Q. The tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in summer because

Correct Answer

It prevents loss of moisture through transpiration

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which one of the following is correct? Great Bear is a ________
    A)Star
    B)Galaxy
    C)Planet
    D)Constellation
    Answer: Constellation
  • Q. Soil erosion in desert area can be prevented
    A)By forestation
    B)By strip ploughing
    C)By using manure
    D)By shifting cultivation
    Answer: By forestation
  • Q. Which one of the following is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes?
    A)Mediterranean Climate Region
    B)Tropical Grassland Region
    C)Hot Desert Climate Region
    D)Temperate Climate Region
    Answer: Mediterranean Climate Region
  • Q. The second zone of the interior of the earth extending from 30 kilometer to 2900 kilometer depth is:
    A)Outer Core
    B)Earth Crust
    C)Mantle.
    D)Inner Core
    Answer: Mantle.
  • Q. Eskimos belong to
    A)Negroid race
    B)Mongoloid race
    C)White race
    D)None of these
    Answer: Mongoloid race
  • Q. The ocean surface currents follow clockwise circulatory paths in the northern parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to the ________
    A)Density differences in seawater
    B)Convergence and divergence movements
    C)Coriolis force
    D)Impact of prevailing winds
    Answer: Coriolis force
  • Q. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India?
    A)Veraval, Okha, Marmagao, Mangalore
    B)Kandla, Mumbai, Kochi, Mangalore
    C)Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi
    D)Mangalore, Marmagao, Kochi, Negercoil
    Answer: Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi
  • Q. The contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originates:
    A)Temperate cyclones
    B)Tropical cyclones
    C)Inter-tropical convergence
    D)Tropospheric instability
    Answer: Temperate cyclones
  • Q. The retreating monsoon withdraws itself from
    A)The north to the south
    B)The west coast to the east coast
    C)North-East India to the west coast
    D)North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
    Answer: North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
  • Q. Prince, Victoria and Alexandria are the three important and busy docks at
    A)Chennai
    B)Cochin
    C)Visakhapatnam
    D)Mumbai
    Answer: Mumbai
  • Q. What is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?
    A)Moscow to Siberia to Japan and crossing Pacific
    B)Moscow to Europe to Greenland; crossing Atlantic and then North America
    C)Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
    D)Over the North Pole and over Canada
    Answer: Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
  • Q. The Grand Trunk road between Mumbai and Chennai passes through ________ and ________.
    A)Ahmednagar and Hyderabad
    B)Pune and Bengaluru
    C)Sholapur and Hubli
    D)Barsi and Guntur
    Answer: Pune and Bengaluru
  • Q. Which part of the earth’s surface receives the highest amount of insolation?
    A)Savanna region
    B)Tropical deserts
    C)Equatorial region
    D)No such criteria
    Answer: Tropical deserts
  • Q. Which or the following is mainly responsible for causing discomfort to mountaineers?
    A)Lack of oxygen
    B)Steep height
    C)Extreme cold
    D)Lack of shelter
    Answer: Lack of oxygen
  • Q. Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth’s origin is from gases and dust particles?
    A)F. Hoyle
    B)James Jeans
    C)H. Alfven
    D)O. Schmidt
    Answer: O. Schmidt
  • Q. In which of the following grouping of states of India is rubber grown on a commercial scale?
    A)Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh-Nagaland
    B)Maharashtra-Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh
    C)Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
    D)Odisha-Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra
    Answer: Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka
  • Q. Which of the following are true with respect to the Indian Peninsular Plateau? I.The southern plateau block is formed mainly of granite and gneiss II.The Deccan lava plateau is an elevated tableland consisting of horizontally arranged lava sheets III. The Malwa plateau dominates the Vindhyan scarps, forming the northern flank of the plateau IV. The trough of the Narmada and Tapti are interposed between the Vindhyan and the Satpura ranges
    A)I, II, III and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and II
    D)I, III and IV
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. Messenger satellite has been launched by NASA for the study of
    A)Saturn
    B)Mercury
    C)Venus
    D)Jupiter
    Answer: Mercury
  • Q. The moat abundant element in sea water is
    A)Magnesium
    B)Sodium
    C)Chlorine
    D)Sulphur
    Answer: Chlorine
  • Q. There are nine coastal states in India but half of the sea salt is manufactured in the coast of Gujarat because
    A)Salt is exported from Kandla port
    B)Gandhiji started Salt Satyagrah in Gujarat
    C)Less rain and relative humidity is best for the evaporation of the sea water
    D)The salinity of water near coast of Gujarat is very high
    Answer: Less rain and relative humidity is best for the evaporation of the sea water

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