Geography MCQs Set – 07

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched? (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 1)

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched? (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 1

Consider the following statements: (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 1)

1. Maize can be used for the production of starch.
2. Oil extracted from maize can be a feedstock for biodiesel.
3. Alcoholic beverages can be produced by using maize.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following techniques/phenomena:

1. Budding and grafting in fruit plants
2. Cytoplasmic male sterility
3. Gene silencing

Which of the above is/are used to create transgenic crops? (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 1)

In India, cluster bean (Guar) is traditionally used as a vegetable or animal feed, but recently the cultivation of this has assumed significance. Which one of the following statements is correct in this context? (UPSC 2014, Civil Services, Paper 1)

Consider the following crops: (UPSC 2013, Civil Services, Paper 1)

1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Rice
4. Wheat

Which of these are Kharif crops?

Consider the following statements:

1. The duration of the monsoon decreases from southern India to northern India.
2. The amount of annual rainfall in the northern plains of India decreases from east to west.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 1)

When you travel in Himalayas, you will see the following:

1. Deep gorges
2. U-turn river courses
3. Parallel mountain ranges
4. Steep gradients causing land-sliding

Which of the above can be said to be the evidences for Himalayas being young fold mountains? (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 1)

Which of the following is the chief characteristic of ‘mixed farming’? (UPSC 2012, Civil Services, Paper 1)

La Nina is suspected to have caused floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from EI Nino?

1. La Nina is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian ocean whereas EI Nino is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial pacific ocean.
2. EI Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (UPSC 2011, Civil Services, Paper 1)