Miscellaneous (World Geography) Part-3Total Questions: 4528. Consider the following pairs: [U.P.PC.S. (Mains) 2013](Name of the local Winds) (Related country)Local WindRegion1SiroccoFrance2BoraItaly3BlizzardCanada(a) 1 only(b) 2 only(c) 2 and 3 only(d) 3 onlyCorrect Answer: (a) 1 onlySolution:Sirocco is a Mediterranean wind that blows from the Sahara desert. Sirocco carries dust from Libya to the, Malta, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania and Greece. Therefore, it is not related to France.29. What about the Chinook winds over the Central plains of the United state what effect? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013](a) The temperature of winter increases,(b) The temperature of of summer decreases(c) Remain the same temperature.(d) There is no effect on temperatureCorrect Answer: (a) The temperature of winter increases,Solution:The meaning of 'Chinook' is 'Snow Eater'. It is a warm and dry wind descending along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, blowing from the southern part of Colorado in the South of British Columbia in Canada in the north.Due to its effects, the temperature of summer increases and snow melts and green grass grows even in winter. It is beneficial for cattle rearers, as it makes the pasture snow-free.30. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]WindCountry(a)Santa AnaCalifornia(b)HaboobSudan(c)YamoJapan(d)MistralAustralia(a)(b)(c)(d)Correct Answer: (d)Solution:The correct match of country and wind is:WindCountrySanta AnaCaliforniaHaboobSudanYamoJapanMistralFrance and SpainSo, Mistral is not correctly matched. The correct answer is option (d).31. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]Name of Local WindsPlaces(a)LevecheSpain(b)BrickfielderAustralia(c)Black rollerNorth America(d)ShamalAustria(a)(b)(c)(d)Correct Answer: (d)Solution:Shamal is a hot, dry and dusty wind blowing in the months of mainly covering June to August, which blows to the north or northwest in Iraq, Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Its speed is approx. 45 miles per hours.32. For which one of the following countries Spanish is not an official language ? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005](a) Chile(b) Colombia(c) Republic of Congo(d) CubaCorrect Answer: (c) Republic of CongoSolution:Spanish is an official language of Chile, Colombia & Cuba while it is not spoken in the Republic of Congo.33. In which one of the following countries is Tamil a major language? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005](a) Myanmar(b) Indonesia(c) Mauritius(d) SingaporeCorrect Answer: (d) SingaporeSolution:The description of language associated with countries mentioned in question are as follows:CountryLanguageMyanmarBurmeseIndonesiaIndonesian (official language), English, Dutch, Javanese, etc.MauritiusEnglish, French (official languages), Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bhojpuri, and CreoleSingaporeMalay (National language), English, Mandarin Chinese, and Tamil (all official languages)Thus, Tamil is an official language of Singapore. So, the correct answer would be (d).34. Given below is a map of America The shaded (marked 1 and 2), dotted (marked 3) and the plain areas (marked 4) indicate respectively, the regions where the languages spoken are: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1994](a) Spanish, French, Portuguese and others(b) French, Spanish, Portuguese and others(c) French, Portuguese, Spanish and English(d) Portuguese, French, Spanish and othersCorrect Answer: (c) French, Portuguese, Spanish and EnglishSolution:In the above map, mark I reflects French (French Guinea) language; mark 2 Portuguese (Brazil); mark 3 Spanish (Argentina) and mark 4 reflects English. Thus, the correct answer would be option (c).35. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as on Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R). [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]Assertion (A): Pakistan has greater racial and ethnic diversity than BangladeshReason (R): Punjabi is the official language of Pakistan where most people use Urdu language in speaking.Choose the correct answer from the code given below:Code:(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)(c) (A) is true but (R) is false(d) (A) is false but (R) is trueCorrect Answer: (c) (A) is true but (R) is falseSolution:English and Urdu, both, are the official languages of Pakistan. Punjabi is the most widely spoken language, but not an official language. Bangladesh is noted for the ethnic homogeneity of its population.36. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O.(Pre) 2021]LanguageCountry(a)DanishDenmark(b)DutchNetherlands(c)MandarinChina(d)BahasaThailand(a)(b)(c)(d)Correct Answer: (d)Solution:The correct match is as follows:LanguageCountryDanishDenmarkDutchNetherlandsMandarinChinaBahasaIndonesiaSubmit Quiz« Previous12345Next »
