Description : The Mediterranean region are characterized by heavy rain in: (1) Winter (2) Spring (3) Autumn (4) Summer
Last Answer : (1) Winter Explanation: During summer season, regions of Mediterranean climate are dominated by subtropical high pressure cells, making rainfall impossible or unlikely except for the occasional thunderstorm ... rain. Precipitation is heavier during the colder months. Physical Geography (Set: 02)
Description : Mediterranean type of climate is characterized by (1) dry summer and wet winter (2) wet summer and dry winter (3) dry summer and dry winter (4) wet summer and wet winter
Last Answer : dry summer and wet winter
Description : Mediterranean type of climate is characterized by – (1) dry summer and wet winter (2) wet summer and dry winter (3) dry summer and dry winter (4) wet summer and wet winter
Last Answer : (1) dry summer and wet winter Explanation: The climate is characterized by warm to hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters. Mediterranean climate zones are associated with the five large ... a major role in the formation of the world's tropical deserts and the Mediterranean Basin's climate.
Description : Vergreen type Forests are found in : (1) Mediterranean region (2) Monsoon climatic area (3) Desert region (4) Equatorial region
Last Answer : Equatorial region
Description : In which region does rainfall occur throughout the year ? (1) Mediterranean (2) Equatorial (3) Tropical (4) Temperate
Last Answer : Equatorial
Description : What are Autumn summer winter and spring are called?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : Flower bearing in ber occurs during a. Spring b. Winter c. Summer d. Autumn
Last Answer : Autumn
Description : During which season would the Aquaculturist be most likely to aerate (add oxygen to) a pond? [a] Summer [b] Fall [c] Spring [d] Winter [e] Autumn
Last Answer : [c] Spring
Description : Due to heavy rain, Mediterranean region is known
Last Answer : in winter
Description : Laterite soils are found in area where– (1) normal temperature and rain fall is less (2) temperature is high and rainfall is heavy (3) temperature is low and rainfall is nominal (4) temperature is high and rainfall is normal
Last Answer : temperature is high and rainfall is heavy
Description : ‘Cloud burst’ means (1) Sowing of seeds of a crop in cloudy weather. (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm. (3) Formation of artificial rain. (4) Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky.
Last Answer : Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm.
Description : Cloud burst means (1) Formation of artificial rain (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm (3) Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky (4) Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
Last Answer : Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm
Description : El Nino occurs over (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Pacific Ocean (4) Mediterranean Sea
Last Answer : Pacific Ocean
Description : Which of the following wind is blowing from the Mediterranean sea to the North Western parts of India ? (1) Western disturbances (2) Norwesters (3) Loo (4) Mango showers
Last Answer : Western disturbances
Description : In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum? [I. Tax & Central Excise 1991] (a) During monsoon (b) After summer (c) During winter (d) During autumn
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which of the statements given below is not true about formation of annual rings in trees? (a) Annual rings are not prominent in trees of temperate region. (b) Annual ring is a combination ... of tissue-early and late wood respectively. (d) Activity of cambium depends upon variation in climate.
Last Answer : a) Annual rings are not prominent in trees of temperate region
Description : Best time of propagation of fruit plants in sub tropical region is : a. Spring season b. Spring & autum season c. Summer season d. Summer and winter season
Last Answer : Spring & autum season
Description : Which of the following reasons is responsible for lack of vegetation in the deserts ? (1) Heavy volume of sands (2) Absence of B-horizon in the soil (3) High temperature (4) Lack of rainfall
Last Answer : Lack of rainfall
Description : The maximum biodiversity is found in (1) Tropical rain forests (2) Temperate forests (3) Coniferous forests (4) Arctic forest
Last Answer : Tropical rain forests
Description : Tropical rain forest is characterised by (1) Absence of trees (2) Least productivity (3) Maximum biodiversity (4) Minimum biodiversity
Last Answer : Maximum biodiversity
Description : Evergreen rain forest is mainly found in regions having well distributed annual rainfall (1) Below 50 cm (2) 50-100 cm (3) 100-200 cm (4) More than 200 cm
Last Answer : More than 200 cm
Description : Soil which is prone to intensive leaching due to rain is called (1) Laterite (2) Black (3) Alluvial (4) Red
Last Answer : Laterite
Description : Which is a tropical food crop requiring a temperature of 270 C and a rain fall more than 100 cm? (1) Wheat (2) Maize (3) Rice (4) Barley
Last Answer : Rice
Description : Best way to conserve our water resources : (1) Rain water harvesting (2) Sustainable water utilization (3) Encouragement of natural regeneration of vegetation (4) All of the options mentioned here.
Last Answer : All of the options mentioned here
Description : Sea water is saltier than rain water because (1) rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea (2) sea beds have salt producing mines (3) sea animals are salt producing (4) the air around the sea is saltish
Last Answer : rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
Description : The coral reefs are the marine counterparts of (1) Temperate forests (2) Tropical rain forests (3) Savannahs (4) Scrubland
Description : Which of the following is/are ‘rain cloud’? 1. Cirrus 2. Nimbostratus 3. Cumulonimbus 4. Altocumulus (1) 1 and 2 only (2) 2 and 3 only (3) 3 and 4 only (4) 1 and 4 only
Last Answer : 2 and 3 only
Description : Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow is called (1) Drizzle (2) Hail (3) Sleet (4) Snow
Last Answer : Sleet
Description : Which of the following is FALSE with respect to rain water harvesting ? (1) It is a device of water conservation. (2) It helps raising water table. (3) It helps meet rising water demand. (4) It increases run-off losses.
Last Answer : It increases run-off losses.
Description : The main advantage of Rain? Water Harvesting (RWH) is (1) Recharge ground water (2) Avoid floods (3) Reduce the loss of water (4) Avoid soil erosion
Last Answer : Recharge ground water
Description : Frontal Rain is caused by (1) Convection current (2) Winds from sea (3) Cyclonic activity (4) Condensation of water evaporated from mountains
Last Answer : Cyclonic activity
Description : The largest forest which covers 25 percent of the world’s forest land is : (1) The Tropical Rain forest (2) Taiga forest of Siberia (3) Monsoon forest (4) Temperate forests of Europe
Last Answer : Taiga forest of Siberia
Description : ‘Willow’ for a cricket bat is obtained from (1) Tropical forests (2) Rain forests (3) Deciduous forests (4) Coniferous forests
Last Answer : Deciduous forests
Description : Tundras are (1) Deciduous forests (2) Tropical rain forests (3) Cold deserts (4) Hot deserts
Last Answer : Cold deserts
Description : Spring tides occur on (1) New moon day only (2) Full moon day as well as on new moon day (3) Full moon day only (4) The day when the moon’s position is in its first quarter
Last Answer : Full moon day as well as on new moon day
Description : A special type of well in which water rises automatically under the pressure of a column of water to the ground surface through a hole is known as (1) Artisian well (2) Spring (3) Hot spring (4) Geyser
Last Answer : Artisian well
Description : A geyser is a spring which (1) throws water continuously (2) throws water intermittently (3) throws water and steam at regular intervals (4) throws only steam
Last Answer : throws water and steam at regular intervals
Description : The climate of North America is influenced during winter by the (1) Polar airmasses (2) Warm airmasses (3) Continental airmasses (4) Tropical airmasses
Last Answer : Tropical airmasses
Description : With what bio-region is the term ‘‘Steppe’’ associated ? (1) Grasslands (2) Tropical forests (3) Savanna (4) Coniferous forests
Last Answer : Grasslands
Description : A natural region has the similarity of (1) climate and natural vegetation (2) climate and occupation (3) soil and drainage (4) economic base and reces
Last Answer : climate and natural vegetation
Description : The distribution of characteristic vegetation of a region is determined mainly by (1) soil, water and temperature (2) water, greenhouse effect and altitude (3) wind, water and latitude (4) sunlight, water and wind
Last Answer : soil, water and temperature
Description : In which region is Terrace farming done? (1) Dry regions (2) Slope of hills (3) Mountain tops (4) Rooftops
Last Answer : Slope of hills
Description : ‘Terra rossa’ is a Latin word which means (1) hot area (2) red terrain (3) lateritic region (4) region near the poles
Last Answer : red terrain
Description : In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by (1) Contour ploughing (2) Using farm manure (3) Tree plantation/Afforestaion (4) Crop rotation
Last Answer : Tree plantation/Afforestaion
Description : In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by (1) Tree plantation/afforestation (2) Crop rotation (3) Contour ploughing (4) Using farm manure
Last Answer : Tree plantation/afforestation
Description : Which one of the following is called North-easter? (1) Cold and fast-blowing winds in northern hemisphere that move from sub-polar to polar regions (2) Cold and fast-blowing winds in ... -blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere (4) Winds blowing towards Kazakhstan in Central Asia
Last Answer : Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere
Description : Blizzards are characteristic features of— (1) equatorial region (2) tropical region (3) Antarctic region (4) temperate region
Last Answer : Antarctic region
Description : Convectional Rainfall occurs in: (1) Equatorial region (2) Temperate region (3) Tropical region (4) Polar region
Description : Nappe is a kind of (1) fluvial feature (2) folded structure (3) erosional plain (4) delta region
Last Answer : folded structure
Description : The formation of ‘Mushroom rock’ in desert region is an example of (1) Deflation (2) Attrition (3) Abrasion (4) Erosion
Last Answer : Abrasion