SEASONS ON EARTH / FACTS ON AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES MCQS SET 12

SEASONS ON EARTH / FACTS ON AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES MCQS SET 12

1. In the Semi-arid and Temperate grasslands, the most commonly found animals are:
(a) donkeys and horses
(b) reindeers
(c) camels
(d) sheep and goats
Ans: (d)
2. Which of the following trees is not a soft wood variety?
(a) Fir
(b) Mahogany
(c) Pine
(d) Spruce
Ans: (b)

3. The zones of excessively dry climate with very cold temperature throughout the year correspond to:
(a) Alpine meadows
(b) Antarctica
(c) Arctic deserts
(d) Tundra
Ans: (d)

4. The hot desert of the world are generally found near:
(a) the equator
(b) the doldrums
(c) the horse latitude
(d) the Tundras
Ans: (c)
5. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) The Mediterranean Region- Summer rain
(b) The Equatorial Region-Heavy convectional shower
(c) The Monsoon Region-Heavy rain throughout the year
(d) The Desert Region-Winter rain
Ans: (b)
6. What are 'Igloos'?
(a) A kind of animal hunted by Kalahari Bushmen
(b) A kind of animal domesticated by aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
(c) Mammoth mammals found in the Pacific Ocean
(d) A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
Ans: (d)
7. Which of the following environment supports the growth of Mangrove Swamp?
(a) Tidal flat
(b) Monsoon
(c) Equatorial
(d) Mixed
Ans: (a)

8. Which of the following characterises the desert forests?
(a) Pointed leaves
(b) Dense leaves
(c) Canopy leaves
(d) Broad leaves
Ans: (a)
9. Which of the following types of forests mostly grow in the belt lying between 50° N and 70° N ?
(a) Temperate hardwood forests
(b) Temperate coniferous forests
(c) Temperate deciduous forests
(d) Tropical evergreen forests
Ans: (b)
10. Mosses and Lichens are the characteristic vegetation of:
(a) hot desert region
(b) mediterranean region
(c) temperate region
(d) tundra region
Ans: (d)