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MCQ of geography for competitive examinations
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Q.26. India’s natural vegetation has undergone many changes due to which of the following factors?
(a) Growing demands for cultivated land
(b) Development of industries and mining
(c) Overgrazing of pastures
(d) All the above
ANSWER:D
Q.27. Which of the following states of India has the largest percentage of the area under forest cover?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Nagaland
(d) Orissa
ANSWER:C
Q.28 Ebony, mahogany and rosewood trees are grown in which type of the following forests ?
(a) Deciduous forest
(b) Tropical rainforest
(c) Tropical thorn forest
(d) Coniferous forest
ANSWER:B
Q.29 At which of the following places are Royal Bengal tigers found ?
(a) Mahanadi delta
(b) Godawari delta
(c) Kaveri delta
(d) Sunderban delta
ANSWER:D
Q.30. Moist tropical deciduous forests are more prominent in the eastern and central parts of India because :
(a) Most of the rivers are found in these parts.
(b) The soil is ideally suited for such activities
(c) These areas experience 100 to 200 cm of annual rainfall
(d) There is commercial significance of such forests in these areas.
ANSWER:C
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Q.31. Which of the following is not a important tree of tropical rainforest?
(a) Ebony
(b) Rosewood
(c) Mahogany
(d) Sandalwood
ANSWER:D
Q32. Which one of the following animals lives in the swampy and marshy lands of Assam and West Bengal?
(a) Tiger
(b) Lion
(c) One-horned Rhino
(d) Elephants
ANSWER:C
Q.33. A very large ecosystem on land having distinct type of vegetation and wildlife is called
(a) Ecology
(b) Biome
(c) Biodiversity
(d) Biosphere reserve
ANSWER:B
Q.34. Which medicinal plant has high antibiotic and antibacterial properties
(a) Sarpagandha
(b) Neem
(c) Kachnar
(d) Babool
ANSWER:B
Q35. The Yak (ox) and the Bharal are found in __________.
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Ladakh
ANSWER:D
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Q.36 Which is the natural habitat of the Indian lion?
(a) Sundarban delta in Bengal
(b) Gir forest in Gujarat
(c) Thorn forest in Rajasthan
(d) Decidious forest in Madhya Pradesh
ANSWER:B
Q.37. Which of the following trees is used for treating blood pressure?
(a) Jamun
(b) Tidal
(c) Neem
(d) Sarpagandha
ANSWER:D
Q.38. Which of the following forests is found in heavy rainfall areas of the Western Ghats, island groups and upper parts of Assam?
(a) Tropical evergreen
(b) Tropical deciduous
(c) Mountain forest
(d) Tidal forests
ANSWER:A
Q.39. Trees in a thorn forest are :
(a) Tall
(b) dense
(c) scattered
(d) None of these
ANSWER:C
Q.40 Which one of the following types of vegetation does rubber belong to?
(a) Tundra
(b) Tidal
(c) Himalayan
(d) Tropical evergreen
ANSWER:D
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41. Besides landforms and drainage, which is the third basic element of the natural environment?
(a) wind
(b) Temperature
(c) Rainfall
(d) Climate
ANSWER:D
42. Why do we wear woollen clothes in winter?
(a) To ward off cold
(b) To remain calm
(c) To ward off heat
(d) To remain drenched
ANSWER:A
43. The sum total of weather conditions and variations over a large area for a long period of time is called
(a) Hot weather
(b) climate
(c) weather
(d) cold weather
ANSWER:B
44. The state of atmosphere over an area at any point of time is known as
(a) weather
(b) climate
(c) warm wind
(d) cold
ANSWER:A
45. Why do coastal areas experience less contrast in temperature conditions?
(a) Due to moderating effect of the seas
(b) Due to land mass
(c) Due to heat conditions
(d) Due to none of the above three
ANSWER:A
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46. Which of the following climatic controls is the most important?
(a) Latitude
(b) Altitude
(c) Pressure and wind system
(d) Continentality
ANSWER:A
47. An apparent force caused by the earth’s rotation is called
(a) coriolis force
(b) centrifugal force
(c) centripetal force
(d) jet stream
ANSWER:A
48. A broad trough of low pressure in equatorial latitudes is known as
(a) coriolis force
(b) ITCZ
(c) jet stream
(d) centripetal force
ANSWER:B
49. The state of normal rainfall increasing suddenly and continuing constantly for several days is named as
(a) break
(b) burst
(c) mango shower
(d) kaal baishakhi
ANSWER:B
50. What is a mango shower?
(а) Premonsoon rainfall in Karnataka and Kerala
(b) Rainfall in June to September
(c) Rainfall in winter days
(d) Rainfall caused by western disturbances
ANSWER:A
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