Day-93 | Daily MCQs | UPSC Prelims | INDIA AND WORLD GEOGRAPHY

1. Consider the following statements:

1. Oceanic crust is largely made of silica and alumina.
2. Oceanic crust is relatively younger than the continental crust.
3. Oceanic crust is comparatively more denser than the continental crust.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements about coastal areas:

1. These areas experience small range diurnal atmospheric temperatures.
2. Wind blows from land to sea during day time while from sea to land during nigh time.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements:

1. In general, the variability of monsoons rainfall in India goes on increasing with decreasing amount of average annual rainfall.
2. The regions with high variability of rainfalls has more probability of crop failures.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Consider the following landforms:

1. V-shaped valley
2. Meanders
3. Alluvial fan
4. Delta

If you travel from origin to mouth of a Himalayan River, then what will be the correct sequence of the above landforms you may come across?

5. Which of the following are the features of the Mediterranean Climate?

1. Cool wet winters and hot dry summers.
2. Shifting of wind belts.
3. Most of the rainfall in summer.

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