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#1. Which the following is/are the characteristic(s) of Tropical Deciduous Forests?
(i) Trees shed their leaves in the dry season to conserve water
(ii) The hardwood trees found in these forests are sal,teak and sheesham
(iii) Tigers, lions, elephants and monkeys are common animals
#2. Match column I with column II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns:
Column I — Column II
A. Argentina — (i) Down
B. Australia — (ii) Pampas
C. North America — (iii) Veld
D. South Africa — (iv) Prairie
Codes : A B C D
#3. Match the animal with its habitat and accordingly select the correct alternative:
Column I (Animal) — Column II(Habitat)
A. Elephant — (i) Coniferous Forest or Taiga
B. Silver Fox — (ii) Mediterranean
C. Wild buffalo or Bison — (iii) Tropical Deciduous Forest
D. Horse — (iv) Temperate Grasslands
Codes : A B C D
#4. Temperate Grasslands in different regions of the world are known by different names. Match the name with the region and accordingly select the correct alternative:
Column I (Name) — Column II(Region)
A. Veld — (i) North America
B. Downs — (ii) Central Asia
C. Steppes — (iii) Australia
D. Prairies — (iv) South Africa
Codes : A B C D
#5. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(l) Ranches — Large cattle farms
(II) Bison — American buffalo
(Ill) Alfa—Alfa — Medicines
(IV) combine — A machine that can sow, Plough and work as a thresher all by itself.
#6. Consider the following pairs
I. Savannah — East Africa
II. Prairies — North America
Ill. Veld — Europe
IV. Down — Australia
Which of the above pairs are correct?
#7. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer with the help of codes given below:
Assertion (A): Trees in the Mediterranean region have thick bark.
Reason (R) : It is an adaptation to long summer drought.
#8. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer with the help of codes given below:
Assertion (A) : Yak is an important animal of the Tibetan Highlands.
Reason (R) This is a small animal requiring less grazing.
#9. Name one of the important tribal groups of Japan.
#10. The winter snow house of Eskimos are called
#11. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A):The growth Of population in developing countries is than that Of developed countries.
Reason (R): LOW level Of development leads to high total fertility
#12. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): There are disparities in regional development on a global scale and Within each country too.
Reason (R): Such disparities are mainly due to the lack of adequate skilled labor.
#13. The Groups of people inhabiting Asiatic Tundra is known as
#14. Which one of the following is located in South Africa?
#15. The demographic transition model was propounded by
#16. Which type of soil is found in the coniferous forests?
#17. Ebony and Mahogany trees are associated with
#18. The percentage of forest cover is the highest in
#19. The wide treeless grassy plains in South America are called
#20. The alfalfa is a
#21. The correct sequence of languages in descending order in terms of their number of speakers in the world is
#22. Which one of the following pairs correctly matched?
#23. Match List-I with List-II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I(Tribe) — List-II(Region)
A. Semang — (1) Congo Basin
B. Kirghiz — (2) Malaysia
C. Bushman — (3) Central Asia
D. Pygmies — (4) Kalahari Desert
Codes : A B C D
#24. Currently half of the world’s population lives in just six countries. Identify them from the following.
#25. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Tribes Countries
#26. Sal trees are the typical species of
#27. Which one of the following regions is culturally closer to India but ethnically closer to China?
#28. Which one of the following statements on biosphere reserves is not correct?
#29. Currently half of the world’s population live in just 6 countries. Identify them from the following
#30. Match the following
List I(Natural Vegetation of India) — List II(Annual Rainfall Received)
A. Tropical evergreen forests — 1.100-200 cm
B. Tropical deciduous forests — 2. Above 200 cm
C. Tropical dry forests — 3.Less than 50 cm
D. Arid forests — 4. Above 300 cm 5, 50-100 cm
Codes : A B C D
#31. Why South-East Asia has the largest concentration of peasant population at the global scale?
#32. Match the following
List I (Biosphere Reserve) — List II(Place)
A. Manas — 1. Meghalaya
B. Pachmarhi — 2. Assam
C. Nokrek — 3. Madhya Pradesh
D. Achanakmar Amarkantak — 4. Chhattisgarh
Codes : A B C D
#33. Over 90% of the world’s biomass is in
#34. The vegetation type characterised by (i) a large expanse of grassland with scattered trees and shrubs, (ii) lying between tropical rain forest and tropical steppes and deserts and (iii) flattopped trees, is called
#35. Spruce and Cedar are tree varieties of
#36. Which one of the following is the correct sequence about various levels of organization of Biosphere?
#37. Lapland is a cultural region largely within the Arctic Circle in the north of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Who inhabited the Lapland?
#38. Tuareg is a pastoral nomad living in the desert of
#39. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List – I (Region) — List – II (Characteristic vegetation)
A. Selvas — 1. Tropophytes
B. Savanna — 2. Mosses and lichens
C. Tundra — 3. Epiphytes
D. Monsoon land — 4. Grasses and trees
Codes : A B C D
#40. Among the SAARC countries the most densely populated country is
#41. Which of the following countries are located on the Equator?
1. Brunei
2. Colombia
3. Kenya
4. Venezuela
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
#42. Match List –I and List –II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists :
List – I (Lake) — List – II (City)
A. Erie — 1. Duluth
B. Michigan — 2. Detroit
C. Ontario — 3. Gary
D. Superior — 4. Hamilton
Codes : A B C D
#43. The correct sequence of the following countries in terms of area in desending order is :
#44. The most populated desert in the world is
#45. Which one of the following is the most urbanized country of South Asia?
#46. Which one of the following refers to occupational structure of population?
#47. To which of the following racial groups the natives of North America belong?
#48. Taiga forests are characteristics of—
#49. Suklaphanta Wildlife reserve is located in—
#50. Largest Coral Reef of the world is in—
#51. The second doubling period of world’s human population was between which of the following time slabs?
#52. The Red Indians or the American Indian belongs to—
#53. Which of the following countries does not form border with the Caspian Sea?
#54. What is the name of mid latitude grass land in South America?
#55. Which one of the following countries is devoid of Glossopteris flora?
