FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 26

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 26

1. Seasonal contrasts are maximum in
(a) low latitudes
(b) high latitudes
(c) mid latitudes
(d) subtropics
Ans: (c)

2. A line drawn on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine are
(a) Isohel
(b) Isobar
(c) Isohyte
(d) Isotherm
Ans: (a)

3. Most of the weather phenomena take place in the
(a) Ionosphere
(b) Stratosphere
(c) Troposphere
(d) Mesosphere
Ans: (c)


4. Simla is cooler than Amritsar although they are on the same latitude. This is because
(a) Shimla is further north
(b) Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
(c) Shimla is farther from the Equator
(d) Their longitudes differ
Ans: (b)


5. Roaring Forties is/are
(a) one of the major water currents of the Atlantic Ocean
(b) westerly winds
(c) the biggest and most dangerous river of Russia
(d) the name given to the biggest waterfalls in the world
Ans: (b)

6. Why does temperature increase with increase in height in Stratosphere?
(a) Closeness of the sun
(b) Decrease in atmospheric pressure
(c) Concentration of ozone
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)

7. The velocity of winds is related to
(a) revolution of the earth
(b) rotation of the earth
(c) temperature
(d) pressure gradient
Ans: (d)

8. Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth's radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot?
(a) Dust
(b) Water vapour
(c) Ozone
(d) Nitrogen
Ans: (c)


9. Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to pollution will cause
(a) earth's temperature to rise
(b) earth's temperature to fall
(c) no change in earth's temperature
(d) increase in ultra-violet radiation reaching the earth
Ans: (a)

10. The radiation that heats earth's atmosphere comes from the
(a) sun
(b) earth
(c) ionosphere
(d) sun and earth
Ans: (b)