Wednesday Geography and Environment Quiz #5

Good morning everyone, Here are the 9 questions on Geography and Environment by ForumIAS Team. Attempt these questions and write your answers in comment section.

[Questions]

Q.1) Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which among the following?
1. Gravitational force of the Sun
2. Gravitational force of the Moon
3. Centrifugal force of the Earth

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.2) With reference to ‘Eco-Sensitive Zones’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Eco-Sensitive Zones are the areas that are declared under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 .
2. The purpose of the declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones is to prohibit all kinds of human activities, in those zones except agriculture.  

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.3) Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Geographical Feature        Region
a) Abyssinian Plateau        :     Arabia
b) Atlas Mountains             :    North-Western Africa
c) Guiana Highlands          :     South-Western Africa
d) Okavango Basin             :     Patagonia

Q.4) In India, the problem of soil erosion is associated with which of the following?
1. Terrace cultivation
2. Deforestation
3. Tropical climate

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.5) Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?
a) Khangchendzonga National Park
b) Nandadevi National Park
c)  Neora Valley National Park
d) Namdapha National Park

Q.6) The seasonal reversal of winds is the typical characteristic of
a) Equatorial climate
b) Mediterranean climate
e) Monsoon climate
d) All of the above climates

Q.7) Acid rain is caused by the pollution of environment by
a) carbon dioxide and nitrogen
b) carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
c) ozone and carbon dioxide
d) nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide

Q.8) Variations in the length of daytime and nighttime from season to season are due to
a) the earth’s rotation on its axis
b) the earth’s revolution round the sun in an elliptical manner
c) latitudinal position of the place
d) revolution of the earth on a tilted axis

Q.9)Consider the following pairs :
    Wetlands                                                     Confluence of rivers
1. Harike Wetlands                             :         Confluence of Beas and Satluj/Sutlej
2. Keoladeo Ghana National Park   :         Confluence of Banas and Chambal
3. Kolleru Lake                                    :         Confluence of Musi and Krishna

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3