World Climate and Climate Change MCQs with answers
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Q. The classification of world climate which emphasises the causes or origin of their formation based on weather condition
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genetic classification
Q. The type of climate found in the Amazon basin in South America is tropical
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wet climate
Q. The processes that warm the atmosphere are often collectively referred to as the
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greenhouse effect
Q. The group of four climates that represent humid conditions is
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A – C – D – E
Q. What is the reason of duration of cold wave in America?
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Polar Vortex
Q. Which of the following regions specializes in the cultivation of citrus fruits?
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Mediterranean region
Q. The leading producer of “bort” variety of diamond in the world is
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Zaire
Q. Which one of the following groups of four climates represents humid conditions?
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A—B—C—E
Q. The type of climate portrayed by Plateau Station, Antarctica is
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EF
Q. In which of the following periods earth’s climate was not warm?
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Hercynian
Q. The scientist who used precipitation effectiveness and potential evapo-transpiration as criteria to classify world climate is
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Thornthwaite
Q. What is the other name of the tropical wet and dry climate?
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savanna climate
Q. The type of climate found on the western sides of continents in temperate zone is known as
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temperate marine climate
Q. Name the common element present in carbon dioxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbon gases
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carbon
Q. Name the gas which has more effect on greenhouse effect
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carbon dioxide
Q. The collective name of carbon dioxide, methaneand chlorofluorocarbon is
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greenhouse gases
Q. Which programe was undertaken to analyse the trapped gases in ice cap during the last 1,00,000 years?
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ice-coring programme
Q. The concept of heating of the atmosphere indirectly from the earth’s surface is known as
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greenhouse effect
Q. The intermediate climatic zone between tropics and polar V area is
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temperate
Q. At which place the tropical monsoon climate is found?
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both of these
Q. In how many types is the tropical group divided into?
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all of these
Q. The collective name of carbon dioxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbon is
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greenhouse gases
Q. The concept of heating of the atmosphere indirectly from the earth’s surface is known as
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greenhouse effect
Q. Dry climates cover a large area extending over large latitudes from
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15° to 60° north
Q. The highest shade temperature recorded at Al-Aziziyah, Libya on 13th September, 1922 is
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58°C
Q. ________ classification attempts to organise climates according to their causes.
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Genetic
Q. The GHG that results from the intestinal gases of ruminants (cows) is
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Methane
Q. Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because
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Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth
Q. The country which tops in the production of cocoa is ________.
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Ivory Coast
Q. Most of the Japanese industries are located on the ________
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Hokkaido coast
Q. With reference to Tundra climate, which of the following is/are true?
(1) In tundra region sub soil is permanently frozen
(2) Supports only low growing plants
(3) The tundra regions have very short duration of day light.
Select the correct answer from the following codes
(1) In tundra region sub soil is permanently frozen
(2) Supports only low growing plants
(3) The tundra regions have very short duration of day light.
Select the correct answer from the following codes
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Only 1 and 2
Q. Which of the following manmade calamities is social calamity?
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Home Cremation
Q. What is the greenhouse effect?
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Certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat and warm the Earth
Q. ________ classification attempts to organise climates according to their causes.
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
Genetic
Q. The concept of heating of the atmosphere indirectly from the earth’s surface is known as
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
greenhouse effect
Q. The climograph for Lovelock in Nevada in USA is a typical example for
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dry climate
Q. Which type of climate is found in the region of eastern United States of America, southern and eastern China, southern Japan, North-eastern Argentina?
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humid sub tropical
Q. In summer the mercury occasionally touches 55°C in
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Western deserts
Q. The most effective farming method for returning minerals to the soil is
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Crop rotation
Q. Venice in Italy and Vienna in Austria are famous for
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Glass industry
Q. Most of the Indian Peninsula will be grouped according to Koeppen’s system under
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“Am”
Q. Which of the following countries is the biggest producer of mango?
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India
Q. The location of a cement industry is mostly based on ________.
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Availability of raw materials
Q. How does the rate of today's warming compare to previous episodes of rapid climate change on Earth?
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Today, the Earth's climate is changing much faster than it has changed in the past.
Q. Which one of the following is suitable for Koeppen’s “A” type of climate?
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High rainfall in all the months
Q. Koeppen’s system of classification of climates can be termed as
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Empirical
Q. Most of the Indian Peninsula will be grouped according to Koeppen’s system under
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“Am”
Q. Which one of the following years is supposed to have recorded the warmest temperature the world over?
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1998
Q. What kind of climate is expressed by the letter code- BSh?
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Subtropical Dry Steppe
Q. According to Koeppen, what is the average temperature of dry tropical climate?
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More than 18°C
Q. During the 1930s, severe drought occurred in southwestern Great Plains of the United States. What is it called?
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Dust bowl
Q. Which of the following area come under tropical wet climate?
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All of the above
Q. Which protocol was held for reducing the emission of GHGs into the atmosphere in 1997?
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Kyoto Protocol
Q. Which of the following is not one of the by-products of mineral oil?
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Sulphur
Q. The role of spines in the desert plants is
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To save the moisture from evaporation
Q. ________ affect the rate of humus formation of soil.
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Flora ; Fauna
Q. In the geological past, how was the earth’s climate about 500-300 million years ago, through the Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian periods?
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Warm
Q. Coniferous forests are in the region of
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Low rainfall and very low temperature throughout the year
Q. What is the primary cause of the overall rising trend in CO2 in the atmosphere?
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The increase in CO2 is caused by burning of fossil fuels
Q. Europe witnessed what kind of experiences from 1550 to about 1850?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
Little Ice age
Q. Which type of climate exist in Plateau Station , Antarctica, 79°S according to Koeppen?
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
Ice cap climate
Q. The most important anthropogenic effect on the climate is the increasing trend in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. What can happen because of it?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
Global warming
Q. At which place the highest shade temperature of 58° C was recorded in Libya on 13 September 1922?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
A1 Aziziyah
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