GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 163

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 163

1621) 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
   
1622) Which one of the following is the source region for the formation of aimasses?
A) The Equatorial forest
B) The Himalayas
C) The Siberian Plain
D) The Deccan Plateau

Answer: The Siberian Plain
   
1623) Low pressures across Peruvian coast causes
A) Low rainfall in India
B) Low rainfall in Australia
C) High rainfall in Japan
D) Both a and b

Answer: Both a and b
   
1624) The air that descends on a rain shadow desert is
A) Warm and moist
B) Cold and dry
C) Warm and dry
D) Cold and moist

Answer: Warm and dry
   
1625) Consider the following surface winds
1. Doldrums 2. Trade winds 3. Westerlies 4. Polar winds
Which one among the following is the idealised global pattern of these winds from the Equator to the pole ?
A) 1,2,3,4
B) 1,3,2,4
C) 2,1,4,3
D) 3,1,2,4

Answer: 1,2,3,4

1626) Which one of the following statements is two about Horse latitude?
A) It is a region of strong wind currents.
B) It is a dynamically induced sub-tropical high pressure.
C) It is closest point to the Sun, therefore, the air relatively is more hot due to which the air become less denser and form a low pressure zone.
D) None of the above

Answer: It is a dynamically induced sub-tropical high pressure.
   
1627) Most of the phenomena related to weather take place in
A) stratosphere
B) ionosphere
C) mesosphere
D) troposphere

Answer: troposphere
   
1628) The horizontal wind circulation near the Earth's surface is due to the
1. Pressure gradient 2. Frictional force 3. Coriolis force
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) Only 1
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: 1, 2 and 3
   
1629) Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because
A) sand radiates more quickly than the earth
B) the sky remains clear most of the time
C) sand absorbs heat more quickly than the earth
D) None of the above

Answer: the sky remains clear most of the time
   
1630) Which of the below mentioned statements is/are true?
1. El Nino disrupts weather patterns around the world, causing drought in Indonesia, Australia, India and Eastern Brazil.
2. It causes unusually heavy rainfall in the US gulf coast and parts of South America.
3. It also lowers sea surface temperatures in the caribbean and Atlantic, which helps prevent the formation and intensity of hurricanes in that region.
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: All of these