SEASONS ON EARTH / FACTS ON AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES MCQS SET 06

SEASONS ON EARTH / FACTS ON AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES MCQS SET 06

1. Consider the following statements:
1. The Taiga biome stretches across large parts of Canada, Europe and Asia.
2. Taiga is the largest biome in the world
3. A lot of coniferous trees grows in the Taiga
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d)
2. Match the following:
Timber Country
A. Cedar 1. Myanmar
B. Douglas Fir 2. Canada
C. Mahogany 3. Mexico
D. Teak 4. Honduras
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 2 3 1 4
Ans: (b)

3. What happens to tropical soils when the rain forest is cleared?
(a) The soil improves to the extent that soluble nutrients are no longer depleted by the trees
(b) There is little effect on the soil because of its depth of
(c) Clearing interrupts the critical nutrient cycle and leads to soil leaching
(d) The soils stabilise and become excellent for grain
Ans: (c)

4. In which of the following countries, has maximum damage to the forest been caused by acid rain?
(a) Spain
(b) Netherlands
(c) Poland
(d) Italy
Ans: (c)
5. Which one of the following activities occupies the largest area of the world?
(a) Commercial plantation
(b) Pastoral herding
(c) Commercial grain farming
(d) Subsistence agriculture
Ans: (b)

6. Which one of the following natural regions is best known for the production of grapes?
(a) Hot deserts
(b) Monsoon
(c) Equatorial
(d) Mediterranean
Ans: (d)

7. Which type of climate is known for the maximum diurnal range of temperature?
(a) Mediterranean
(b) Equatorial
(c) Hot desert
(d) Cold desert
Ans: (c)

8. Which one of the following characteristics is NOT found in the convectional rainfall ?
(a) Drizzling
(b) Lightning and thunder
(c) Torrential rain
(d) Afternoon rain
Ans: (a)

9. Which type of forest belt supplies most of the world's requirement of newsprint?
(a) Coniferous forest
(b) Deciduous forest
(c) Evergreen forest
(d) Mediterranear forest
Ans: (a)

10. Which of me following climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World's
Pressure Belts?
(a) Equatorial type
(b) Tundra type
(c) Tropical desert type
(d) Monsoon
Ans: (d)