Which of the following are major Trading and Commercial Towns?
A. Winnipeg
B. Jerusalem
C. Kansas City
D. Manchester
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A, C and D only
(A) Winnipeg — Correct. Winnipeg is an agricultural market town, a kind of trading town.
(B) Jerusalem — Incorrect. Jerusalem is a place of pilgrimage, so it is a cultural town.
(C) Kansas City — Correct. Kansas City is also an agricultural market town.
(D) Manchester — Correct. Manchester is a large inland centre of trade.
Note: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Pre-rationalised NCERT: “Trading and Commercial Towns … Agricultural market towns, such as, Winnipeg and Kansas city; banking and financial centres like Frankfurt and Amsterdam; large inland centres like Manchester and St Louis; and transport nodes such as, Lahore, Baghdad and Agra have been important trading centres.” “Cultural Towns … Places of pilgrimage, such as Jerusalem, Mecca, Jagannath Puri and Varanasi etc. are considered cultural towns.” |