GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 174

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 174

1731) Plants of tropical and sub-tropical regions are called
A) Megatherms
B) Mesotherms
C) Microtherms
D) Hekisthotherm

Answer: Megatherms
   
1732) Most of the weather phenomena take place at troposphere only because
A) temperature remains almost constant troposphere
B) it contains electrically charged particles
C) it absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun
D) it contains almost all the water vapour and most dust particles

Answer: it contains almost all the water vapour and most dust particles
   
1733) Which one of the following is the pattern of circulation around a low pressure area in the Northern hemisphere
A) Counter clockwise and away from the centre
B) Clockwise and away from the centre
C) Counter clockwise and towards the centre
D) Clockwise and towards the centre

Answer: Counter clockwise and away from the centre
   
1734) What is the name of the winds that blow from the subtropical high pressure belts towards the subpolar low pressure belts
A) Easterlies
B) Trade winds
C) Westerlies
D) Western disturbances

Answer: Westerlies
   
1735) Which of the following is true?
A) The grasses of tropical grasslands are shorter and less nutritious than those of temperate grasslands
B) The grasses of temperate grasslands are shorter but more nutritious than those of tropical grasslands
C) The grasses of tropical grasslands are taller and more nutritious than those of temperate grasslands
D) The grasses of temperate grasslands are taller and more nutritious than those of tropical grasslands

Answer: The grasses of temperate grasslands are shorter but more nutritious than those of tropical grasslands

1736) Assertion (A) There would be no monsoon if the earth's surface were composed of either land or all water.
Reason (R) Monsoons are to a large extent, the result of differential heating of the land and water.
The above question consist of two statements, Assertion and Reason. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these questions using the codes given below.
A) Both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true.

Answer: Both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
1737) When is fog formed?
A) It is formed when the condensation occurs below the freezing point
B) it is formed when the airmass is condensed on a solid surface of the earth
C) It is formed when various water droplets remains suspended in the air
D) None of the above

Answer: None of the above
   
1738) Which one of the following sets are the low clouds?
A) Altostratus, Altocumulus and Nimbo stratus
B) Cirrus, Cirrostratus and Cirrocumulus
C) Stratus, Nimbus and Cumulus
D) Cirrus, Cirrostratus and Altostratus

Answer: Stratus, Nimbus and Cumulus
   
1739) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I (Climate)      List II (Region)
A. Mediterranean       1. Temperature s moderated by marine influence
B.Marine West coast      2. Warm summers and cold winters with three months below freezing Very large annual temperature range
C.Dry mid-latitude      3. Strong temperature cycle with large annual range. Warm summers to hot and cold winters to very cold
D.Moist continental      4. Temperature range is moderate with warm to hot summers and mid winters

A) 2 1 3 4
B) 2 3 1 4
C) 4 3 1 2
D) 4 1 3 2

Answer: 2 3 1 4
   
1740) Assertion (A) The annual range of temperature is less in the equatorial region as compared to the sub-tropical or temperate region.
Reason (R) In the equatorial region, the rainfall occurs all round the year.
The above question consist of two statements, Assertion and Reason. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these questions using the codes given below.
A) Both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true.

Answer: A is false, but R is true.