MCQ for geography-4

Consider the following:

1. Earth's rotational speed

2. Coriolis Effect

3. Seasonal variation in the length of a day

Which of these increases from the equator to the poles?

With reference to Ocean Currents and their locations, consider the following pairs:

1. Benguela Current – South Atlantic Ocean

2. Agulhas Current – Southwest Indian Ocean

3. Canary Current – North Atlantic Ocean

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Which of the following does not represent a low atmospheric pressure condition?

Which of the following plays the most dominant role in affecting the Coastal Landscape?

Consider the following in relation to the formation of seasons on the Earth?

1. Earth's Rotation

2. Earth's Revolution

3. Varying distance between the Earth and the sun

4. Earth's spherical shape

5. Identical orientation of the Earth's axis throughout its journey around the sun

6. Tilt of the Earth's axis

Which of these facts form the reasons for seasons on the Earth?

Consider the following statements:

1. Radiation fogs develop extensively where warm moist air flows over a cold ocean current.

2. Ocean current is an example of advection.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements in reference to the coastal landscape:

1. River valleys that are drowned due to a rise in sea level are called rias.

2. An estuary is the lower part of a river's valley filled with sediments and subsequently submerged by the sea.

3. The sides of a fiord are very gentle.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following gases present in the Earth's atmosphere:

1. Carbon Dioxide

2. Ozone

3. Methane

4. Argon

Which of the following represents the correct decreasing order in terms of their percentage (by volume) in the Earth's atmosphere?

Consider the following statements:

1. The oldest continental crust is much older than the oldest oceanic crust.

2. San Andreas Fault in California represents a convergent boundary interaction between North American and Pacific Plates.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about flora and fauna of a particular biome: 

1. It consists of trees like beech, oak, maple and cherry.  

2. Most animals are familiar vertebrates and invertebrates.  

3. These are the most productive agricultural area on Earth.     

Which of the following biomes has the above defined characteristics?