SEASONS MCQS SET 02

SEASONS MCQS SET 02

11) Consider the following statements :
1. The movement of the isotherms is greater over the land than it is over the oceans
2. Coastal regions have a smaller range of temperature than do continental interiors.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
12) The Mediterranean region specialises in fruit culture because :
A) hill slopes are best suited for cultivation of trees.
B) hill slopes are not favourable for food grain cultivation.
C) the long dry summer favour drying and packing of fruits for export.
D) there s a demand of dry fruits

Correct Answer: the long dry summer favour drying and packing of fruits for export.
   
13) Which one of the following regions of the world is called "the bread basket of the world"?
A) Temperate grassland
B) Tropical monsoonal region
C) Mediterranean region
D) Savana grassland

Correct Answer: Temperate grassland
   
14) The thermal equator is found :
A) at the equator
B) south of geographical equator
C) north of geographical equator
D) at the Tropic of Cancer

Correct Answer: north of geographical equator
   
15) Seasonal contrast in temperature are minimum in the equatorial region because :
A) sky is always overcast
B) sun is almost vertically overhead throughout the year
C) forests prevent sunlight from reaching the ground
D) rainfall cool the atmosphere

Correct Answer: sun is almost vertically overhead throughout the year

16) Grasses are almost absent in :
A) tropical moist deciduous forest
B) tropical dry evergreen forest
C) tropical semi-evergreen forest
D) tropical wet-evergreen forest

Correct Answer: tropical wet-evergreen forest
   
17) The role of spines in the desert plants is :
A) to protect themselves from the herbivores.
B) to provide more surface for photosynthesis
C) to save the moisture from evaporation.
D) none of the above.

Correct Answer: to save the moisture from evaporation.
   
18) Which one of the following characteristics is NOT found in the Mediterranean climate:
A) Temperatures range from 21 degree C in summer to 10 degree C or below in the winter
B) Off-shore trade winds blow in the summer
C) On-shore westerly winds blow in the winter bringing cyclonic rain
D) The annual rainfall ranges from 1500 mm to 2000 mm

Correct Answer: Off-shore trade winds blow in the summer
   
19) Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the climatic regions while going from Zaire to Netherlands?
1. Equatorial climate
2. Mediterranean climate
3. Hot desert climate
4. West European climate
A) 1, 3, 2, 4
B) 1, 4, 2, 3
C) 2, 3, 4, 1
D) 3, 2, 1, 4

Correct Answer: 1, 3, 2, 4
   
20) Which one of the following ecosystems covers the largest area of the earth's surface?
A) Desert Ecosystem
B) Grassland Ecosystem
C) Mountain Ecosystem
D) Marine Ecosystem

Correct Answer: Marine Ecosystem