GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 09

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 09

81) The clouds float in the atmosphere because of their low:
A) temperature
B) velocity
C) pressure
D) density

Answer: density
   
82) Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world?
A) Antarctica
B) North America
C) Asia
D) South America

Answer: Antarctica

84) Match List l with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

List I       List II
(a) European transcontinental railway      1. Paris to lstanbul
(b) Trans-Andean railway      2. Leningrad to Vladivostak
(c) Trans-Siberian railway      3. Leningrad to Volgograd
(d) Orient Express      4. Buenos Aires to Valparairo
      5. Paris to Warsaw

Below options are given in A, B, C, D.
A) 5 4 2 1
B) 1 4 3 2
C) 5 1 2 3
D) 1 2 3 4

Answer: 5 4 2 1
   
85) Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the deflection of radio waves?
A) Troposphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Ionosphere

Answer: Ionosphere

86) Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Areas near the equator receive rainfall throughout the year.
Reason (R): High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain in most afternoons near the equator.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
87) Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Mangroves are very specialized forest ecosystems of tropical and sub tropical
regions bordering certain sea coasts.
Reason (R): They stabilise the shoreline and act as bulwark against encroachments by sea,
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
   
88) Which one of the following sets of conditions is necessary for a good cultivation of wheat?
A) Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall
B) High temperature and heavy rainfall
C) High temperature and moderate rainfall
D) Low temperature and low rainfall

Answer: Moderate temperature and moderate rainfall

89) Which of the following elements is allowed with iron to produce steel which can resist high
temperature and also have high hardness and abrasion resistance?
A) Aluminium
B) Chromium
C) Nickel
D) Tungsten

Answer: Chromium