SEASONS ON EARTH / FACTS ON AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES MCQS SET 25

SEASONS ON EARTH / FACTS ON AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES MCQS SET 25

1. Which of the following is fastest growing tree ?
(a) Teak
(b) Sal
(c) Eucalyptus
(d) Banyan
Ans: (c)
2. 'Contours' are lines connecting places having:
(a) equal temperature
(b) equal pressure
(c) equal rainfall
(d) equal height
Ans: (d)
3. On moving from a pole to the equator we find that the population of plants and animals:
(a) decreases
(b) increases
(c) remains unchanged
(d) does not show any consistent behavior
Ans: (b)
4. Petroleum is generally found in :
(a) igneous intrusions into sedimentary strata
(b) old fold mountains
(c) alluvial deposits of the river valleys
(d) folded marine sedimentary rocks
Ans: (d)
5. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Isohaline-Lines joining points of equal salinity in sea
(b) Isohels-Lines joining areas of equal rainfall
(c) lsobath-Unes joining points of equal seabed depth
(d) Isobars-Lines joining areas of equal atmospheric pressure
Ans: (b)