NCERT Class 11 Chapter 12 Geography World Climate and Climate Change MCQ

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1. KOEPPEN’s climate classification is

A. genetic

B. empirical

C. applied

D. none of these

2. Polar climatic group is represented by the letter:

A. A

B. C

C. D

D. E

3. Symbol ‘E’ represents which type of climate?

A. polar climate

B. sub-tropical

C. boreal

D. dry

4. Dry climatic group is represented by which letter?

A. D

B. E

C. B

D. A

5. The classification of world climate which emphasises the causes or origin of their formation based on weather condition:

A. empirical classification

B. genetic classification

C. none of these

D. both of these

6. The scientist who used precipitation effectiveness and potential evapo-transpiration as criteria to classify world climate is:

A. Thornthwaite

B. KOEPPEN

C. both of them

D. none of them

7. What is the other name of the tropical wet and dry climate?

A. savanna climate

B. marine climate

C. polar climate

D. none of these

8. The type of climate found on the western sides of continents in temperate zone is known as

A. temperate marine climate

B. polar climate

C. dry climate

D. savanna climate

9. Name the common element present in carbon dioxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbon gases

A. hydrogen

B. oxygen

C. carbon

D. none of these

10. Name the gas which has more effect on greenhouse effect

A. carbon dioxide

B. oxygen

C. nitrogen

D. hydrogen

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11. Which are known as greenhouse gases?

A. carbon dioxide

B. methane

C. chlorofluorocarbon

D. all of these

12. The collective name of carbon dioxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbon is

A. greenhouse gases

B. breathing gases

C. both of these

D. none of these

13. In global warming the most effective factor is

A. temperature

B. precipitation

C. humidity

D. none of these

14. Which programme was undertaken to analyse the trapped gases in ice cap during the last 1,00,000 years?

A. ice-coring programme

B. KOEPPEN’s classification

C. none of these

D. both of these

15. The concept of heating of the atmosphere indirectly from the earth’s surface is known as

A. greenhouse effect

B. global warming

C. ice-coring programme

D. none of these

16. The intermediate climatic zone between tropics and polar V area is

A. dry climate

B. moisture

C. temperate

D. subtropical

17. At which place the tropical monsoon climate is found?

A. north Eastern part of South America

B. northern Australia

C. both of these

D. none of these

18. In how many types is the tropical group divided into?

A. Af

B. Am

C. Aw

D. all of these

19. Dry climates cover a large area extending over large latitudes from

A. 35° to 60° north

B. 15° to 60° north

C. 15° to 35° north

D. 35° to 60° north

20. The highest shade temperature recorded at Al-Aziziyah, Libya on 13th September, 1922 is

A. 55°C

B. 53°C

C. 58°C

D. 48°C

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21. The climograph for Lovelock in Nevada in USA is a typical example for

A. polar climate

B. dry climate

C. temperate climate

D. sub-tropical climate

22. In how many types the dry climate is divided into?

A. steppe

B. arid climate

C. Desert climate

D. all of these

23. Which type of climate is found in the region of eastern United States of America, southern and eastern China, southern Japan, North-eastern Argentina?

A. humid sub tropical

B. mediterranian

C. warm temperate

D. steppe

24. Where is marine west coast climate located?

A. poleward

B. equatorward

C. eastward

D. westward

25. Cold climate with humid winter occurs

A. poleward

B. equatorward

C. westerlies

D. easterlies