Indian Soil, Seasons and Natural Vegetation MCQ in English ( Set – 3 )
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Soil and natural vegetation of India MCQ
41. 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 sub- continent? [IAS 2002]
(a) La Nina
(b) Movement of jet streams
(c) El Nino and southern oscillations
(d) Green-house effect on global level
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42. What proportion of geographical land area is under actual forest cover in India? [IAS 1992]
(a) 1/5
(b) 1/4
(c) 1/3
(d) 2/3
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43. The most important commercial forests of India are:
(a) tropical evergreen
(b) tropical deciduous
(c) coniferous
(d) mangrove
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44. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [CDS 1999]
(a) Flood-prone area: North Bihar Plain
(b) Drought-prone area: Kalahandi district of Orissa
(c) Seismic zone: Himalayan region
(d) Landslide zone: Chhotanaqpur plateau
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45. The wet hill forest are found in the: [CDS 1999]
(a) Aravallis
(b) Mahadev Hills
(c) Nilgiris
(d) Satpura Hills
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46. With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS 2002]
(a) About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall.
(b) The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells
(c) Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country
(d) The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
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47. Cherapunji receives more rainfall than Shillong because:
(a) the former is nearer to the sea
(b) the air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunjl from different direction during the rainy season
(c) Cherapunji is located on the windward side
(d) convective precipitation brings more rain at Cherapunji
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48. Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India:
1. Red soils
2. Black soils
3. Laterite soils
4. Alluvial soils
(a) I, IV, II, III
(b) IV, II, I, III
(c) IV, I, III, II
(d) I, III, IV, II
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49. Consider the following statements about the soils of India : [IAS 2004]
1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus
2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency
3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau
4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau Which of the statements given above are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 4
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50. Match the following types of climate with respective regions: [IAS 2003]
A. Monsoon type with dry summer 1. Interior Peninsula
B. Monsoon type with dry winter 2. Indian Plain
C. Monsoon type with short dry season 3. S. E. Coast
D. Semi-Arid Steppe 4. Western Coast
A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 1 3 2 4
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51. Match the following: [IAS 1997]
Climatic Conditions Reasons
A. Madras is warmer than Calcutta 1. North-East Monsoon
B. Snowfall in Himalayas 2. Altitude
C. Rainfall decreases from West Bengal to Punjab 3. Western depressions
D. Sutlej-Ganga Plain gets some rain in winter 4. Distance from sea
5. Latitude
| (a) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| (b) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| (c) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| (d) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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52. Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at : [CDS 2004]
(a) Chennai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Shillong
(d) Thiruvananthapuram
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53. Consider the following statements:
1. Tamil Nadu is the only area which receives about half of its rainfall from north-east monsoon winds.
2. Kerala is the only state receiving very heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds.
3. In India, the south-west monsoon is stronger than the north-east monsoon. Which of these are correct statements? [NDA 2001]
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 3
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55. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [IAS 1997]
(a) Teak : Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Deodar : Madhya Pradesh
(c) Sandalwood : Kerala
(d) Sundari : West Bengal
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56. Match the following:
Area Forest Type
A. Himalayas 1. Tropical Evergreen
B. Aravallis 2. Temperate Alpine
C. Sunderbans 3. Dry Tropical Deciduous
D. Western Ghats 4. Mangrove
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 2 4 3 1
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57. Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India?
1. Development of a low pressure in north-west India
2. Deflection of trade winds
3. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean
4. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal
(a) I, II and III
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) III and IV
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58. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is :
(a) convectional
(b) orographic
(c) monsoonal
(d) cyclonic
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59. Which of the following functions performed by a forest help most in controlling drought?
(a) forests act as water sheds
(b) forests bring rainfall in monsoon
(c) forests lower the temperature of the environment
(d) forests prevent soil erosion
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60. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of the average summer rainfall ? [CDS 1993]
(a) Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad, Cherapunji
(b) Cherapunji, Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad
(c) Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer, Cherapunji
(d) Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
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