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Before the climax vegetation evolves, there are some stages of short term equilibrium between the plants and the environment. Such a short term climax is called ______.

  1. an edaphic climax

  2. a short term climax

  3. a temporary climax

  4. an eco-climax


Correct Option: A

Evergreen forests indicate a climate with ______.

  1. copious rainfall

  2. high temperature

  3. moderate rainfall

  4. year round adequate rainfall


Correct Option: D

In dry regions, the leaf size becomes smaller due to _________.

  1. reducing metabolism

  2. reducing transpiration

  3. maintaining growth

  4. protecting plant from animals


Correct Option: B

Where are the broad leaf trees most common ?

  1. Hot and humid areas

  2. Cool and humid areas

  3. Hot and dry areas

  4. Mountainous areas


Correct Option: D

The Savanna is a _______.

  1. forest vegetation of tropical regions

  2. tropical mixed vegetation dominated by grasses

  3. temperate type of grassland having only grasses

  4. type of vegetation adapted to arid climate


Correct Option: B

Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the Sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, then rain comes with thunder and lightning. But rain is soon over. Which of the following regions is described in the above passage? 

  1. Savanna

  2. Equatorial

  3. Monsoon

  4. Mediterranean


Correct Option: B

Which one among the following is a characteristic of evergreen forest?

  1. The trees never shed their leaves

  2. All the trees do not shed their leaves simultaneously

  3. When the trees are leafless, grasses remain green

  4. The name has nothing to do with greenery as such


Correct Option: B

The region with grasslands, extensive rolling plains, dull uniformity and monotony of scene, no trees, extreme cold and dryness in winter, can be described as having _______.

  1. Steppe type of climate

  2. Tundra type of climate

  3. China type of climate

  4. Warm temperate Eastern margin type of climate


Correct Option: C

What could be the main reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt?
1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells.
2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2


Correct Option: C

Hot deserts like Sahara, Arabia etc, receive very negligible amount of rainfall. This is because they _______.

  1. do not receive moisture-bearing wind from the oceans

  2. are the most rocky and barren areas of the Earth

  3. are located on the tropical high pressure belt of the atmosphere

  4. are not on the path of the monsoons


Correct Option: C