PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY MCQS PART 20

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY MCQS PART 20

1. In predation between
i. A lion and a deer
ii. A snake and a frog
iii. A lizard and an insect and
iv. An owl and a rat
Which predator will have greater control over its prey ?
a.Lion           
b. Owi           
c. Snake       
d. Lizard

2. Atoll is a kind of
a. Sand-dune       
b. Lake           
c. Sandbar          
d. Lizard

3. Which one of the following is called as “Roaring Forty”?
a. Winds blowing in southern hemisphere between 400 – 600 S
b. Winds blowing in northern hemisphere between 400 – 600 N
c. Very cold winds which blow in winters
d. Very hot and fast blowing summer winds

4. Taiga is a forest of
a. Herbal trees           
b. Softwood trees       
c. Mixed trees         
d. Alpine trees

5. What is meant by Isthmus ?
a. Mouth of river where it joins the sea
b. Narrow strip of water dividing two lands masses
c. Narrow strip of land dividing two oceans
d. Narrow strip of land connecting two large areas of land

6. The planet emitting green light is
a. Jupiter       
b. Venus       
c. Uranus       
d. Neptune

7. Natural embankments found on upper valley sides are-known as
a. High banks       
b. Levees       
c. Bunds       
d. Ridge

8. Vocanoes are scattered
a. All over the world       
b. Only along the coasts           
c. On the islands
d. Mainly along young fold mountains

9. Airmass near to the earth’s surface is warmer because it
a. Radiates heat                
b. Contains dust particles       
c. Is warmed by terrestrial radiation
d. Is far from the sun

10. Which one of the following is called North-easter ?
a.  Cold and fast-blowing winds in northern hemisphere that move from sub-polar to polar regions
b. Cold and fast-blowing winds in south pole region
c. Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere
d. Winds blowing towards Kazakhstan in Central Asia


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