GK Geography (Seasons,Agriculture,Minerals & Industries) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 151 :
Which of the following is an example of Mid-latitude desert ?

  1. Sahara desert
  2. Arabian desert
  3. Thar desert
  4. Patagonia desert
  

Question 152 :
High mean temperature, high relative humidity and heavy rainfall (well distributed all over the year) are the characteristic features of the: [NDA 1990]

  1. monsoon region
  2. mediterranean region
  3. equatorial region
  4. Savanna region
  

Question 153 :
Which one of the following regions has Mediterranean type of climate? [IAS 2004]

  1. Cape Town region of South Africa
  2. Great Plains of North America
  3. North-Eastern Australia
  4. Southern Algeria
  

Question 154 :
The climate best suited for horticulture is :

  1. Equatorial
  2. Mediterranean
  3. Monsoon
  4. Tundra
  

Question 155 :
Which of the following is a tropical monsoon crop? [RRB 1992]

  1. Wheat
  2. Rice
  3. Cotton
  4. Maize
  

Question 156 :
In the world production of natural rubber, India ranks: [CDS 2002]

  1. second
  2. third
  3. fourth
  4. fifth
  

Question 157 :
Venice in Italy and Vienna in Austria are famous for:

  1. pottery
  2. glass industry
  3. chemical industry
  4. textile industry
  

Question 158 :
Put the following ores in descending order of their iron content: 1. Haemetite 2. Magnetite 3. Limonite 4. Siderite

  1. 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. 2, 1, 3, 4
  3. 2, 1, 4, 3
  4. 1, 2, 4, 3
  

Question 159 :
In which region China type climate is found?

  1. South Japan
  2. South West Korea
  3. Natalin Africa
  4. All of the above
  

Question 160 :
Long treeless grassy palms are characteristics of: [CDS 1992]

  1. Campos
  2. Llanos
  3. Pampas
  4. Prairies
  

Question 161 :
The factors which determine the climate of a place are: 1. Soil 2. Latitude 3. Altitude 4. Vegetation

  1. 2 only
  2. 1 and 2 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 3 and 4 only
  

Question 162 :
Which vegetation is called natural cattle country ?

  1. Savanna
  2. Downs
  3. Selva
  4. Prairies
  

Question 163 :
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? [CSAT2011]

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
  

Question 164 :
What are 'Igloos'? [NDA 1994]

  1. A kind of animal hunted by Kalahari Bushmen
  2. A kind of animal domesticated by aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
  3. Mammoth mammals found in the Pacific Ocean
  4. A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
  

Question 165 :
The biggest producer of Uranium in the world is : [Asstt Grade 1991]

  1. France
  2. India
  3. U.S.A.
  4. Zaire
  

Question 166 :
The climate of a place is decided by:

  1. proximity to the sea
  2. altitude
  3. latitude
  4. All the above
  

Question 167 :
The Veld grassland of South Africa experiences:

  1. the Continental Savanna Climate
  2. the Maritime Savanna Climate
  3. the Steppe climate
  4. the Tropical desert climate
  

Question 168 :
Small daily and seasonal range of temperature, comparatively cool summer and comparatively warm winter : this would be the characteristic climate of:

  1. an island
  2. a tropical country
  3. the interior of a continent
  4. temperate latitudes
  

Question 169 :
Consider the following statements: 2. The Taiga biome stretches across large parts of Canada, Europe and Asia. 3. Taiga is the largest biome in the world 4. A lot of coniferous trees grows in the Taiga Which of the statements given above are correct? [IAS 2004]

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 1, 2 and 3
  

Question 170 :
Which of the following pairings is incorrect ?

  1. Isohytes-Humidity
  2. Isobars-Pressure
  3. Isotherms-Temperature
  4. Isohels-Sunshine
  

Question 171 :
The 'Climate' is the average atmospheric conditions of an area over a considerable period of time. For proper conclusions, observations are needed for a minimum period of:

  1. 5 years
  2. 10 years
  3. 31 years
  4. 35 years
  

Question 172 :
The average annual temperature is 19°C. An average annual rainfall of about 120 cm is distributed throughout the year, Late summer and autumn are the dreaded seasons of hurricanes and typhoons. These are the climatic conditions of:

  1. China type
  2. Sudan type
  3. Tropical desert type
  4. Taiga type
  

Question 173 :
The lowest winter temperature in the northern hemisphere is of:

  1. Ottawa
  2. Mexico city
  3. Moscow
  4. Verkhoyansk
  

Question 174 :
Which country leads the world in the export of oil?

  1. Venezuela
  2. Saudi Arabia
  3. Iraq
  4. Iran
  

Question 175 :
The highest annual precipitation occurs in:

  1. Canadian Shield
  2. Ganga basin
  3. Siberian Plains
  4. Amazon basin
  

Question 176 :
In the Semi-arid and Temperate grasslands, the most commonly found animals are:

  1. donkeys and horses
  2. reindeers
  3. camels
  4. sheep and goats
  

Question 177 :
Wind power is employed prominently in:

  1. France
  2. Holland
  3. Saudi Arabia
  4. Canada
  

Question 178 :
Factory farming is the characteristic of [IAS 2009]

  1. north-western North America
  2. north-western Europe
  3. eastern Europe
  4. south-east Asia
  

Question 179 :
Which one of the following is a landlocked country? [CDS 2002]

  1. Bulgaria
  2. Hungary
  3. Romania
  4. Ukraine
  

Question 180 :
Among foodgrains, international trade of rice is quite small because:

  1. it is not the main food grain of human consumption
  2. its transport cost is high
  3. rice gets spoilt during storage and transport
  4. major producer regions are major consumers also
  
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