SEASONS ON EARTH / FACTS ON AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES MCQS SET 01

SEASONS ON EARTH / FACTS ON AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES MCQS SET 01 

1. High mean temperature, high relative humidity and heavy rainfall (well distributed all over the year) are the characteristic features of the:
(a) monsoon region
(b) mediterranean region
(c) equatorial region
(d) Savanna region
Ans: (c)
2. Mild and rainy winters, warm and dry summers are the characteristic features of:
(a) Monsoon Region
(b) Mediterranean Region
(c) Tropical Grasslands
(d) Temperate Grasslands
Ans: (b)
3. Match the following:
A. Prairies 1. Equatorial regions
B. Savannas 2. Temperate Grasslands
C. Selva 3. Coniferous forests
D. Taiga 4. Tropical grasslands
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 3 4 1 2
Ans: (b)
4. Which of the following types of rainfall occurs at places having continental type of climate?
(a) Convectional
(b) Cyclonic
(c) Relief
(d) Rainfall does not occur at these places
Ans: (b)

5. The polar regions of the earth cannot support forest growth because:
(a) the rainfall is very low
(b) the growing season is short in these areas
(c) the ground is often frozen or snow or ice-covered
(d) all the above factors
Ans: (d)

6. Snow line is :
(a) the altitude below which no snowfall occurs
(b) the altitude only above which the snowfall occurs and this snow melts during summer
(c) the altitude above which snow never melts
(d) the altitude above which the snow melts regularly to give rise to perennial rivers
Ans: (c)

7. Match the following:
Month Temperature in °C Rainfall in cm
January 6.7 14.0
February 6.7 13.2
March 7.2 11.4
April 8.9 9.4
May 11.1 8.1
June 13.9 8.1
July 15.0 9.6
August 15.0 12.2
September 13.9 10.4
October 11.1 14.4
November 8.9 14.0
December 7.8 16.8
The climate to which this data pertains is :
(a) St. Lawrence
(b) China Type
(c) West European type
(d) Mediterranean type
Ans: (c)

8. Consider the following climatic conditions (northern hemisphere)
Month Temperature °C Rainfall
J 3.9 4.7
F 4.4 5.7
M 8.3 8.2
A 14.4 9.2
M 20.0 9.2
J 23.3 17.7
J 27.8 14.5
A 27.8 14.0
S 22.3 12.7
O 18.3 7.0
N 12.2 5.0
D 6.7 3.5
These are most likely to be found in the natural regions of: [IAS 1998]
(a) China type
(b) Equatorial type
(c) Hot desert type
(d) Monsoon type
Ans: (a)

9. Given below is the average temperature of a city:
Month Max. Min.
J 30 20
F 30 20
M 26 18
A 23 16
M 20 12
J 17 5
J 16 8
A 17 9
S 20 11
O 22 13
N 26 16
D 30 20
The city is: [Railways 1993]
(a) San Francisco
(b) Stockholm
(c) Seoul
(d) Sydney
Ans: (d)

10. Loess is _____ soil.
(a) wind-deposited
(b) water-deposited
(c) volcanic
(d) black cotton
Ans: (a)