Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements:

  1. In general, rainfall decreases as one proceeds from the equator towards the poles.
  2. Coastal areas generally receive more rainfall than continental interiors.
  3. Between approximately 35° and 40° in both hemispheres, rainfall is heavier on eastern coasts and decreases westward.
  4. Between approximately 45° and 65° in both hemispheres, westerlies cause western continental margins to receive rainfall first, with rainfall decreasing eastward.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
  2. 1, 2 and 3 only.
  3. 1, 3 and 4 only.
  4. 2 and 4 only.
  1. A cultivated hillside is experiencing rapid runoff and the formation of several small finger gullies. Which…
  2. A geological survey records the following intrusive bodies: Body P is thin and nearly horizontal. Body Q is…
  3. A physiographic region has the following characteristics: Its principal river flows from northeast to…
  4. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  5. A soil is deep, clayey and relatively impermeable. It becomes sticky when wet, develops wide cracks during the…
  6. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…