1. Grassland can be defined as a region where ........ forms the dominant type of plant life.
a) Shrub
b) Tree
c) Grass
d) Climate
Answer. c) Grass;
The ground covered by vegetation dominated by grasses, with little or no tree cover is known as grasslands. Water is a scarce resources in grasslands due to little rainfall.
2. Grassland makes up almost a ........ of total land surface.
a) Quarter
b) Half
c) 1/3rd
d) 2/3 rd
Answer. a) Quarter
3. The Prairies grassland is located in
a) North America
b) South America
c) Central Asia
d) South Africa
Answer. a) North America; The temperate grasslands of North America are known as the Prairies.
4. Prairies Grassland is not home to which of the following tribes?
a) Red Indian
b) Apache and The Crow
c) Cree and the Pawnee
d) Bedouins and the Tuaregs
Answer. d) Bedouins and the Tuaregs are found in the Sahara Desert.
5. ........., is the local hot wind that blows in winter in Prairies grassland and raises the temperature within a short time. As a result, it helps in the melting of snow, making pasture land available for grazing of animals.
a) Chinook
b) Sant Ana
c) Twister
d) Papagayo
Answer. a) Chinook
6. The large cattle farms of Prairies grassland are known as
a) Cowboy
b) Woodland
c) Ranches
d) Veld
Answer. c) Ranches
7. The temperate grasslands of South Africa are called the .......
a) Kalahari
b) Nambib
c) Velds
d) Dawn
Answer. c) Velds
8. Which of the following river drains in the Prairies Grassland
a) Orange and Limpopo
b) Mississippi and Saskatchewan
c) Tigris
d) Niles
Answer. b) Mississippi and Saskatchewan
9. Which of the following river drains in the Velds Grassland
a) Orange and Limpopo
b) Mississippi and Saskatchewan
c) Tigris
d) Niles
Answer. a) Orange and Limpopo
10. Drakensberg Mountains are to the west of
a) Prairies
b) Velds
c) Pampas
d) Llanos
Answer. b) Velds
11. Which of the following Grassland is known as the " Granaries of the world"
a) Prairies
b) Velds
c) Pampas
d) Llanos
Answer. a) Prairies
12. Which of the following temperate grasslands are found in Eurasia? ( UPPSC 2014)
a) Downs
b) Velds
c) Steppes
d) Prairies
Answer. c. Steppes.
Steppes temperate grasslands are found in Eurasia.
13. Which of the following has the lowest mean net primary productivity? ( UPPSC 2015)
a) Temperate forest
b) Tropical forest
c) Temperate grasslands
d) Tropical Savanna
Answer. c;
14. Match List - I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: ( UPPSC 2016)
List-I (Grasslands) List-II (Continent)
A. Lanos 1. North America
B. Steppe 2. Africa
C. Prairies 3. Europe
D. Veld 4. South America
Codes:
A B C D
a) 4 3 1 2
b) 2 3 4 1
c) 4 3 2 1
d) 4 1 3 2
Answer. a.
Lanos: Columbia and Venezuela.
Steppe: Europe
Prairies: North America
Veld: South Africa
15. In which of the following countries are the Pampas grasslands situated? ( UPPSC 2018)
a) Argentina
b)Brazil
c) Chile
d) Ecuador
Answer. a
16. Which of the following natural regions is known as the "Land of Big Games"? ( UPPSC 2019)
a) Temperate Grassland
b) Tropical Monsoon Region
c) Hot Desert Region
d) Tropical Savanna grassland
Answer. d. Tropical Savanna region.
The Tropical Savanna region, especially in Africa, is famous for the commercial hunting of animals and it is called the "Land of Big Games".
17. Meadows Grassland is located in
a) Europe
b) Russia
c) Australia
d) Argentina and Uruguay
Answer. a) Europe
18. Rangelands Grassland is located in
a) Europe
b) Russia
c) Australia
d) Argentina and Uruguay
Answer. c) Australia ( Kimberley region)
19. Pampas grassland is located in
a) Europe
b) Russia
c) Australia
d) Argentina and Uruguay
Answer. d) Argentina and Uruguay
20. Dawn grassland is located in
a) Europe
b) Russia
c) Australia
d) Argentina and Uruguay
Answer. c) Australia
21. Which of the following is Tropical Grassland
a) Llanos
b) Prairies
c) Veld
d) Dawn
Answer. a) Llanos is a tropical grassland which is found in Venezuela and Colombia.
22. Compos grassland is located in which country
a) Colombia
b) Brazil
c) South Africa
d) Australia
Answer. b) Brazil
23. Which of the following grasslands is not a tropical grassland?
a) Llanos
b) Compos
c) Savanna
d) Pampas
Answer. d) Pampas ( Argentina)
24. Shola grasslands are found in which of the following places?
a) Western Ghats
b) Eastern Ghats
c) Assam
d) Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
Answer. a) Western Ghats
25. Canterbury grassland is located in which country?
a) Australia
b) New Zealand
c) Argentina
d) South Africa
Answer. b) New Zealand; Canterbury grasslands are found in New Zealand.
26. Which of the following is equatorial climate grassland, which is found in the Amazon basin?
a) Lanos
b) Kompas ( Campos)
c) Selvas
d) Pampas
Answer. c) Selvas is equatorial climate grassland, which is found in the Amazon basin in Brazil.
Lanos( Venezuela and Colombia) and Kompas ( Brazil) grasslands are examples of Tropical and Subtropical ( Savanna) Type grasslands.
Pampas is temperate grassland which is found in Argentina and Uruguay.
27. What is the name of midlatitude grassland in South America?
a) Lanos
b) Campos
c) Pampas
d) Veld
Answer. c) Pampas
28. Which of the following temperate grasslands are found in Eurasia?
a) Downs
b) Veld
c) Prairies
d) Steppes
Answer. d) Steppes
29. Pustaz grassland is located in which country?
a) Brazil
b) South Africa
c) Italy
d) Hungary
Answer. d) Hungary
30. Downs grassland is located in which part of Australia?
a) Southwest
b) Southeast
c) Northwest
d) Northeast
Answer. a) Southwest; Downs grassland is located in the southwest part of Australia
31. Patana, a tropical grassland is found in which country?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Pakistan
d) Sri Lanka
Answer. d) Sri Lanka
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