GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 85

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 85

841) Assertion (A) : Soils of tropical regions are rich in insoluble iron and aluminium compounds.
Reason (R) : High temperature and humidity are favourable to bacterial activity and the soils thus lack humus.
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 the 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 the correct explanation of A
   
842) Assertion (A) : Peaty soils are very fertile.
Reason (R) : They have large accumulation of organic matter.
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 the 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
   
843) Assertion (A) : Laterite soils are porous in structure.
Reason (R) : High amount of rainfall results in leaching of soluble minerals and silica.
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 the 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
   
844) Assertion (A) : Podzols are rich in humus.
Reason (R) : The low temperature prohibits bacterial action, leading to accumulation of humus.
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 the 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
   
845) Currently half of the world's population live in just 6 countries. Identify them from the following
A) India, China, Pakistan, Brazil, Bangladesh, Indonesia
B) India, China, Bangladesh, South Africa, Pakistan, Indonesia
C) China, India, United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan
D) China, India, Bangladesh, United States, Pakistan, Indonesia

Answer: China, India, United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan

846) The urban population of the world is growing faster than its rural population. This is mainly because of
A) low death rate in towns
B) high death rate in rural areas
C) high birth rate in towns
D) rural-urban migration

Answer: rural-urban migration
   
847) Why South-East Asia has the largest concentration of peasant population at the global scale?
A) The area is dominated by shifting cultivation due to favourable terrain character
B) Intensive subsistence farming is practised in the region
C) The region has favourable and healthier climate
D) The region has a large forested area, which is cleared for cultivation of various crops

Answer: Intensive subsistence farming is practised in the region
   
848) Which racial group has the largest number of members?
A) Negroid
B) Mongoloid
C) Aurstraloid
D) Caucasoid

Answer: Mongoloid
   
849) GDI measure differences between male and female achievements in 3 basic dimension of human development. Choose correct statement regarding this.
1. Lite expectancy at birth are adjusted for the average of 5 years biological advantage that women have over men.
2. It provides insight's into gender disparity
3. It is calculated in entirely different manner, compared to HDl.
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) 1 and 2
D) All of the above

Answer: 1 and 2
   
850) The high density of population in Nile Valley and Islands of Java is primarily due to
A) intensive agriculture
B) industrialisation
C) urbanisation
D) topographic constraints

Answer: intensive agriculture