Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Primary Activities

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Plantation Crop)

List-II (Introduced in)

(A) Cocoa and Coffee Plantation by the French.

(I) West Indies

(B) Tea Gardens by the British.

(II) Malaysia

(C) Rubber Plantation by the British.

(III) India and Sri Lanka

(D) Sugarcane and Banana Plantation by the British.

(IV) West Africa

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

List-I (Plantation Crop)

List-II (Introduced in)

(A) Cocoa and Coffee Plantation by the French.

(IV) West Africa

(B) Tea Gardens by the British.

(III) India and Sri Lanka

(C) Rubber Plantation by the British.

(II) Malaysia

(D) Sugarcane and Banana Plantation by the British.

(I) West Indies

"The French established cocoa and coffee plantations in west Africa. The British set up large tea gardens in India and Sri Lanka, rubber plantations in Malaysia and sugarcane and banana plantations in West Indies. Spanish and Americans invested heavily in coconut and sugarcane plantations in the Philippines. The Dutch once had monopoly over sugarcane plantation in Indonesia. Some coffee fazendas (large plantations) in Brazil are still managed by Europeans.