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The exchange of ideas and commodities between India and the rest of the world since ancient times is due to the fact that _______.

  1. India has been a world leader since ancient times

  2. India enslaved other countries and forced them to adopt its ideas

  3. Other countries were afraid of India and hence adopted its ideas

  4. The passes between the mountains and the sea routes enabled trade and the spread of Indian ideas in the rest of the world


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The exchange of ideas and commodities between India and the rest of the world since ancient times is due to the fact that passes between the mountains and the sea routes enabled trade and the spread of Indian ideas in the rest of the world.

Which one of the following terms is used to describe trade between two or more countries?

  1. Internal trade

  2. External trade

  3. International trade

  4. Local trade


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. In most countries, such trade represents a significant share of gross domestic product (GDP)

Trade between two or more countries is termed as ________.

  1. External trade

  2. International trade

  3. Internal trade

  4. Trans-nation trade


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 It may take place through sea, air or land routes. 

The length of India's coast line is about __________.

  1. 7,500 km

  2. 5,900 km

  3. 7,000 km

  4. 6,100 km


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India is a peninsula covered by water on three sides. It has a long coastline of 7,517 km.

What locational advantage does India possess for International trade?

  1. Central location in the Eastern hemisphere

  2. Location in the middle of the developing countries

  3. Location at the sourthern end of Asia

  4. Location on the east-west oceanic route through the Suez Canal


Correct Option: D

If the commodities manufactured in Surat and sold in Mumbai or Delhi, then it is ________.

  1. International trade

  2. Internal trade

  3. Free trade

  4. Territorial trade


Correct Option: B

Which factors result in the exchange of goods?

  1. Geology

  2. Vegetation

  3. Soil

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D

These are primary products:
This question has multiple answers.

  1. Cereals

  2. Cotton

  3. Computers

  4. Fruits


Correct Option: A,B,D
Explanation:

Primary products are the products which are used in raw form ,which are not manufactured. Hence cereal, cotton and fruits are in raw form i.e they are produced by earth.

Trade occurs because of ______ of goods in one place.

  1. Excess

  2. Surplus

  3. Large amount

  4. Less amount


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Trade occurs because of surplus of goods in one place. A trade surplus is an economic measure of a positive balance of trade, where a country's exports exceed its imports. 

Which regions supply softwood and dairy products?

  1. Temperate

  2. Tropical

  3. Boreal

  4. Tundra


Correct Option: A