- "Extreme climate, scanty rain and people who were nomadic herders" — which region does this describe best? (UPSC 2013)
- African savanna
- Central Asian steppe
- North American prairie
- Siberian tundra
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Answer: (B) Central Asian steppe
The Central Asian steppe — extreme continental climate and a tradition of nomadic herding.
- What is unique to equatorial forests? 1. Tall, dense trees whose crowns form a continuous canopy 2. Many species living side by side 3. Countless kinds of epiphytes (UPSC 2013)
- 1 only
- 2 and 3
- 1 and 3
- All three
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Answer: (D) All three
Dense canopy, huge species diversity and epiphytes — all three mark equatorial forests.
- Which is a feature of the tropical savanna climate? (UPSC 2012)
- Rain all year
- Rain only in winter
- A very short dry season
- Distinct dry and wet seasons
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Answer: (D) Distinct dry and wet seasons
Rain in summer, dry winters — two clearly separate seasons.
- Warm dry (summer) climate, mild wet winters and evergreen oaks — which region is this? (UPSC 2010)
- Mediterranean region
- Eastern China
- Central Asia
- Atlantic coast of North America
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Answer: (A) Mediterranean region
Dry summer, wet winter — the Mediterranean region.
- Correct statements about the tropical monsoon region — 1. It lies between 10° and 30° in both hemispheres 2. The winter mean temperature is 20–27 °C 3. The type of forest there hinges on how much rain falls
- 1 only
- 2 only
- 1 and 3
- All three
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Answer: (C) 1 and 3
The winter mean is 10–27 °C, not 20–27 °C.
- Subtropical latitudes of both hemispheres, eastern parts of continents, mean rainfall 75–120 cm — which region is this? (UPPCS 1993)
- Savanna region
- China type region
- St Lawrence type region
- Taiga region
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Answer: (B) China type region
East coast + subtropical latitude + 75–150 cm rain = China type.
- About the taiga — 1. It lies between 40° and 50° in both hemispheres 2. It occurs only in North America and Eurasia 3. Winters there are very short (UPPCS 2005)
- 1 only
- 2 only
- 1 and 3
- All three
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Answer: (B) 2 only
The taiga lies at 50°–70° N and its winters are long.
- About the tundra — 1. It occurs only in the southern hemisphere 2. The warmest month averages 0–10 °C 3. Precipitation falls in summer and autumn (UPSC 2007)
- 1 only
- 2 only
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
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Answer: (D) 2 and 3
The tundra is mainly in the northern hemisphere.
- Where does the equatorial region extend? 1. Northern South America 2. Central Africa 3. South Asia 4. South-East Asia
- 1, 2 and 4
- 2, 3 and 4
- 3 and 4
- All
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Answer: (A) 1, 2 and 4
South Asia (India etc.) is a monsoon region.
- Choose the correct statements — 1. Savanna grass has its largest spread in the Amazon basin 2. Brazil’s dense equatorial forests are called "selvas"
- 1 only
- 2 only
- 1 and 2
- Neither
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Answer: (B) 2 only
The Amazon basin holds rainforest; Brazil’s savanna is the campos.
- Chernozem soil is most closely linked with which region?
- Equatorial
- Temperate grassland (steppe)
- Taiga
- Hot desert
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Answer: (B) Temperate grassland (steppe)
Little leaching in semi-arid grasslands builds fertile black chernozem; the taiga has podzol.
- Which scrub vegetation does NOT belong to the Mediterranean region?
- Chaparral
- Maquis
- Mallee
- Caatinga
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Answer: (D) Caatinga
The caatinga is the tropical thorn scrub of north-eastern Brazil.
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