FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 44

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 44

1. The temperature at which the air is saturated is known as
(a) saturation temperature
(b) critical temperature
(c) condensation temperature
(d) dew point
Ans: (d)
 

2. In an artesian well, in what order the rock-layer are generally found? (from bottom to surface)
(a) permeable, non-permeable and permeable
(b) non-permeable and permeable
(c) permeable and non- permeable
(d) non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable
Ans: (d)
 

3. The home or the fur-bearing animals is the
(a) coniferous forests
(b) temperate deciduous forests
(c) tundra
(d) temperate grasslands
Ans: (a)
 

4. If A and B are two stations antipode to each other then their
(a) seasons are opposite
(b) day and night are opposite
(c) seasons day and night are opposite
(d) climates are opposite
Ans: (c)
 

5. The evergreen trees are those which remain green through out the year. This is because
(a) their leaves do not fall at all
(b) of the effect of the climatic conditions in which they have evolved
(c) their leaves fall in small numbers at intervals
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)
 

6. What type or vegetation is associated with South Africa?
(a) Veld
(b) Steppes
(c) Pampas
(d) Prairies
Ans: (a)
 

7. Doldrums is/are
(a) mount of sand blown and formed on beaches and in deserts
(b) low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator
(c) the north-east and south-east winds
(d) planetary winds
Ans: (b)
 

8. What is the "cloud burst"? It is
(a) the states of sky with respect to clouds
(b) the disintergration of a huge cloud mass
(c) an abnormal heavy downpour of rain
(d) breaking up of clouds by high mountain ranges
Ans: (c)
 

9. A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called
(a) ridge
(b) peninsula
(c) isthmus
(d) neck
Ans: (c)
 

10. On the Equator the day and night are equal
(a) on equinoxes
(b) on summer solstice
(c) on winter solstice
(d) throughout the year
Ans: (d)