GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 96

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 96

951) Assertion (A) : The development of human geography was stimulated in the later half of the 19th century.
Reason (R) : During early 19th century, the field of physiography/ geomorphology was cultivated at the cost of other sub-fields of geography.
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
   
952) According to UN report on population, which of the following is true.
1. Population growth has slowed down.
2. Growth rate of world population has fallen from 1.24% to 1 .18%.
3. World population is projected to reach 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 bill in 2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100.
A) Only 1
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
953) Assertion (A) : In developing countries, especially in Africa and Asia, there is a marked predominance of male migration from village to towns.
Reason (R) : The degree of sex-selectivity of internal migration appears to be closely related to the technical and economic evolution of a country concerned.
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
   
954) Assertion (A) : Great Britain and New Zealand are remarkably similar in terms of area, oceanic location and climate, yet Great Britain is densely populated and an important centre of political and economic power.
Reason (R) : New Zealand unlike Great Britain suffers from the disadvantage of its location in the vast expanse of ocean in the Southern hemisphere.

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
   
955) Pick up the correct food chain
A) Grass-Chameleon-insect-Bird
B) Grass-Fox-Rabbit-Bird
C) Phytoplankton-Zooplankton-Fish
D) Fallen-leaves-Bacteria-insect-larvae

Answer: Phytoplankton-Zooplankton-Fish

956) Storage of energy in an ecosystem is shown by the amount of living material present in both plants and animals. This is called
A) trophic level
B) standing crop
C) food chain
D) food web

Answer: standing crop
   
957) In a food chain, the solar energy utilized by plants is only
A) 0.1
B) 0.0001
C) 0.001
D) 0.01

Answer: 0.1
   
958) A high BOD value in aquatic environment is indicative of
A) a pollution free system.
B) a highly polluted system due to excess of nutrients.
C) a highly polluted system due to abundant heterotrophs.
D) a highly pure water with abundance of autotrophs.

Answer: a highly polluted system due to excess of nutrients.
   
959) The largest ecosystem of the Earth is
A) Biosphere
B) Hydrosphere
C) Lithosphere
D) Biome

Answer: Hydrosphere
   
960) Which of the following are correctly matched?
1. Phosphatika : Phosphorus
2. Acetobacter : Nitrogen
3. Azolla : Potassium
4. Cellulolytic : For enriched fungal culture compost
A) 1 and 2
B) 1,2 and 3
C) 2,3 and 4
D) 1,2 and 4

Answer: 1,2 and 4