Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari

Q-1. Cherapunji receives more rainfall than Shillong because:
A) the former is nearer to the sea
B) the air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunjl from
different direction during the rainy season✓
C) Cherapunji is located on the windward side
D) convective precipitation brings more rain at Cherapunji

Q-2. Put in descending order of area with the following soils in India:
1. Red soils
2. Black soils
3. Laterite soils
4. Alluvial soils
A) I, IV, II, III✓
B) IV, II, I, III
C) IV, I, III, II
D) I, III, IV, II

Q-3. Consider the following statements about the soils of India :
1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus
2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove
nitrogen deficiency
3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black, colour to the soils of the Indian plateau
4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
A) 1 and 2
B) 1, 3 and 4✓
C) 2 and 3
D) 2 and 4

Q-4. Match the following types of climate with respective regions:
A. Monsoon type with dry summer 1.Interior Peninsula
B. Monsoon type with dry winter         2.Indian Plain
C. Monsoon type with short dry season      3. S. E. Coast
D. Semi-Arid Steppe                               4.Western Coast
       A B C D
A)  3  2  4  1✓
B) 2  4  1  3
C) 4  1  3  2
D) 1  3  2  4

Q-5. Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at :
A) Chennai
B) Kolkata
C) Shillong✓
D) Thiruvananthapuram