Q.1
The temperature decreases towards poles, because ________
Q.2
Climate of a place is dependent on several factors. Which one of the following is the most significant?
Q.3
Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of
Q.4
Seasonal contrast in temperature are minimum in the equatorial region because ________
Q.5
Perspiration is maximum when temperature is ________
Q.6
Which of the following is a tropical monsoon crop?
Q.7
Which one of the following processes of weathering belongs to both mechanical and chemical weathering?
Q.8
Consider the following statements:
1. Rainfall in the doldrums is of convectional nature.
2. Convectional rainfall is highly localized and is associated with minimum cloudiness.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.9
Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements:
1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea can be cultivated in both tropical and subtropical areas.
2. Coffee is propagated by seeds but tea is propagated by stem cuttings only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.10
Which of the following statements about convectional rainfall are true?
1. The areas of the world, having an equatorial type of climate, receive this kind of rainfall.
2. It is usually torrential and accompanied by thunder and lightning.
3. It is also known as 4 o'clock rain.
Q.11
Which climatic region has the least temperature range?
Q.12
Monsoon effect is also experienced in ________
Q.13
The polar regions of the earth cannot support forest growth because ________
Q.14
La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino ?
1. La Nina is characterised by un-usually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino IS characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
2. El Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.15
What is Weathering?
Q.16
The country that has the greatest length of the day during summer is ________
Q.17
Which of the following instrument is used to measure humidity?
Q.18
________ influences the rate of weathering and humus in soil formation.
Q.19
The type of rainfall shown in figure is ________
Q.20
Which of the following device is used to measure humidity?
Q.21
With reference to convectional type of rainfall, consider the following statements
1. It is a warm weather phenomenon.
2. This rainfall is associated with cumulo-nimbus clouds.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Q.22
For short-term climatic perdictions, which one of the following events is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?
Q.23
The term Mediterranean agriculture applies to a particular blend of ________ and activities and ________ is confined to regions encircling the Mediterranean basins.
Q.24
Consider the following statements:
1. In the tropical rainforest of Brazil, the average diurnal range of temperature is much greater than the average annual range of temperature.
2. In the humid subtropical climate of Kyushu island of Japan, the rainfall for the year almost totals that of the rainfall in tropical rainforest.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.25
Which of the following statements is/are not true?
1. Chemical weathering is most common in limestone rocks
2. Chemical weathering is most active in wet regions with higher temperature
3. Rain action is a form of chemical weathering
4. Exfoliation is a process of chemical weathering
Q.26
Small daily and seasonal range of temperature, comparatively cool summer and comparatively warm winter. This would be the characteristic climate of ________
Q.27
The problem of leaching of the soil is more pronounced in the areas where the rainfall is ________
Q.28
Mild and rainy winters, warm and dry summers are the characteristic features of ________
Q.29
Instrument for measuring rainfall is called
Q.30
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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