GK Geography (Indian Soils ,Seasons & Natural Vegetations) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 91 :
Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average rain difference as compared to the other three pairs? [IAS 2008]

  1. Jabalpur and Nagpur
  2. Mumbai and Pune
  3. Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar
  4. Guwahati and Shillong
  

Question 92 :
Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?

  1. Red soil
  2. Desert soil
  3. Black soil
  4. Brown soil
  

Question 93 :
Select the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution to the forest cover on India: [CPO AC 2003]

  1. Dense forest - Open forest - Mangrove forest
  2. Open forest – Dense forest – Mangrove forest
  3. Dense forest - Mangrove forest - Open forest
  4. Open forest - Mangrove forest - Dense forest
  

Question 94 :
Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of: [IAS 2004]

  1. Chhotanagpur plateau
  2. Khasi hills
  3. Eastern Ghats
  4. Kuchchh
  

Question 95 :
Among the following places, which one receives comparatively lowest average monsoon rainfall from June to September? [Asstt Comm 2008]

  1. Eastern Uttar Pradesh
  2. Southern West Bengal
  3. Punjab
  4. Western Uttar Pradesh
  

Question 96 :
The rains along the western coast of India are:

  1. cyclonic
  2. convectional
  3. orographic
  4. monsoonal
  

Question 97 :
Which of the following is recognised as a season by the meteorological department of India ?

  1. Cold weather
  2. Hot weather
  3. Retreating monsoon
  4. North-eastern monsoon
  

Question 98 :
In which of the following cities of India the diurnal range of temperature is maximum?

  1. New Delhi
  2. Mumbai
  3. Chennai
  4. Kolkata
  

Question 99 :
Which one of the following states has the largest forest area to its total land area? [CDS 2001]

  1. Mizoram
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Sikkim
  4. Jammu and Kashmir
  

Question 100 :
Of the following statements about the major soil types, the incorrect one is :

  1. alluvial soils are easy to plough
  2. red soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime content
  3. laterite is typically a soil of tropical regions which receive heavy seasonal rainfall
  4. black soil is highly retentive of moisture and very productive
  

Question 101 :
Under which climatic conditions do the laterite soils develop ?

  1. Wet tropical Climate
  2. Hot and dry Climate
  3. Cold temperature Climate
  4. Mediterranean type of Climate
  

Question 102 :
Which one of the following states receives the highest rainfall during winter months? [NDA 1994]

  1. Punjab
  2. Kerala
  3. Meghalaya
  4. Tamil Nadu
  

Question 103 :
Peaty soil is found in :

  1. Kerala
  2. Kashmir
  3. Assam
  4. Gujarat
  

Question 104 :
The climate of India is: [UP PCS 1994]

  1. tropical climate
  2. sub-tropical climate
  3. savanna type of climate
  4. subtropical monsoon
  

Question 105 :
M6nsoon retreat is marked by: [UP PCS 1995] 1. clear sky 2. high pressure conditions at the Bay of Bengal 3. rise in temperature on land

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

Question 106 :
Which of the following statements regarding red soils of India is/are correct? 1. The colour of the soil is-red due to ferric oxide content. 2. Red soils are rich in lime, humous and potash. 3. They are porous and have friable structure. - Select the correct answer using the code given below: [(OS2011]

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

Question 107 :
Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at : [CDS 2004]

  1. Chennai
  2. Kolkata
  3. Shillong
  4. Thiruvananthapuram
  

Question 108 :
For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent? [IAS 2002]

  1. La Nina
  2. Movement of jet streams
  3. El Nino and southern oscillations
  4. Green-house effect on global level
  

Question 109 :
The soil formed by the deposition of silt brought by rivers is :

  1. alluvial soil
  2. red soil
  3. black soil
  4. pod soil
  

Question 110 :
Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of the average summer rainfall ? [CDS 1993]

  1. Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad, Cherapunji
  2. Cherapunji, Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad
  3. Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer, Cherapunji
  4. Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
  

Question 111 :
Winter rains in North and North-West India are generally associated with the phenomenon of: [NDA 2003]

  1. retreating monsoon
  2. temperate cyclones
  3. local thunderstorms
  4. shift in jet stream movement
  
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