GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 165

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 165

1641) Consider the following statements
1. The approach of cyclone is characterized by a rise in barometric reading.
2. In the cyclones of the Northern hemisphere. the winds circulate in anticlockwise direction.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Only 2
   
1642) Which region of the Earth's surface is called doldrums?
A) Equatorial low pressure belt
B) Sub tropical high pressure belt
C) Between 10° to 23.5° North and South latitudes
D) Sub-polar low pressure belt

Answer: Equatorial low pressure belt   
1643) Which of the following statements are correct?
1. In a cyclone, the area of low pressure is at the centre surrounded by the areas of high pressure.
2. In a cyclone, the areas of low pressure surround the area of high pressure.
3. In an anti-cyclone, the area of high Pressure is surrounded by the areas of low pressure.
4. In an anti-cyclone, the area of low Pressure is surrounded by the areas of high pressure.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) 1 and 4
D) 2 and 4

Answer: 1 and 3
   
1644) Which one of the following is a low cloud
A) Cirrocumulus
B) Cirrostratus
C) Altocumulus
D) Nimbo-stratus

Answer: Nimbo-stratus
   
1645) What does happens when water is condensed into ice?
A) Heat is absorbed
B) Heat is released
C) Quantity of heat remains unchanged
D) None of the above

Answer: Heat is released

1646) Which one of the following sets of biomes represent the right sequence in terms of increasing water deficiency?
A) Tropical scrub, tropical savanna, desert
B) Tropical savanna, midlatitude grassland, desert
C) Mediterranean woodland, midlatitude grassland, midlatitude deciduous forest
D) Desert, tropical savanna, tropical scrub

Answer: Tropical savanna, midlatitude grassland, desert
   
1647) Match the following
List I (Sphere of the Earth)       List II (Main Constituent of the Sphere)
A. Lithosphere      1. Living objects
B. Hydrosphere      2. Mixture of gases
C. Atmosphere      3. Water
D. Biosphere      4. Soil

Options are given in A B C D order
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 4 2 3 1
C) 1 3 2 4
D) 4 3 2 1

Answer: 4 3 2 1
   
1648) At high altitudes, pressure cooker is referable for cooking because the boiling point of water
A) reduces due to higher atmospheric pressure
B) reduces due to lower atmospheric pressure
C) increases due to reduced gravitational force
D) reduces due to increased ozone content in the atmosphere

Answer: reduces due to lower atmospheric pressure
   
1649) It the Earth did not have an atmosphere, temperature extremes between day and night would
A) increase
B) decrease
C) stay the same
D) fluctuate rapidly

Answer: increase
   
1650) Consider the following statements
1. A hurricane acquires its spin from the coriolis effect.
2. The diameter of the hurricane decreases as it moves away from low latitudes.
3. The diameter of a hurricane is never below 150 km.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: 1, 2 and 3