Q 1 – Approximately how much area of earth is covered with grasslands?
(a) 40%
(b) 25%
(c) 10%
(d) 33%
Ans. (b) 25%
Q 2 – What are the Temperate Grasslands of North America called?
(a) Prairies
(b) Sahara
(c) Nile
(d) Tropical region
Ans. (a) Prairies
Q 3 – Which is the Latin word that means meadow?
(a) Priata
(b) Susu
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Priata
Q 4 – Which country does the river Mississippi drain?
(a) Africa
(b) USA
(c) Amazon
(d) Canada
Ans. (b) USA
Q 5 – Rocky mountains are bounded by which of the grasslands on their east?
(a) Pampos
(b) Prairies
(c) Velds
(d) Sheep
Ans. (b) Prairies
Q 6 – Due to the absence of the north-south barriers a local wind blows in USA which is called
(a) loo
(b) cool breeze
(c) chinook
(d) none of these
Ans. (c) Chinook
Q 7 – How much lowest temperature has been recorded during winter in North America?
(a) 20°C
(b) -20°C
(c) 10°C
(d) -10°C
Ans. (b) -20°C
Q 8 – What are the cattle farms in North America called?
(a) Velds
(b) Arches
(c) Sheds
(d) Ranches
Ans. (d) Ranches
Q 9 – What is the second major industry of Canada?
(a) Dairy farming
(b) Coal mining
(c) Gold mining
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Dairy farming
Q 10 – The important cities in American Prairies are
(a) Chicago
(b) Minneapolis
(c) Kansas
(d) All of these
Ans. (d) All of these
Q 11 – What lies to the west of veld grasslands?
(a) Drakensburg
(b) River Orange
(c) Kalahari desert
(d) Nothing
Ans. (c) Kalahari desert
Q 12 – Which is the coldest month in the Veld grasslands?
(a) January
(b) July
(c) June
(d) October
Ans. (b) July
Q 13 – Which of these animal is not found in the Velds?
(a) Leopard
(b) Cheetah
(c) Kudu
(d) Dodo
Ans. (d) Dodo
Q 14 – What is Kimberley famous for?
(a) Gold
(b) Diamonds
(c) Silver
(d) Platinum
Ans. (b) Diamonds
Q 15 – The oasis in the desert support population
(a) Settled
(b) Rain
(c) Tribes
(d) Nomads
Ans. (a) Settled
Q 16 – People live in Sahara Desert
(a) Bedoiuns and Tuarega
(b) Bedauins and Tuerags
(c) Bedauins and Tauregs
(d) Bedouins and Tuaregs
Ans. (d) Bedouins and Tuaregs
Q 17 – Which of the following is world’s largest desert
(a) Thar
(b) Kalahari
(c) Sahara
(d) Namib
Ans. (c) Sahara
Q 18 – Manali – Leh highway crosses how many passes
(a) 11
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 5
Ans. (d) 5
Q 19 – Sahara desert found in which continent
(a) Asia
(b) Australia
(c) Africa
(d) Europe
Ans. (c) Africa
Q 20 – It is an arid region characterised by extremely high or low temperatures and has scarce vegetation
(a) Mountain
(b) Desert
(c) Plateau
(d) Plain
Ans. (b) Desert
Q 21 – Ladakh is also known as
(a) Khapa-tuaregs
(b) Khapa-chan
(c) Khapa-bedouins
(d) Khapa-drass
Ans.(b) Khapa-chan
Q 22 – Sahara rocky surface are _________ m high
(a) 2500
(b) 1048
(c) 500
(d) 2047
Ans. (a) 2500
Q 23 – Tafilalet Oasis is in
(a) Egypt
(b) Algeria
(c) Morocco
(d) Libya
Ans. (c) Morocco
Q 24 – In Ladakh the word ‘La’ means
(a) Mountain Pass
(b) Plain Pass
(c) Desert Pass
(d) Plateau Pass
Ans. (a) Mountain Pass
Q 25 – Which part of the sheep and goat is used to make woollens
(a) Teeth
(b) Eyes
(c) Skin
(d) Hair
Ans. (d) Hair
Q 26 – Shey in Ladakh is famous
(a) Monastery
(b) Mosque
(c) Church
(d) Temple
Ans. (a) Monastery
Q 27 – The Sahara desert touches ___________ countries
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 5
(d) 8
Ans. (b) 11
Q 28 – Due to high altitude the climate of Ladakh is
(a) Cold and wet
(b) Cold and dry
(c) Hot and dry
(d) Hot and wet
Ans. (b) Cold and dry
Q 29 – The Karakoram Range in the ________ and the Zanskar mountains in the ________ enclose Ladakh.
(a) east, west
(b) north, south
(c) west, south
(d) east, south
Ans. (b) north, south
Q 30 – In Ladakh it is freezing cold in the winters when the temperatures may remain below ______ for most of the time
(a) 0°C
(b) -30°C
(c) -50°C
(d) −40ºC
Ans. (a) 0°C
Q 31 – Following crops are grown in the Sahara Desert
(a) date palm, rice, wheat, barley
(b) date palm, rice, wheat, jowar
(c) date palm, rice, wheat, gram
(d) date palm, rice, wheat, maize
Ans. (a) date palm, rice, wheat, barley
Q 32 – Sahara once used to be a
(a) lush green desert
(b) lush green plain
(c) lush green mountain
(d) lush green plateau
Ans. (b) lush green plain
Q 33 – Ladakh lies in the rain shadow of
(a) Aravali
(b) Alps
(c) Himalaya
(d) Kanchenjunga
Ans. (c) Himalaya
Q 34 – In Ladakh __________ milk is used to make cheese and butter
(a) Cow
(b) Yak
(c) Wild sheep
(d) Dog
Ans. (b) Yak