14000+ MCQs World Geography (Biogeography)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 14/09/2026
1. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
I. A cold and humid climate is most favourable for podzolisation.
II. The process of laterisation removes silica from soil.
III. Warm and tropical climate is most favourable for laterisation.
2. Geomorphic factors influencing plant and animal distributions are
3. Plants of tropical and sub-tropical regions are called
4. Which one of the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world?
5. Soils which have undergone gleying and are associated with marshes, swamps or poorly drained upland are called
6. 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.
7. Laterite soils are formed due to
8. Which of the following is concerned with soil?
9. ssertion (A): There is less competition among the plants in deciduous forests. Reason (R): There is everyday rainfall between 2PM-4PM in deciduous forests.
10. Which one among the following is a characteristic of Evergreen Forest?
11. Identify the correct statement.
12. In which one of the following soil forming processes, organic acids of soluble chelates are formed?
13. Inceptisols generally show which of the following characteristics?
14. Tropical evergreen rain forest biome provides optimum environmental conditions for the growth of plants and animals. Which one among the following statements regarding this is not correct?
15. Which of the following is not correct regarding tropical deciduous biome?
16. In which biochore, the structure of vegetation is significantly determined and maintained by periodic fires?
17. Mediterranean vegetation is also termed as
18. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
I. The trees shed their leaves seasonally in deciduous forests.
II. There are no climbers in deciduous forests.
III. The tropical deciduous biome is one of the most disturbed biomes due to human activities.
19. The Pedogenesis of Podzol soil is also described by which of the following terms?
20. The alluvial soils of the Gangetic valley are described as
21. Assertion (A): There is spatial and temporal variation in rainfall in the tropical deciduous biome. Reason (R): Epiphytes are dominant species in deciduous forests.
22. In dry regions the leaf size becomes smaller due to
23. The vegetation in desert regions survives in which of the following conditions?
24. In wet regions, soil water often washes clay particles down through root channels and worm tunnels. This process is called
25. In tropical hot and humid climate, the soil formed from leaching of carbonates and illuviation of silica is known as
26. Going from poles to the equator, the variety of natural vegetation
27. Which of the following is/are the active processes in formation and development of soil?
28. Assertion (A): Podzols are rich in humus. Reason (R): The low temperature prohibits bacterial action, leading to accumulation of humus.
29. 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?
30. The organic matter accumulates in which of the following horizons?
31. 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.
32. Statement I: Clay layers are poor aquifers. Statement II: The inter-particle space of clay minerals is the least.
33. Which of the following factors is considered as a ‘passive soil former’?
34. Mark the most correct statement.
35. ‘Campos’ and ‘Llanos’, Tropical Savanna grasslands are generally found in
36. Which one of the following natural regions is known as ‘Land of Big Games’?
37. The first community that colonises a bare land is known as
38. The soil which is associated with wet temperate climate, covered with temperate deciduous forest is known as
39. In which of the following areas, Mediterranean climate does not prevail?
40. Which one of the following processes occurs in the humid tropics where heavy rain and uninterrupted warmth give rise to a deeply weathered layer?
41. Which one of the following sets of biomes represent the right sequence in terms of increasing water deficiency?
42. The Podzol soils are associated with which of the following?
43. Assertion (A): Laterite soils are porous in structure. Reason (R): High amount of rainfall results in leaching of soluble minerals and silica.
44. Which of the following is an example of anthropogenic biome?
45. The leaf size of vegetation is a function of
46. Which one of the following commercially important group of trees belongs to the cool temperate hard-wood species?
47. The Mediterranean biome is situated between
48. Which one of the following is the most noticeable characteristic of the Mediterranean climate?
49. The sequence of development of vegetation community is called
50. In the hot and humid regions of the tropics, the characteristic soils are