GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 46

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 46

451) Mediterranean climate is characterised by
A) Rainy summer and dry winter
B) Rain throughout the year
C) Rainy winter and dry summer
D) None of these

Answer: Rainy winter and dry summer
   
452) Which of the following is a planetary wind ?
A) Monsoons
B) Chinook
C) Trades
D) Mistral

Answer: Chinook
   
453) Vernal Equinox occurs on
A) March 21
B) June 21
C) September 23
D) December 21

Answer: March 21
   
454) Who was the first to measure earth's radius ?
A) Galileo
B) Copernicus
C) Ptolemy
D) Eratosthenes

Answer: Eratosthenes
   
455) The temperature generally tends to decrease towards the poles because
A) the air movement is generally towards the equator
B) the polar winds are cool
C) the earth's shape at poles
D) the solar rays fall slanting on poles

Answer: the solar rays fall slanting on poles

456) Seasons are caused by
A) Rotation of Earth about its own axis
B) Revolution of Earth around sun
C) Inclination of Earth on its axis
D) Shape of the Earth

Answer: Revolution of Earth around sun
   
457) 66 1/2 degree N latitude is known as
A) Arctic circle
B) Antarctic circle
C) Tropic of Cancer
D) Tropic of Capricorn

Answer: Arctic circle
   
458) What is the difference in time between two places 1 degree longitude apart ?
A) 4 minutes
B) 8 minutes
C) 10 minutes
D) 15 minutes

Answer: 4 minutes
   
459) Rainfall on a map is shown by
A) Isohyets
B) Isobar
C) Isotherms
D) None of these

Answer: Isohyets
   
460) The international Date Line is represented by
A) 100 degree meridian
B) 0 degree meridian
C) 180 degree meridian
D) 90 degree meridian

Answer: 180 degree meridian