geography MCQ #7884

A mineral route case ties marble from Mohmand–Khyber highlands to Pakistani industrial markets. Which economic activity best fits the linkage description for dimension stone in that sphere?

geography MCQ #7884

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A mineral route case ties marble from Mohmand–Khyber highlands to Pakistani industrial markets. Which economic activity best fits the linkage description for dimension stone in that sphere?

    • A) Quarrying and trucking of dimensional marble to urban construction clusters
    • B) Deep-sea tuna fleet operations
    • C) Offshore oil rigs in Makran as marble source
    • D) Sugarcane ethanol distilleries as marble proxy

    Answer: Quarrying and trucking of dimensional marble to urban construction clusters

    Explanation: Marble quarried from the Mohmand and Khyber highlands of KP is trucked to urban markets in Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad for use in construction — a classic upstream extraction-to-downstream processing supply chain.