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World Geography Practice Test: Fisheries
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Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place. Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, both in freshwater waterbodies and the oceans.

World Geography Practice Test: Fisheries
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1. Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from
2. Spawning means
3. Plankton is used as
4. Match List-I (Natural Region) with List-II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Equatorial 1. From Caspian Eastwards towards the Pamirs
B. Dry summer subtropical
2. Amazon and Congo basin
C. Interior lowlands (warm)
3. Plateaus of Ecuador and Columbia in South America
D. High plateau type in the
4. Plateaus of Tibet and Bolivia Tropical belt Codes A B C D
5. A majority of the population of Newfoundland are engaged in
6. Which of the following is called ‘Herring Pond’?
7. The largest producer of fish in the world is
8. Commercial fishing in best developed in
9. The principal fishing grounds of world are located
10. Which is the most productive salmon ground?
11. The important fishing areas called Grand Banks and Georges Bank are located in the waters of which one of the following?
12. Cold Labrador current meets
13. Which are the main centres of whaling?
14. Pisciculture refers to the rearing of
15. The most important pelagic fish found in the North Sea adjacent to the U.K. is
16. A major part of fresh water fish is caught in
17. Planktons are
18. Annual catch of fish is largest in
19. Main hunting ground for blue whales is located in
20. Which of the following countries is included in the North-West Pacific fishing grounds?
21. Le Havre Bank is a fishing bank in
22. The world’s major commercial fishing grounds are located in the
23. The Dogger Bank, the main fishing area of Europe, lies in
24. Guano is a unique fertilizer product of
25. Fishing is a