Geography Question For UPSC and TNPSC(Quiz)

Geography Question For UPSC and TNPSC

Quiz

 

1. The desiccating effect of cold peruvian current along the chilean coast is so pronounce that the mean annual rainfall for the___________ is not more than half an inch.
   
   
   1.   Patagonian desert
   2.   Mohave desert
   3.   Atacama desert
   4.   Gobi desert
2. Which of the following is the reason for the high temperature of the desert:
   
   Cloudless sky
   Intense insolation
   Moist air
   Rapid rate of evaporation
   
   codes:
   1.   1,2 and 4
   2.   1 and 3
   3.   2,3 and 4
   4.   1,2,3 and 4
3. Which of the following is the incorrect statement regarding the desert vegetation.
   
   1.   Intense evaporation increases the salinity of the soil
   2.   Absence of Moisture expedit the rate of decomposition
   3.   Desert shrubs have long roots.
   4.   Plants like the cacti have thick succulent stems.
4. The dingo, a wild dog that assist them in tracking down the kangaroos,rabbit and birds is domesticated by_________.
   
   
   1.   Tuareg
   2.   Bedouin
   3.   Bushmen
   4.   Bindibu
5. choose the incorrect statement.
   
   1)The irminger current flows between Iceland and Greenland.
   
   2)The labrador current drifts south east towards between West Greenland and baffin Island.
   
   1.   1 only
   2.   2 only
   3.   Both 1 and 2
   4.   None