FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 27

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 27

1. Hurricanes or typhoons (tropical cyclones) develop and mature
(a) over land bodies only
(b) in a belt 35°-65° N and S latitudes
(c) anywhere in the tropical zone
(d) over water bodies only
Ans: (d)

2. The fog that commonly occurs along the sea-coasts is of the ______ type.
(a) radiation
(b) advection
(c) frontal
(d) convection
Ans: (b)

3. The coral reefs are most characteristic of
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Mediterranean Sea
Ans: (b)

4. Along the coasts salinity is
(a) lowered
(b) increased
(c) stable
(d) unaffected
Ans: (a)


5. Which of these oceans touches the shores of Asia on one side and that of America on the other?
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Antarctic Ocean
Ans: (b)

6. Which of these is not true of the effects of the ocean currents?
(a) They affect commerce because they keep the harbours open even during winter
(b) Water of the ocean is kept pure
(c) Warm equatorial currents raise the temperature while the cold polar currents lower the temperature of the place through which they pass
(d) They do not affect rainfall over the coast
Ans: (d)

7. Gulf Stream, the most important current of the Atlantic Ocean, takes Its birth from the Gulf of Mexico. Its importance lies in its
(a) cooling effect
(b) warming effect
(c) area of influence
(d) influence on travel
Ans: (b)

8. Match the following currents and oceans:
List-I List-II
A. Brazil Current 1. Atlantic Ocean
B. Kuroshio Current 2. Pacific Ocean
C. West Wind Drift 3. Indian Ocean
Codes:
A B C
(a) 1 3 2
(b) 1 2 3
(c) 3 2 1
(d) 2 3 1
Ans: (b)

9. Which of the following is not a minor product derived from forests?
(a) Nuts and Gums
(b) Tannin
(c) Pitch and Turpentine
(d) Pulp
Ans: (d)


10. Which of the following does not characterless 'selva'?
(a) Evergreen forest
(b) They have suffered the greatest destruction at the hands of man
(c) Climbers hang from the roof formed by the foliage
(d) Commercial utilisation of these forests is difficult
Ans: (b)