Top 150+ Solved Indian Soil, Seasons and Natural Vegetation MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to: [CPO SI 2003]
a. cyclones
b. earthquakes
c. landslides
d. tornadoes
Q. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because: [CPO SI 2003]
a. Mumbai is on the windward side
b. Pune is at a-greater elevation
c. Mumbai is a coastal city
d. Pune has greater vegtetation than Mumbai
Q. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
a. Pune
b. Leh
c. Kolkata
d. Kanyakumari
Q. M6nsoon retreat is marked by: [UP PCS 1995] 1. clear sky 2. high pressure conditions at the Bay of Bengal 3. rise in temperature on land
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
Q. Amritsar and Shimla have the same latitude yet Shimla is cooler than Amritsar because it:
a. lies north of Amritsar
b. comes under the influence of cold winds
c. is at a higher elevation
d. receives a lot of snow
Q. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ?
a. Kerala coast
b. Central India
c. Punjab
d. Rajasthan
Q. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because: [IAS 2004]
a. Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current
b. Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
c. Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side
d. Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not
Q. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of: [IAS 2004]
a. Chhotanagpur plateau
b. Khasi hills
c. Eastern Ghats
d. Kuchchh
Q. Of the floating iceberg in the sea, the portion remaining above the sea level is :
a. 1/10th
b. 1/9th
c. 1/6th
d. 1/5th
Q. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation? [IAS 2008]
a. Juniper
b. Mahogany
c. Silver fir
d. Spruce
Q. Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average raindifference as compared to the other three pairs? [IAS 2008]
a. Jabalpur and Nagpur
b. Mumbai and Pune
c. Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar
d. Guwahati and Shillong
Q. With reference to Indian forests, consider the following pairs: 1. Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests Sandalwood (Santalum album) 2. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests: (Shorea robusta) 3. Tropical Thorn Forests: Shisham (Dalbeigia sissoo) Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? [IAS 2001]
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Q. Which one of the following types of forest covers the maximum area in India? [NDA 2001]
a. Tropical rain forest
b. Tropical moist deciduous forest
c. Tropical dry deciduous forest
d. Tropical dry evergreen forest