Q 1 – KOEPPEN’s climate classification is
(a) genetic
(b) empirical
(c) applied
(d) none of these
(b) empirical.
Q 2 – Polar climatic group is represented by the letter:
(a) A
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(a) A.
Q 3 – Symbol ‘E’ represents which type of climate?
(a) polar climate
(b) sub-tropical
(c) boreal
(d) dry
(c) boreal.
Q 4 – Dry climatic group is represented by which letter?
(a) D
(b) E
(c) B
(d) A
(c) B
Q 5 – The classification of world climate which emphasises the causes or origin of their formation based on weather condition:
(a) empirical classification
(b) genetic classification
(c) none of these
(d) both of these
(b) genetic classification.
Q 6 – The scientist who used precipitation effectiveness and potential evapo-transpiration as criteria to classify world climate is:
(a) Thornthwaite
(b) KOEPPEN
(c) both of them
(d) none of them
Ans. (a) Thornthwaite.
Q 7 – What is the other name of the tropical wet and dry climate?
(a) savanna climate
(b) marine climate
(c) polar climate
(d) none of these
(a) savanna climate
Q 8 – The type of climate found on the western sides of continents in temperate zone is known as
(a) temperate marine climate
(b) polar climate
(c) dry climate
(d) savanna climate
(a) temperate marine climate.
Q 9 – Name the common element present in carbon dioxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbon gases
(a) hydrogen
(b) oxygen
(c) carbon
(d) none of these
(c) carbon
Q 10 – Name the gas which has more effect on greenhouse effect
(a) carbon dioxide
(b) oxygen
(c) nitrogen
(d) hydrogen
(a) carbon dioxide
Q 11 – The collective name of carbon dioxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbon is
(a) greenhouse gases
(b) breathing gases
(c) both of these
(d) none of these
(a) greenhouse gases
Q 12 – In global warming the most effective factor is
(a) temperature
(b) precipitation
(c) humidity
(d) none of these
(a) temperature
Q 13 – Which programme was undertaken to analyse the trapped gases in ice cap during the last
1,00,000 years?
(a) ice-coring programme
(b) KOEPPEN’s classification
(c) none of these
(d) both of these
(a) Ice-coring programme.
Q 14 – The concept of heating of the atmosphere indirectly from the earth’s surface is known as
(a) greenhouse effect
(b) global warming
(c) ice-coring programme
(d) none of these
(a) greenhouse effect.
Q 15 – The intermediate climatic zone between tropics and polar V area is
(a) dry climate
(b) moisture
(c) temperate
(d) subtropical
(c) temperate.
Q 16 – At which place the tropical monsoon climate is found?
(a) north Eastern part of South America
(b) northern Australia
(c) both of these
(d) none of these
(c) both of these.
Q 17 – In how many types is the tropical group divided into?
(a) Af
(b) Am
(c) Aw
(d) all of these
(d) all of these
Q 18 – Dry climates cover a large area extending over large latitudes from
(a) 35° to 60° north
(b) 15° to 60° north
(c) 15° to 35° north
(d) 35° to 60° north
(b) 15° to 60° north.
Q 19 – The highest shade temperature recorded at Al-Aziziyah, Libya on 13th September, 1922 is
(a) 55°C
(b) 53°C
(c) 58°C
(d) 48°C
(c) 58°C.
Q 20 – The climograph for Lovelock in Nevada in USA is a typical example for
(a) polar climate
(b) dry climate
(c) temperate climate
(d) sub-tropical climate
(b) dry climate.
Q 21 – In how many types the dry climate is divided into?
(a) steppe
(b) arid climate
(c) Desert climate
(d) all of these
(d) all of these.
Q 22 – Which type of climate is found in the region of eastern United States of America, southern and
eastern China, southern Japan, North-eastern Argentina?
(a) humid sub tropical
(b) mediterranian
(c) warm temperate
(d) steppe
(a) humid sub-tropical.
Q 23 – Where is marine west coast climate located?
(a) poleward
(b) equatorward
(c) eastward
(d) westward
(a) poleward
Q 24 – Cold climate with humid winter occurs
(a) poleward
(b) equatorward
(c) westerlies
(d) easterlies
(a) poleward.
Q 25 – Polar climates consists of
(a) tundra (ET)
(b) ice-cap (EF)
(c) both of these
(d) none of these
(c) both of these
Q 26 – Koeppen recognized _____ major climatic groups.
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five
(d) Five
Q 27 – The type of climate found in the Amazon basin in South America is tropical
(a) monsoon climate
(b) dry climate
(c) wet climate
(d) a wet and dry climate
(c) wet climate
(c) wet climate
Q 28 – The processes that warm the atmosphere are often collectively referred to as the ________
(a) globalization
(b) greenhouse effect
(c) Silurian
(d) none of the above
(b) greenhouse effect
Q 29 – Warm temperate climates extend from:
(a) 300 – 500 latitude
(b) 40 – 50 latitude
(c) 35 – 40 latitude
(d) 450 – 50 latitude
(a) 300 – 500 latitude
Q 30 – The group of four climates that represent humid conditions is
(a) A – B – C – E
(b) A – C – D – E
(c) B – C – D – E
(d) A – C – D – F
(b) A – C – D – E
Q 31 – Which one of the following causes global warming?
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Oxygen
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Hydrogen
(a) Carbon dioxide
Q 32 – BWh denotes:
(a) Sub-tropical Steppe climate
(b) Sub-tropical desert climate
(c) Mid-latitude Steppe climate
(d) Mid-latitude desert climate
(b) Sub-tropical desert climate
Q 33 – Polar climates are denoted by
(a) P
(b) E
(c) F
(d) G
(b) E
Q 34 – ________ classification attempts to organise climates according to their causes.
(a) Empirical
(b) Hydrological
(c) Genetic
(d) None of the above
(c) Genetic
Q 35 – The GHG that results from the intestinal gases of ruminants (cows) is
(a) Nitrous oxide
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Carbon monoxide
(d) Methane
(d) Methane
Q 36 – Which one of the following is suitable for Koeppen’s “A” type of climate?
(a) High rainfall in all the months
(b) Mean monthly temperature of the coldest month more than freezing point
(c) Mean monthly temperature of all the months more than 18°C
(d) Average temperature for all the months below 10° C.
(a) High rainfall in all the months
Q 37 – Koeppen’s system of classification of climates can be termed as:
(a) Applied
(b) Systematic
(c) Genetic
(d) Empirical.
(d) Empirical
Q 38 – Most of the Indian Peninsula will be grouped according to Koeppen’s system under:
(a) “Af”
(b) “BSh”
(c) “Cfb”
(d) “Am”
(d) “Am”
Q 39 – Which one of the following years is supposed to have recorded the warmest temperature the world over?
(a) 1990
(b)1998
(c) 1885
(d) 1950.
(b) 1998
Q 40 – Which one of the following groups of four climates represents humid conditions?
(a) A—B—C—E
(b) A—C—D—E
(c) B—C—D—E
(d) A—C—D—F
(b) A—C—D—E