Fundamentals of Human Geography Book – 01
CHAPTER NO. 09
INTERNATIONAL
TRADE (world)
Very Short
Answer type questions. (important
Questions)
Q1. Name any two free trade organization in the world? Name the members
of them.
Ans. (A) SAFTA-South Asian Free Agreement. Origin: Jan 2006, Members are India, Nepal, and
Sri Lanka.
(B)
NAFTA-North America Free Trade
Association. Origin: 1994, Member are
U.S.A, Canada, Mexico.
Q2. What is the main objective of WTO?
Ans. It set the
rule for global trading system & resolves disputes between its member
nations.
Q3. Define Barter System?
Ans. it is the
original or oldest form of trade where trade exchange of goods & services
takes place.
Q 4. When SAARC was formed and also name the member countries?
Ans. In December 8,
1985& the member countries were India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan,
Sri Lanka, Myanmar, etc.
Q5. What is slave trade?
Ans. The
Portuguese, Dutch, Spaniards, &British captured African natives &
forcefully transported them to the newly discovered Americas for their labour
in the plantation.
Q6. What is the component of International trade?
Ans. Tastes for
goods exchange rates, differences in wages, productivity, transportation cost.
Q7. What do you mean by an Inland port?
Ans. These ports are
located away from the sea coast & are linked to the sea through a river or
a canal .Such ports are accessible to flat bottom ship or barges.
Q8. Name a type of port on the basis of specialized function?
Ans.
1. Oil port: Maracaibo in
Venezuela and Tripoli in Lebanon,
2.
Ports of call:
Honolulu and Singapore,
3. Packet station: English Channel (Dover in England &
Calais in France),
4.
Naval ports:
Kochchi and Karwar.
5. Entrepot ports:
Rotterdam for Europe and Copenhagen for Baltic region,
Q9. What is trade?
Ans. Trade refers
to the movement of goods & services from area of surplus to area of
deficit.
Q10. Define bilateral trade?
Ans. Trade between
two countries on regular basis is known as bilateral trade.
Q11. What is dumping?
Ans. The practice
selling a commodity in two countries at a price that differ for reason not
related to cost is called bumping.
Q12. Define multilateral trade?
Ans. When trade
& services exchange takes place between several countries on regular basis
is called multilateral trade.
Q13. Name the five greatest trading Nation?
Ans. UK, USA, France,
China, Germany, Japan.
Q14. Name two basic of international trade?
Ans. Extent of
foreign investment, transport, difference in natural resources.
Q15. What is the full form of GATT.
Ans. General
Agreement for Tariffs & Trade (1948).
Q16. What is the important aspects of international trade? (Any two)
Ans.1.Volume of
trade,
2.
Composition of trade,
3.
Direction of trade.
Q17. What is the full form of OPEC &headquarters of OPEC?
Ans. Organisation
of petroleum exporting countries & headquarter is in Vienna, Austria.
Members
are Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Qatar.
Q18. What is the full form of CIS and EU and name their headquarters?
Ans.1. CIS- Commonwealth of Independent states [Belarus
–Minsk],
2.
EU:- European union [Belgium –Brussels].
Q19. Name two type of international trade?
Ans. Bilateral
& multilateral trade.
Q20. From which port iron is exported to Japan?
Ans. Mormugao port
& Vishakhapatnam port.
Q21. Name an artificial harbour in India?
Ans.
Chennai.
Q22. Name the first major sea port of India which developed after
independences. Write the importance of port?
Ans. Kandlaport.
i) Tax
free.
ii) Tide port.
iii) Made to reduce
the pressure of Mumbai port.
iv) Gulf of kuchch.
Q 23.Which port is known as land locked harbour?
Ans.
Vishakhapatnam.
Q24. Name a domestic & an international airport?
Ans. Jammu
(domestic) & Jaipur (international).
Q25. Name the trade group from which India do it’s mostly import?
Ans.
Asia
& ASEAN.
Q26. How many contribution of India in international trade?
Ans. 1%.
Q27. What is the total number of major & minor sea port in India?
Ans. 13 major & 200 minor.
Q28. Who is known as the queen of Arabian Sea & is also located in
swez combo route.
Ans. Kochchi.
Q29. What is the
ASEAN Trade?
Ans. ASEAN -Association of South East Asian Nation. Head Quarters: Jakarta (INDONESIA). Origin:
AUG 1967. Members are Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Q30. Which is the largest land-locked harbour in the world?
Ans. San Francisco.
Q31. Leningrad is which type of port?
Ans.
Commercial
port.
Q32. What is the packet station?
Ans.
These
packet stations are exclusively concerned with the transportation of passengers
and mail across water bodies covering short distance.
Q33. Which
is the major sea port of Orissa?
Ans. Paradeep.
Q34. Name the ports on according to cargo handled?
Ans.1.Industrial
port 2. Commercial ports 3.Comprehensive port.
Q35. In which area of India we saw a Barter system?
Ans.
Guwahati
(Jangirroad) john beel fair.
Q36. What are the Objectives of regional trading blocs?
Ans.
Curb
restrictions on the trade of the world, Encourage free trade.
Q37. Trade of silk route done between which countries?
Ans. China- Rome.
Q38. What is free trade?
Ans. Free trade is a policy followed by some
international markets in which countries' governments do not restrict imports
from, or exports to, other countries.
Q39. Name
the service land in and around the port?
Ans. Hinterland.
Q40. What
is the name of refinery port in Gulf of Persia?
Ans. Abadan (Iran).
Q41. Which
association is the largest single market in the world?
Ans. European union
(EU).
CLASS 12
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