CDS GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 1

Consider the following statements-:

1 About 90% of the world's earthquakes, and 80% of the largest earthquakes occur in the 'Ring of Fire' region.

2 World major volcanoes like Krakatoa (Indonesia), Mount Fuji (Japan) and St. Helena (United States) are found in this region.

3 The Ring of Fire is a large volcanic and seismic chain that surrounds the Pacific Ocean.

Consider the following statements:

1. Chinook, Foehn, Sirocco, Harmattan, Loo, etc. are hot while Bora, Mistral, and Blizzard are the major cold local winds.

2. Chinook wind is harmful to cattle farmers

3. Harmattan is also known as "Doctor Wind".

Which of the above statements are correct?

Matching List-I with List-II

Correct answer from the codes given below

Select-

List-I                List-II (Countries)

(local wind)           (Country)

A. Loo                (1) West Africa 

B. Simoom         (2) Former Yugoslavia 

C. Harmattan    (3) Pakistan 

D. Bora               (4) Iran

Code: A  B   C   D

Consider the following statements-

1. "Roaring forties", "furious fifties" , "Shrieking Sixties" Winds blow only in the Northern Hemisphere.

2. The direction of westerly winds is from southwest to northeast in the northern hemisphere and from northwest to southeast in the southern hemisphere.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements-

1. In winter, the winds blow from north-east to south-west, which is called winter monsoon.

2. According to Ferrel's law, the winds in the Northern Hemisphere turn to their right and in the Southern Hemisphere to their left

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

The catchment area of the Kaveri river basin comprises of which of the following groups of states?

Which of the following is not a factor affecting wind?

Pir Panjal Range in the Himalayas is a part of ?

Which of the following statements is / are correct ?

1. The earth is nearest to the Sun at Perihelion, which generally occurs on January 3

2. The earth is farthest away from the Sun at Perihelion, which generally occurs on July 4

3. The earth is farthest away from the Sun at Aphelion, which generally occurs on July 4

4. The earth is nearest to the Sun at Aphelion, which generally occurs on January 3

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Which one of the following is the reason due to which the wind in the southern hemisphere is deflected towards its left ?