Chapter-World Climate & Climate Change

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Important MCQ-based questions Geography class 11 chapter-World Climate & Climate Change Set-A

Geography - MCQ on World Climate & Climate Change

Class XI

Q.1. Which one of the following is not an approach for classifying climate?

a) Empirical

b) Genetic

c) Applied

d) Non empirical

Answer:

(d) Non empirical

Q.2. Empirical classification is based on:

a) Specific purpose

b) Observed data

c) Causes

d) None

Answer:

(b) Observed data

Q.3. The most widely used classification of climate is the Shemidt of:

a) Trewartha

b) V. Koeppen

c) O. Shridt

d) None

Answer:

(b) V. Koppen

Q.4. Koeppen’s classification is based on:

a) Genetic

b) Empirical

c) Aplied

d) Systematic

Answer:

(b) Empirical

Q.5. Koeppen’s classification is based on:

a) Mean monthly and annual temperature conditions

b) Mean annual precipitation conditions

c) Mean monthly and annual temperature and precipitation data

d) Soil and Climate conditions

Answer:

(c) Mean monthly and annual temperature and precipitation data

Q.6. Koeppen delineate which letter to dry climates:

a) A

b) C

c) D

d) B

Answer:

(d) B

Q.7. The small letters: m, v, and s, indicates:

a) Humid climates

b) Dryness

c) Cold

d) Hot and humid

Answer:

(b) Dryness

Q.8. f denotes:

a) No Dry season

b) Dry season

c) Humid

d) Hot

Answer:

(a) No dry season

Q.9. Tropical humid climates exist between:

a) Tropic of Cancer and the Equator

b) Tropic of Capricorn and the Equator

c) Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

d) All the above

Answer:

(c) Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

Explanation: - the sun being overhead throughout the year and presence of Intertropical convergence zone make the climate hot and humid.

Q.10. Which one of the following is not a Tropical group of climate:

a) Af

b) Am

c) Aw

d) Cfa

Answer:

(d) Cfa

Explanation: - Cfa is a sub-type of warm temperate mid-latitude climates.

Q.11. Cfb is:

a) Marine west coast climate

b) humid continental climate

c) Mediterranean climate

d) Humid Sub-tropical

Answer:

(a) Marine west coast climate

Q.12. Which one of the following countries do not have Mediterranean climate (cs):

a) Central California

b) Central Chile

c) Eastern and Western coasts of Australia

d) North-eastern U.S.A

Answer:

(d) North-eastern U.S.A

Q.13. In which of the following periods earth’s climate was not warm:

a) Cambrian

b) Ordovician

c) Sillurian

d) Hercinian

Answer:

(d) Hercinian

Q.14. The last major peak glacial period was about:

a) 19,000 years ago

b) 17,000 years ago

c) 18,000 years ago

d) 16,000 years ago

Answer:

(c) 18,000 years ago

Q.15. Which one of the following is not a greenhouse gas:

a) CO₂

b) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s)

c) Ozone

d) Oxygen

Answer:

(d) Oxygen

Q.16. Which one of the following is suitable for Koeppen’s “A” type of climate?

a) High rainfall in al months

b) Mean monthly temperature of the coldest month more than freezing point

c) Mean monthly temperature of all the months more than 18°

d) Average temperature for all the months below 10°

Answer:

(c) Mean monthly temperature of all the months more than 18°

Q.17. Most of the Indian Peninsula will be grouped according to Koeppen’s system under:

a) “Af”

b) “BSh”

c) “Cfb”

d) “Am”

Answer:

(c) “Cfb”

Q.18. Which one of the following years is supposed to have recorded the warmest temperature the world over?

a) 1990

b) 1998

c) 1885

d) 1950

Answer:

(b) 1998

Q.19. Which one of the following groups of four climates represents humid conditions?

a) A–B–C–E

b) A–C–D–E

c) B–C–D–E

d) A–C–D–F

Answer:

(c) B–C–D–E

Q.20. Large depletion of ozone layer occurs over –

a) Arctic

b) Antarctica

c) Australia

d) Adriatic

Answer:

(b) Antarctic

Explanation: - depletion of ozone layer occurs due to CFC’s discharged from different human made machines.

Q.21. Hole in the Ozone layers allows:

a) Ultraviolet rays to pass through the troposphere

b) Gamma rays to pass through the troposphere

c) Infrared rays to pass through the troposphere

d) None

Answer:

(a) Ultraviolet rays to pass through the troposphere

Q.22. Cold snow forest climates are denoted by:

a) H

b) C

c) D

d) E

Answer:

(c) D

Q.23. Polar climates are denoted by:

a) P

b) E

c) F

d) G

Answer:

(b) E

Q.24. The climate of Indian Sub-continent comes under the category of:

a) Af

b) Aw

c) AM

d) AN

Answer:

(c) AM

Explanation: - AM is tropical monsoon climate.

Q.25. BWh denotes:

a) Sub-tropical Steppe climate

b) Sub-tropical desert climate

c) Mid latitude Steppe climate

d) Mid latitude desert climate

Answer:

(b) Sub-tropical desert climate

Important MCQ-based questions Geography class 11 chapter-World Climate & Climate Change Set-B

Q.1 Warm temperate climates extend from:

a. 30⁰-50⁰ latitude

b. 40⁰-50⁰ latitude

c. 35⁰-50⁰ latitude

d. 45⁰-50⁰ latitude

Answer:

(a)

Explanation. It is mainly on eastern and western margins of continents.

Q.2 Which was the warmest year:

a. 1996

b. 1994

c. 1998

d. 1999

Answer:

(c)

Explanation. It was the warmest not only for the 20^th century but for the millennium.

Q.3 Ozone occurs in the stratosphere where ultra-violet rays convert ----- into ozone.

a. nitrogen

b. carbon dioxide

c. helium

d. oxygen

Answer:

(d)

Explanation. This helps in protecting the earth from ultra violet rays.