The Grasslands

Total Questions: 17

11. Match List-I with List - II and using the given codes select the correct answer: [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE) 2020]

List-I (Grassland)List-II (Country / Continent)
A. Steppes1. United States of America
B. Prairies2. South Africa
C. Welds3. Russia
D. Downs4. Australia

Code:

ABCD
(a)2134
(b)1423
(c)3124
(d)4231
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:The correct match is as follows:
GrasslandCountry / Continent
SteppesRussia
PrairiesUnited States of America
WeldsSouth Africa
DownsAustralia

12. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

GrasslandCountry / Continent
(a)PrairiesNorth America
(b)PampasSouth America
(c)SteppesEurope
(d)VeldAustralia
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:The correctly matched pairs are as follows:
GrasslandCountry / Continent
PrairiesNorth America
PampasSouth America
SteppesEurope
VeldSouth Africa

13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

List-I (Grassland)List-II (Continent)
A. Llanos1. North America
B. Steppe2. Africa
C. Prairies3. Europe
D. Veld4. South America

Code:

ABCD
(a)4312
(b)2341
(c)4321
(d)4132
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The correctly matched grasslands with their continents are as follows:
GrasslandContinent
LlanosSouth America
SteppeEurope
PrairiesNorth America
VeldAfrica

14. Which of the following pair is correct? [R.A.S/R.T.S. (Pre) 1992]

GrasslandGrass fields
(a) KenyaCampos
(b) ArgentinaPampas
(c) VenezuelaPampas
(d) United States of Americathe Steppes
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:The correct match of grass fields with respective countries/ Region is as follows:
GrasslandLocation
CamposBrazilian Highland
PampasArgentina, Uruguay, and Brazil
SavannaEastern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, etc)
SteppesWestern Russia and Central Asia

15. Which of the following is correctly matched [U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]

GrasslandLocation
(a)CamposNorthern Brazil
(b)LlanosVenezuela
(c)PampasChile
(d)SelvasSouthern Brazil
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:Llanos grasslands are found in Venezuela while Campos, Pampas and field are found in mainly South East Brazil, Argentina respectively. Selvas (Selva) are tropical evergreen rainforest in Amazon Basin.

16. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]

Grassland / ForestType of Vegetation
(a)DownsTropical grassland
(b)SteppesTemperate grassland
(c)SelvaTropical forest
(d)TaigaTemperate forest
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:Tropical grass fields are found amid equatorial evergreen forests and hot desert areas. Examples of such grass field are as-Llanos, Campos and Savanna. Temperate grass fields are stretched across the region of temperate climate. Example of these grasslands are Prairies, Pampas, Steppes, Veld and Downs. Selvas (Selva) are tropical evergreen rainforest in Amazon Basin. Thus, option (a) is not correctly matched while other options are correctly matched.

17. Which of the following is not a temperate grassland? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

Correct Answer: (d) Savanna
Solution:Tropical grass fields are found amid equatorial evergreen forests and hot desert areas. Examples of such grass field are as-Llanos, Campos and Savanna. Temperate grass fields are stretched across the region of temperate climate. Example of these grasslands are Prairies, Pampas, Steppes, Veld and Downs. Selvas (Selva) are tropical evergreen rainforest in Amazon Basin. Thus, option (a) is not correctly matched while other options are correctly matched.