14000+ MCQs World Geography (Biogeography)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. The Podzol soils are associated with which of the following?
2. Assertion (A): Biomes include assemblage of plant and animal life. Reason (R): The optimum biome has uninterrupted supply of abundant moisture, and heat.
3. High temperature leads to which of the following effects on soil formation?
4. Which one of the following ecosystems has maximum plant biomass?
5. Assertion (A): The C-horizon is affected by physical and chemical processes. Reason (R): Podzol soils are very suitable for grain crops because these soils contain good amount of bases.
6. In which one of the following soil forming processes, organic acids of soluble chelates are formed?
7. Which of the following is an example of anthropogenic biome?
8. Which of the following is concerned with soil?
9. Assertion (A): Laterite soils are porous in structure. Reason (R): High amount of rainfall results in leaching of soluble minerals and silica.
10. The term ‘Deciduous’ implies
11. Assertion (A): Podzols are rich in humus. Reason (R): The low temperature prohibits bacterial action, leading to accumulation of humus.
13. In which one of the following regions, water availability determines the trees' growth and trees exhibit various adaptations to fire?
14. Oxisols are also known as
15. ssertion (A): There is less competition among the plants in deciduous forests. Reason (R): There is everyday rainfall between 2PM-4PM in deciduous forests.
16. In which of the following processes silica is removed rather than iron or aluminium, which accumulates at the surface?
17. Which of the following statements regarding temperate grasslands is/are correct?
I. These grasslands are located in the interior of continents.
II. Temperate grasslands of the Southern hemisphere are characterised by a moderate climate.
III. Steppe grasslands have a higher annual range of temperature.
18. Which one among the following is a characteristic of Evergreen Forest?
19. According to USDA classification, Podzol soils are known as
20. Assertion (A): The tropical evergreen biome is characterised by the largest number of species. Reason (R): Tropical evergreen biome is an optimum biome.
21. Which of the following regions are characterised by little undergrowth, and trees of several layers?
22. Consider the following statements regarding Biomes.
I. Biome is the most extensive ecosystem unit.
II. Biomes are divided into several regions on the basis of climatic variation.
III. Plant communities are more dominant in biomes.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
23. Hydromorphic soil is formed by which of the following processes?
24. The replacement of one vegetation community by another vegetation community is known as
25. Assertion (A): Biomass of plant community is more as compared to animals in a Biome. Reason (R): Vegetation and climate are related to each other in a Biome.
26. Geomorphic factors influencing plant and animal distributions are
27. Plants of tropical and sub-tropical regions are called
28. Which of the following statements about the Equatorial region are correct?
I. It is a megathermal region.
II. It is a sclerophyll region.
III. It is a region of high development.
IV. It is a region of aerial streamlets.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
29. In the hot and humid regions of the tropics, the characteristic soils are
30. Consider the following statements and choose the correct one.
I. Calcification involves precipitation and accumulation of calcium carbonate.
II. Podzolisation leaches calcium carbonate from soil.
III. Accumulation of magnesium is termed as alkalisation.
31. Which of the following is an azonal soil?
32. Assertion (A): Peaty soils are very fertile. Reason (R): They have large accumulation of organic matter.
33. In tropical hot and humid climate, the soil formed from leaching of carbonates and illuviation of silica is known as
34. The soil which is associated with wet temperate climate, covered with temperate deciduous forest is known as
35. Laterite soils are formed due to
36. 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
37. Consider the following statements.
I. A soil profile is a horizontal cross section of the soil.
II. The C-horizon is termed as sub-stratum.
III. The B-horizon is also known as zone of accumulation.
Choose the statement/s which is/are correct?
38. The vegetation in desert regions survives in which of the following conditions?
39. Consider the following statements and choose the correct ones.
I. The crops mainly grow in A and B horizons.
II. The largest organic matter accumulates in A-horizon.
III. The C-horizon is not influenced by soil forming processes.
40. Assertion (A): There is spatial and temporal variation in rainfall in the tropical deciduous biome. Reason (R): Epiphytes are dominant species in deciduous forests.
41. In which of the following countries are the Pampas grasslands situated?
42. Which of the following is/are the active processes in formation and development of soil?
43. Choose the correct statement regarding tropical savanna biome.
I. Savanna region is characterised by distinct dry and wet seasons.
II. Savanna biome is dominated by grasses.
III. Some of savanna trees are pyrophytic.
44. ‘Campos’ and ‘Llanos’, Tropical Savanna grasslands are generally found in
45. Which of the following statements regarding Mediterranean region is/are correct?
I. The Mediterranean vegetation is characterised by mixed evergreen forests to woodlands and scrubs.
II. The scrubs are named differently in various parts of the biome.
46. The alluvial soils of the Gangetic valley are described as
47. Forests play an important role in formation of soil in which of the following ways?
48. Vertisols develop in which of the regions?
49. Statement I: Mechanical transfer of minerals from soil horizon e.g. by rain, downwards is called eluviation. Statement II: Chemical transfer of minerals from soil horizon is called leaching.
50. In the first stage of soil formation, the parent rock material is weathered into
