world human geography section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1 [NDA/NA 2016-I]

Spruce and Cedar are tree varieties of

a) Monsoon forest

b) Equatorial forest

c) Temperate coniferous forest

d) Temperate deciduous forest

Question : 2

The winter snow house of Eskimos are called

a) Kayak

b) Yurt

c) Igloo

d) Toupic

Question : 3

Consider the following statement According to the Malthusion model

1. Population tends to increase arithmetically.
2. Positive and preventive checks prevent excessive growth rate of population.
3. The basis of preventive checks is moral restraint.
4. Postponement of marriage is to be emplasized.

a) 2, 3 and 4 are correct

b) 1 and 2 are correct

c) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

d) 1, 3 and 4 are correct

Question : 4 [NDA 2011-I]

Why South-East Asia has the largest concentration of peasant population at the global scale?

a) The region has favourable and healthier climate

b) The area is dominated by shifting cultivation due to favourable terrain character

c) Intensive subsistence farming is practised in the region

d) The area has a large forested area which is cleared for cultivation of various crops

Question : 5

Which the following is/are the characteristic(s) of Tropical Deciduous Forests?

1. Trees shed their leaves in the dry season to conserve water
2. The hardwood trees found in these forests are sal, teak and shisham
3. Tigers, lions, elephants and monkeys are common animals

a) only (iii)

b) only (i)

c) (ii) and (iii)

d) All of them