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World Climate And Weather MCQ Questions and answers with easy explanations. Geography section provides you all type of mcq questions on World Climate And Weather with explanations. World Climate And Weather MCQ is important for exams like IBPS, SCC, UPSC, NEET etc. Page-7 section-1

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61
Deciduous trees
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Deciduous means "to fall off at maturity". It is used for trees that lose leaves seasonally,mostly in Autumn. eg. Teak, Oak, Maple, Elm.
62
Deliquescence rises in
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The process in which a substance absorbs moisture from atmosphere till the moment it gets totally dissolved in that moisture & forms solution is called deliquescence. For such an activity warm, moist & airy conditions are required.
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Rice in Myanmar is cultivated along the deltas of ________ river.
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Answer: Option D
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Rice in Myanmar is cultivated along the deltas of Irrawaddy river. Rice is the most important food grain in Burma (Myanmar). Nearly 60% of the country’s total rice crop comes from the 4 states that occupy the Irrawaddy River Delta and adjacent coastline to the east, around the Gulf of Martaban.
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Which of the following is the main ore for aluminium?
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Answer: Option B
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Bauxite ore is the main source of aluminum and contains the aluminum minerals gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore.
65
What is the meaning of Willy-Willy?
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Answer: Option A
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In Austrialia a tropical cyclone is named as Willy Willy. In different parts of the world it is known by different names like, Hurricane in Caribbean Sea, U.S.A. , Mexico, Typhoon in Japan, China, Phillipines; Cyclone in South Asia.
66
Where are rare plantless forest found?
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Answer: Option B
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Tundra forests occur in polar regions and also in high altitudes (alpines) of Himalayas and Andes. These forests are composed of mosses & lichens which are small living organisms.
67
The place on the Earth's surface above the focus is called the
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
During an earthquake the energy store in earth are released from focus. Epicenter is the point on earth's surface that lies directly above focus.
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Deserts such as Sahara are generally found between 20° and 30° latitudes in western parts of the continents. This is because these regions ________
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Deserts such as Sahara are generally found between 20° and 30° latitudes in western parts of the continents. This is because these regions have offshore winds throughout the year.
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Which is the world's largest desert?
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Answer: Option A
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The largest (nonpolar) desert in the world is the Sahara, in north Africa, which spans an area measured at roughly 3.5 million square miles. The United States' contiguous 48 states could easily fit in the desert. It spans more than 3,000 miles across Africa, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
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Which of the following climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World's Pressure Belts?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Monsoon type of climate suffers change due to shifting of the World's Pressure Belts. The shifting of the pressure belts cause seasonal changes in the climate, especially between latitudes 30° and 40° in both hemispheres.