This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Vegetation > Natural Vegetation India – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Natural Vegetation India Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A change in height changes the ..... A) Climate. B) Natural Vegetation. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 2. Which type of climate is present in coniferous forests A) Cold and dry. B) Cold and chilly. C) Hot and humid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold and dry. 3. Factors that determine the vegetation in a particular area are: A) Temperature and moisture. B) Trees and animals. C) Location. D) Lakes and ponds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature and moisture. 4. Why are thorny trees and shrubs found in Gujarat and Rajasthan? A) Rainfall is less than 50cm. B) Rainfall is less than 200cm. C) Rainfall is between 70-200cm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rainfall is less than 50cm. 5. Sunderbans are found in ..... A) West Bengal. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Odisha. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 6. In which week of October we observe Wildlife week? A) 3rd week. B) 1st week. C) 4rth week. D) 2nd week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1st week. 7. Which of the following is recognised as a season by the meteorological department of India? A) Cold weather. B) Hot weather. C) Retreating monsoon. D) North-eastern monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North-eastern monsoon. 8. During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because: A) Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier. B) Western regions are warmer than the eastern region. C) Hills do not form barriers for winds. D) The area is far away from the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier. 9. Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods? A) Strip cropping. B) Crop rotation. C) Contour ploughing. D) Terracing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contour ploughing. 10. The ..... forests are found in the region where the rainfall is 200 cm and above A) Tropical Evergreen. B) Tidal. C) Tropical deciduous. D) Alpine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical Evergreen. 11. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the "Norwesters" of Bengal? [IAS 2003] A) It is caused due to strong surface heating. B) It originates in the Chhotanagpur plateau region. C) It is a kind of thunderstorm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 12. The driest place in India is: [NDA 2003] A) Leh. B) Barmer. C) Jaisalmer. D) Bikaner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leh. 13. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After summer. 14. Peaty soil is found in: A) Kerala. B) Kashmir. C) Assam. D) Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kerala. 15. Some birds migrate to India in the A) Winter. B) Autumn. C) Summer. D) Rainy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summer. 16. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent? [IAS 2002] A) La Nina. B) Movement of jet streams. C) El Nino and southern oscillations. D) Green-house effect on global level. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) El Nino and southern oscillations. 17. With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS 2002] A) About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimetres of annual rainfall. B) The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells. C) Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country. D) The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The mountain areas account for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country. 18. In which direction does the wind blow during south west monsoon season? A) Land to sea. B) Sea to Land. C) Both A and B. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sea to Land. 19. The climate of India is: [UP PCS 1994] A) Tropical climate. B) Sub-tropical climate. C) Savanna type of climate. D) Subtropical monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subtropical monsoon. 20. What can be found in the higher latitudes of the northern hemisphere A) Mahogany trees. B) Ebony trees. C) Coniferous trees. D) Rosewood trees. 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