Top 250+ Solved Seasons on Earth, Facts on Agriculture, Minerals and Industries MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The equatorial regions receive rainfall throughout the year. The annual rainfall isgenerally about:
a. 80 cms
b. 160 cms
c. 200 cms
d. 250 cms
Q. Tropical evergreen forests remain evergreen because :
a. there is a thick undergrowth of bushes
b. they do not shed their leaves.
c. shedding of leaves and simultaneous growth of new ones takes place throughout the year
d. while plants at one level shed their leaves, those at a higher level retain their leaves
Q. Which of the following deserts does not lie in the Northern Hemisphere?
a. Gobi
b. Kalahari
c. Sahara
d. Thar
Q. Which of the following is an example of Mid-latitude desert ?
a. Sahara desert
b. Arabian desert
c. Thar desert
d. Patagonia desert
Q. The hottest place in the world is : [Teachers' Exam 1991]
a. Tehran, Iran
b. Jaisalmer, India
c. Dallol, Ethiopia
d. Azizia, Libya
Q. The driest spot on earth is in the Atacama desert, parts of which went without rain for 400 years. The Atacama is in :
a. Africa
b. Asia
c. Canada
d. South America
Q. Deserts such as Sahara are generally found between 20° and 30° latitudes in western parts of the continents. This is because these regions:
a. are very hot throughout the year
b. have offshore winds throughout the year
c. have warm offshore currents
d. lie in the belt of the doldrums
Q. The tropical rain forests are dense and varied because of: [CDS 1994]
a. their remote and inaccessible locations
b. very little interference from man
c. an abundance of moisture and warm temperature throughout the year
d. poor economic development
Q. Coniferous forests are in the region of:
a. high humidity and high temperature
b. low rainfall and very low temperature throughout the year
c. low mean annual temperature throughout the year and very cold winter
d. heavy rainfall and high temperature during summer
Q. Which country falls in all three natural regions : Hot desert, Mediterranean and Cooltemperate type of climate?
a. Chile
b. Israel
c. Lebanon
d. None of these
Q. Teak and Sal are the principal trees in the forests known as: [NDA 1991]
a. Dry deciduous
b. Dry evergreen
c. Tropical moist deciduous
d. Tropical moist evergreen
Q. Which of the following regions bear mainly the Coniferous forests?
a. Southern part of India
b. South America
c. Southern island of New Zealand
d. Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America