FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 31

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 31

1. In both the hemispheres the trade winds blow towards the
(a) Equator
(b) horse latitudes
(c) sub polar low pressure belts
(d) poles
Ans: (a)

2. The Mediterranean type of climate is found in mid-latitudes on the
(a) western side of the continents in northern hemisphere and on the eastern side of the continents in the southern hemisphere
(b) eastern side of the continents in northern hemisphere and on the western side of the continents in the southern hemisphere
(c) eastern side of the continents
(d) western side of the continents
Ans: (d)


3. The Doctor is a wind which
(a) is enervating
(b) withers plants
(c) is injurious to health
(d) is conducive to health
Ans: (d)


4. Which of the following is not a tropical cyclone?
(a) typhoon
(b) tornado
(c) hurricane
(d) willy-willy
Ans: (b)

5. Fog can be classified as a
(a) Nimbus cloud
(b) Cirrus cloud
(c) Cumulus cloud
(d) Low Stratus cloud
Ans: (d)


6. Ocean currents rotate
(a) clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
(b) anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere
(c) clockwise in both the hemispheres
(d) anti-clockwise in both the hemispheres
Ans: (a)


7. Limestone is an example of
(a) igneous rocks
(b) sedimentary rocks
(c) metamorphic rocks
(d) crystalline rocks
Ans: (b)

8. The region with the lowest mean winter temperature (-50º C) is found in
(a) Greenland
(b) Northern Canada
(c) North Pole
(d) North Eastern Siberia
Ans: (b)

9. Monsoon wind is different from planetary winds because it
(a) always brings rain
(b) blows in tropical regions
(c) crosses the Equator
(d) is seasonal
Ans: (d)


10. Which soil is sticky when wet and develops cracks when dry
(a) alluvial soil
(b) black soil
(c) red soil
(d) late rite soil
Ans: (b)