world physical geography section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following pairs : Region Country

1. Chechnya : Russian Federation
2. Darfur : Mali
3. Swat Valley : Iraq .

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 only

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1 and 3 only

Question : 2

Bermuda Triangle extends up to which of the following places?

1. Southern Florida
2. Puerto Rico
3. Hawaii Islands .

a) 1 and 2

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 and 3

d) 2 and 3

Question : 3

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A) :
The land surface is heated more quickly and to a greater extent than the water surface when subjected to an equal amount of insolation.
Reason (R) :
The land is opaque while water is transparent to solar radiation.

a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

b) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is correct explanation of (A).

c) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

d) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

Question : 4

What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north?

1. Bangkok
2. Hanoi
3. Jakarta
4. Singapore .

a) 3-2-4-1

b) 4-2-1-3

c) 4-3-2-1

d) 3-4-1-2

Question : 5

Match List I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 2 3 4 1

c) 1 3 2 4

d) 2 4 3 1

Question : 6

The temperature and rainfall of a meteorological station are given below:

a) Monsoon region

b) Mediterranean region

c) N.W. European region

d) Steppe region