these capital is of extreme significance.

Which of the following have a positive effect on the productivity of land?

  1. Wells and tube wells

  2. Canals

  3. Tank

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Water resources close to farm lands is essential for better productivity due to better irrigation. This s especially important in under developed and developing countries as they lack infrastructure for proper irrigation facilities. 

The average productivity of land is defined as the output obtained from land divided by ____________.

  1. area of that piece of land

  2. available irrigation

  3. available resources

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Calculation of average productivity of land helps us to understand the per unit land productivity, which helps us to know the ability of a production system to produce more effectively and efficiently.

Which of the following highlight/s the importance of land?

  1. Land determines agricultural production

  2. The industrial progress depends on availability of mineral resources

  3. Land determines total production of a country

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Land is one of the four basic factors of production. 

The productivity of land depends on the availability of ____________ as land alone cannot produce anything without it.

  1. efficient labour

  2. deficient labour

  3. important laws

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Land alone is of no use without human resource or efficient and effective labour resource. An efficient production mechanism is established with the proper coordination between land and labour, where in the labour makes use of the land to produce output.

Economic rent refers to which of the following?

  1. Payment made for the use of labour

  2. Payment made for the use of capital

  3. Payment made for the use of organisation

  4. Payment made for the use of land


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The reward for land is rent. Thus if the land is not owned by the entrepreneur the owner of the land must be compensated for its usage and thus the entrepreneur pays rent.