R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | CBES Board Class 11 MCQ for Class 11 Geography Set-1

Koeppen recognized _____ major climatic groups.

1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. Five

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The type of climate found in the Amazon basin in South America is tropical

1. monsoon climate
2. dry climate
3. wet climate
4. a wet and dry climate

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The processes that warm the atmosphere are often collectively referred to as the ________

1. globalization
2. greenhouse effect
3. Silurian
4. none of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Warm temperate climates extend from:

1. 300 – 500 latitude
2. 40 – 50 latitude
3. 35 – 40 latitude
4. 450 – 50 latitude

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The group of four climates that represent humid conditions is

1. A – B – C – E
2. A – C – D – E
3. B – C – D – E
4. A – C – D – F

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which one of the following causes global warming?

1. Carbon dioxide
2. Oxygen
3. Nitrogen
4. Hydrogen

✅ Correct Answer: 1

BWh denotes:

1. Sub-tropical Steppe climate
2. Sub-tropical desert climate
3. Mid-latitude Steppe climate
4. Mid-latitude desert climate

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Polar climates are denoted by

1. P
2. E
3. F
4. G

✅ Correct Answer: 2

________ classification attempts to organise climates according to their causes.

1. Empirical
2. Hydrological
3. Genetic
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The GHG that results from the intestinal gases of ruminants (cows) is

1. Nitrous oxide
2. Carbon dioxide
3. Carbon monoxide
4. Methane

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The air can only contain a certain amount of water vapour before it is saturated. This amount is dependent on

1. the temperature of the air
2. whether the air is above sea or land
3. the wind speed
4. the amount of dust particles in the air

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Orographic rainfall is more on

1. windward slopes
2. leeward slopes
3. plains
4. valleys

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The alto clouds are found at

1. high levels
2. mid-levels
3. low levels
4. low, mid, and high levels

✅ Correct Answer: 2

When the water containing air becomes saturated, then

1. it will be calm
2. it will be windy above sea and rainy above land
3. it will start to rain
4. clouds will be formed

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The actual amount of the water vapour present in the atmosphere is known as _________

1. Relative humidity
2. Absolute humidity
3. Condensation
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

________ is a mass of minute water droplets or tiny crystals of ice formed by the condensation of the water vapour in free air at considerable elevations.

1. Dew
2. Frost
3. Cloud
4. Mist

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Rainshadow zone means

1. windward slopes of the mountains
2. the leeward side of the mountain
3. mountainous area
4. coastal area

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Name the coldest place in India.

1. Dras
2. Ladakh
3. Mawsynram
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is the cause of the climatic difference in Agra and Darjeeling?

1. Latitude
2. Altitude
3. Distance from the sea
4. The Himalayan Mountains

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which place in India receives the lowest rainfall?

1. Leh
2. Jaisalmer
3. Bikaner
4. Jodhpur

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What type of winds are monsoons?

1. Seasonal Winds
2. Western Winds
3. Northern Winds
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which type of climate is found on Coromandel coast?

1. Amw
2. Bwhw
3. CWG
4. As

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Name the rainiest place in India.

1. Dras
2. Ladakh
3. Mawsynram
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which one of the following states suffers from loo?

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Assam
3. Gujarat
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Where do you experience a dry winter?

1. The Ganga plain
2. North-eastern India
3. Kashmir
4. Coromandal coast

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The dreaded evening thunderstorms in West Bengal are locally known as

1. Loo
2. Kalbaisakhi
3. Chheerha
4. Mango Shower

✅ Correct Answer: 2

According to Koppen’s scheme of climatic regions, the monsoon with a short dry season is represented by

1. As
2. CWG
3. Amw
4. Aw

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Deccan plateau comes under the area of

1. Inadequate rainfall
2. High rainfall
3. Medium rainfall
4. Low rainfall

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Dry winter is experienced in the

1. Ganga plain
2. the Eastern Ghats
3. the Western Ghats
4. Deccan Plateau

✅ Correct Answer: 1

A standard atmosphere is a unit of pressure defined as

1. 101325 Pascal
2. 1325 Pascal
3. 10132 Pascal
4. 11325 Pascal

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The horizontal distribution of pressure is studied by drawing

1. isotherms
2. isobars
3. isoheights
4. isochrones

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Wind circulation around a low-pressure center is called

1. a cyclone
2. an anticyclone
3. chinook
4. trade winds

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The weight of a column of air contained in a unit area from the mean sea level to the top of the atmosphere

1. Atmospheric pressure
2. Typhoons
3. Isobars
4. Coriolis force

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Monsoon is:

1. Local winds
2. Seasonal winds
3. Planetary winds
4. Periodic winds

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The force exerted by the rotation of the earth is known

1. Atmospheric pressure
2. Equal pressure
3. Coriolis force
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The vertical pressure gradient force is much __________ than that of the horizontal pressure gradient.

1. Lesser
2. Larger
3. Equal to
4. Stronger

✅ Correct Answer: 2

In Western Australia, tropical cyclone is also known as

1. Hurricane
2. Typhoons
3. Monsoon
4. Willy-Willies

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Air pressure is measured with the help of a

1. Thermometer
2. Hygrometer
3. Barometer
4. Isobars

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The sun is vertically overhead at noon on 21st June at

1. the equator
2. 23.5 degree N
3. 23.5 degree S
4. 66.5 degree N

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The days are longest at

1. Thiruvananthapuram
2. Hyderabad
3. Chandigarh
4. Nagpur

✅ Correct Answer: 1

This process of vertical heating of the atmosphere is known as ________

1. Psychrometer
2. Convection
3. Evaporation
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Differences in pressure on the earth surface causes:

1. Winds
2. Precipitation
3. Hail
4. Seasons

✅ Correct Answer: 1

_____ are lines joining places having an equal temperature.

1. Isotherms
2. Evaporation
3. Convection
4. Pyrheliometer

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The heat energy absorbed by a known area in a fixed time is determined with the help of an instrument called

1. Psychrometer
2. Pyrheliometer
3. Thermometric well
4. Any instrument

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What is Isotherm?

1. The line joining the places of equal temperature
2. The incoming short wave radiation
3. The line joining the places of equal pressure
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The earth radiates energy to the atmosphere in:

1. Long wavelengths
2. Radiation
3. Insolation
4. Short wavelengths

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Maximum insolation is received over the ____________

1. Equator
2. Tropical areas
3. Sub-tropical areas
4. Poles

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Insolation refers to ________

1. Wind direction
2. Solar radiation
3. Precipitation
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Endangered species are listed under the category of

1. blue list
2. red list
3. green list
4. yellow list

✅ Correct Answer: 2

In a more diverse ecosystem

1. It is easy to survive
2. Survival is very difficult
3. Resources are scarce
4. Species are less

✅ Correct Answer: 1