(IGP) GS Paper 1 - India & World Geography - "Climatic Regions of the World - MCQ"

Integrated Guidance Programme of General Studies for IAS (Pre)

Subject - India & World Geography
Chapter : Climatic Regions of the World

1. Match the following:

Climate

Characteristics

i) Equatorial

 a) Heavy rain with three distinct season

ii) Tropical Marine

 b) High uniform temperature, distributed Rainfall with no distinct season

iii) Tropical monsoon

 c) Characterized by alternate hot rainy Season and cool dry season with Moderate rainfall

iv) Tropical Continental

 d) Experienced along the eastern coast Sudan or Savanna Tropical lands. Precipitation due to Trade winds

Which of the above are correct?

  1. i- b. ii-d, iii-a, iv-c

  2. i-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a

  3. i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b

  4. i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a

2. Match the following:

 Climate  

    Characteristic

i) Tropical Desert

a) Region of Rain shadow desert

ii) Temperate Desert

 b) Region of scanty rainfall caused due to effect of off shore Trade Winds

iii) Mediterranean

c) Extreme Tempera-tures, cold winters and hot Summers with light summer rain

iv) Steppe

 d) Dry warm summer with off shore trade and Winter rain with onshore Westerlies due to shifting of wind belts.

Which of the above are correct?

  1. i- a, ii-d, iii-b, iv-c

  2. i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c

  3. i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b

  4. i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a

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