GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 07

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 07

1. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer:
(Climate) (Reason)
a) Chennai is warmer than Kolkata -1. Distance from sea.
b) Snowfall in Himalayas -2. Altitude.
c) Rainfall decreases from west
Bengal to Punjab - 3.Western Disturbance.
d) Winter Rainfall -4. Latitude.
A) 1 2 4 3 
B) 1 2 3 4 
C) 3 2 4 1 
D) 4 2 1 3

2. Which of the following is not a planetary wind?
A) Westerlies 
B) Trade winds 
C) Monsoon 
D) Polar easterlies.

3. The place of India which does not have tropical evergreen forest is.
A) Eastern part of western Ghats
B) Western part of western Ghats.
C) Andaman and Nicobar islands
D) Eastern part of subtropical Himalayas.

4. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer from the  given options.
I. Shompens is a tribal inhabitant of Nicobar Island.
II. As per 2011 census, their population is 229.
A) I only true 
B) II only true 
C) I and II are true 
D) I and II are false.

5. Where is the head quarter of the forest survey of India (FSI) located?
A) New Delhi 
B) Dehradun 
C) Chennai 
D) Mumbai.

6. Which among these sanctuaries is not present in Tamil Nadu?
A) Anaimalai 
B) Point Calimer
C) Mundanthurai 
D) Periyar.

7. Choose the correct match:
P) Fault - 1. Stromboli.
Q) Fold - 2. San – Andreas.
R) Earthquake - 3. Himalayan Range.
S) Volcano - 4. Epicentre.
5. Weathering.
6. Exfoliation.
A) P-1 Q-2 R-5 S-6 
B)P-5 0-6 R-1 S-2
C)P-2 0-3 R-4 S-1 
D) P-4 0-3 R-1 S-6

8. The major temperature fluctuations in surface waters of the tropical
Eastern Pacific Ocean is called as.
A) Temperature inversion 
B) Convection.
C) Thermo cline 
D) El Nino and La Nina.

9. A major diamond mining centre in Belgium is.
A) Aalberg 
B) Aberdeen 
C) Aabenraa 
D) Antwerp

10. Rank the given soils of India in descending order in terms of their area/extent.
A) Red Soil, Alluvial Soil, Laterite soil, Black soil.
B) Alluvial Soil, Red soil, Laterite soil, Black soil.
C) Red soil, Black soil, Alluvial soil, Laterite soil.
D) Alluvial soil, Red soil, Black soil, Laterite soil.

ANSWER:  
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. B    
6. D    
7. C    
8. D    
9. D    
10. C