Posted On : 14-May-2018

Q1: The main cause of global climatic change is

• A. Increase in the content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• B. Emissions of industrial gases
• C. Adding of dust
• D. Changes in plant cover

Q2: If there is no carbon dioxide in the earth?s atmosphere, the temperature of earth?s surface would be

• A. Dependent on the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere
• B. Higher than the present
• C. Less than the present
• D. The same

Q3: High pressure sub-tropical calm belts known as ?Horse Latitudes? lie between

• A. 0? and 10?
• B. 15? and 25?
• C. 20? and 25?
• D. 30? and 35?

Q4: Which from the following can cause a tsunami?

• A. Volcano
• B. Avalanche
• C. Tornado
• D. Earthquake

Q5: The direction to which wind blows is known as

• A. Windward
• B. Leeward
• C. Eleaving side
• D. None of these

Q6: Which one of the following is a low cloud?

• A. Cirrocumulus
• B. Cirrostratus
• C. Altocumulus
• D. Nimbostratus

Q7: Which region of the Earth?s surface is called doldrums?

• A. Equatorial low pressure belt
• B. Sub-tropical high pressure belt
• C. Between 10? to 23?? North and South Latitudes
• D. Sub-polar low pressure belt

Q8: Which one of the following pairs of oceans and currents is not correctly matched?

• A. North Atlantic Ocean : Canaries current
• B. Eastern Pacific Ocean : Kuroshio current
• C. South Atlantic Ocean : Falkland current
• D. Indian Ocean : Agulhas current

Q9: Savanna natural region is characterized by which one of the following?

• A. A distinct wet and dry season with annual range of temperature between 3? C ? 8? C.
• B. Broad-leaf evergreen forests and grasses
• C. Uniformly high temperature throughout the year
• D. No spatial variation in mean annual rainfall

Q10: Name the continent where ?Tundra? type of climate is not found

• A. Europe
• B. Asia
• C. Africa
• D. North America