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Q. The mediterranean region specialises in fruit culture because: [IAS 2003]

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 is a demand of dry fruits

  • c. the long dry summer favour drying and packing of fruits for export.

Q. Which one of the following regions of the world is called “the bread basket of the world”? [IAS 2003]

a. Temperate grassland

b. Tropical monsoonal region

c. Mediterranean region

d. Savana grassland

  • a. Temperate grassland

Q. 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

  • c. north of geographical equator

Q. 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

  • b. sun is almost vertically overhead throughout the year

Q. 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

  • d. tropical wet-evergreen forest

Q. 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

  • c. to save the moisture from evaporation.

Q. Which one of the following characteristics is NOT found in the Mediterranean climate? [NDA 2003]

a. Temperatures range from 21°C in summer to 10°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

  • b. Off-shore trade winds blow in the summer

Q. Which one of the following ecosystems covers the largest area of the earth's surface? [UP PCS 2002]

a. Desert Ecosystem

b. Grassland Ecosystem

c. Mountain Ecosystem

d. Marine Ecosystem

  • d. Marine Ecosystem

Q. Which of the following statements is false?

a. Tropical evergreen forests have very little undergrowth

b. Tropical monsoon forests have dense undergrowth

c. Temperate evergreen forests have rainfall throughout the year

d. Coniferous forest are mostly deciduous

  • d. Coniferous forest are mostly deciduous

Q. Which of the following are Tropical Grasslands ? 1. Campos 2. Pampas 3. Savanna 4. Steppes

a. I and IV

b. I and III

c. II and III

d. I and III

  • b. I and III

Q. Grasslands which not support any trees are called:

a. lanos

b. campos

c. savanna

d. steppes

  • d. steppes

Q. Mid-latitude forests have: 1. deciduous forests 2. coniferous forests 3. evergreen forests

a. I and II

b. II and III

c. I and II

d. only II

  • a. I and II

Q. The term ‘Granary of the world’ is related to _____ type.

a. Monsoon

b. Temperate

c. Mediterranean

d. Laurentian

  • c. Mediterranean
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