Temperature – with June the hottest month, summer (May to August) in plains is very hot and daily maximum temperature normally exceed 40

Related Mcqs:

1. Humidity – except for about 64 km inland coastal belt, where values of the relative humidity are the highest, especially during summer season with August as a humid month, the relative humidity in most part of the country is moderate, falling below _____ in the plains:

   A. 10%
   B. 15%
   C. 20%
   D. 25%

2. Winds – Hot and desiccating winds blow from _____ at the rate of 80-96 km per hour and decrease the efficiency of the already meager rainfall in the plains areas:

   A. April to September
   B. June to October
   C. July to November
   D. None of these

3. Although temperature are high in the plains and go as low as minus 12.

   A. November – December
   B. December – January
   C. January – February
   D. None of these

4. The optimum temperature for seedling growth in the upper gangetic plains is around:

   A. 10? – 15?C
   B. 5? – 10?C
   C. 20? – 25?C
   D. 30? – 40?C

5. Soil erosion in plains consequent to rain fall is initiated by:

   A. Rill erosion
   B. Sheet erosion
   C. Gully erosion
   D. All of these

6. Vast Indus food plains have been cleared of natural vegetation to grow crops. Very little wildlife habitat has been left. Only the animals like ______ and the wild hare occur in these areas:

   A. Jackal, Mangoose
   B. Jungle Cat, Civet Cat
   C. Sclay Ant Earter, Desert Cat
   D. All of the above

7. The conifers rarely exceed 8 m. In height, the broadleaved trees reach about 9m. And the shrub growth about ______

   A. 1 to 3m
   B. 1 to 4m
   C. 1 to 5m
   D. 1 to 5m

8. A habitat of long severe winters and growing season limited to a few months of summer constitutes:

   A. Savana ecosystem
   B. Taiga ecosystem
   C. Tundra ecosystem
   D. None of the above

9. The temperatures in the Sibi plain can reach ______ in summer and drop to 1 to 3

   A. 45
   B. 50
   C. 55
   D. None of these

10. Cold and hot stratification is:

    A. To activate dormant embryo
    B. To help after ripening of embryo
    C. Moist stratification is done at temperature varying from 0 – 10
    D. All of the above