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Question : 46 [SSC CGL Pre 2005]

“Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty, and the people used to be nomadic hoarders”. For which region is this statement correct ?

a) Central Asian Steppes

b) African Savanna

c) North American Prairies

d) Siberian Tundra

Answer: (a)

This statement is about the Central Asian Steppes. Central Asia is the core region of the Asian continent and stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China in the east and from Afghanistan in the south to Russia in the north.

It is also sometimes referred to as Middle Asia, and, colloquially, “the ‘stans” (as the five countries generally considered to be within the region all have names ending with the Persian suffix “-stan”, meaning “land of”) and is within the scope of the wider Eurasian continent.

Central Asia has historically been closely tied to its nomadic peoples and the Silk Road. Central Asia has the following geographic extremes: world’s northernmost desert (sand dunes), at Buurug Deli in Els, Mongolia; the Northern Hemisphere’s southernmost permafrost, at Erdenetsogt sum, Mongolia; world’s shortest distance between non-frozen desert and permafrost: 770 km; and the Eurasian pole of inaccessibility.

A majority of the people earn a living by herding livestock. Industrial activity centres in the region’s cities.

Question : 47

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

Month Temperature (0°C) Rainfall (cm)
J 9.4 12.2
F 10.6 9.1
M 11.7 7.9
A 12.2 2.5
M 13.3 1.0
J 13.9 0.3
J 13.9 -
A 14.4 -
S 15.6 0.8
O 15.0 2.5
N 13.3 6.1
D 10.6 11.7
Average temperature: 12.8°C
Average rainfall: 54.9 cm per annum
Identify the region having the above climatic patterns from amongst the following:

a) Monsoon region

b) Mediterranean region

c) N.W. European region

d) Steppe region

Answer: (d)

Question : 48 [NDA/NA 2015-II]

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

List I List II
(Low-Latitude Climate) (Characteristic)
A. Wet Equatorial 1. Uniform temperatures, mean near 27 °C
B. Monsoon and trade wind coastal 2. Marked temperature cycle with very high temperature before the rainy season
C. Wet-dry tropical 3. Temperatures show an annual cycle with high temperature in the high Sun season
D. Dry tropical 4. Strong temperature cycle, with intense temperature during high-Sun season
Codes: A B C D

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 2 3 4 1

c) 1 3 2 4

d) 2 4 3 1

Answer: (c)

Question : 49

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 .
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) 3-2-4-1

b) 4-2-1-3

c) 4-3-2-1

d) 3-4-1-2

Answer: (d)

The correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north is Jakarta-Singapore-Bangkok and Hanoi.

Question : 50

Japan is one of the leading industrial countries in the world because it has:

  1. developed hydel power
  2. large deposits of metallic mineral
  3. high technological capability
  4. insular location Of these statements:

a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

b) 1, 2 and 4 are correct

c) 2 and 4 are correct

d) 1 and 3 are correct

Answer: (d)

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