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Geography Quiz 9

author April 15, 2025 No Comments PYQ Quiz

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Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world? [2003]

Temperate Coniferous forests

Temperate Deciduous forests

Tropical Monsoon forests

Tropical Rain forests

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None

Assertion (A): The amount of moisture in the atmosphere is related to latitude. Reason (R): The capacity to hold moisture in the form of water vapour is related to temperature. [2003]

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

Not Attempted

None

Assertion (A): Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year. Reason (R): High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator. [2003]

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

Not Attempted

None

Assertion (A): Unlike temperate forests, the tropical rain forests, if cleared, can yield productive farm land that can support intensive agriculture for several years even without chemical fertilizers. Reason (R): The primary productivity of the tropical rain forest is very high when compared to that of the temperate forests. [2003]

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

Not Attempted

None

Consider the following climatic and geographical phenomena: [2002]

Condensation
High temperature and humidity
Orography
Vertical wind

Thunder Cloud development is due to which of these phenomena?

1 and 2

2, 3 and 4

1, 3 and 4

1, 2, 3 and 4

Not Attempted

None

For short-term climate prediction, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the India subcontinent? [2002]

La Nina

Movement of Jet Streams

El Nino and Southern Oscillations

Greenhouse effects on global level

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None

Consider the following statements: [2002]

In equatorial regions, the year is divided into four main seasons
In Mediterranean region, summer receives more rain
In China type climate, rainfall occurs throughout the year
Tropical highlands exhibit vertical zonation of different climates

Which of these statements are correct?

1, 2, 3 and 4

1, 2 and 3

1, 2 and 4

3 and 4

Not Attempted

None

Consider the following ecosystems: [2002]

Taiga
Tropical evergreen
Tropical deciduous
Tundra

The correct sequence in decreasing order of the albedo values of these ecosystems is

1, 4, 3, 2

4, 1, 2, 3

4, 1, 3, 2

1, 4, 2, 3

Not Attempted

None

Assertion (A): 60°-65° latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt instead of high pressure. Reason (R): The low pressure areas are permanent over oceans rather than on land. [2002]

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

Not Attempted

None

10.

Assertion (A): The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone. Reason (R): Air descends in the centre of the cyclone. [2002]

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

Not Attempted

None

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