CBSE Class 7 Social Science Geography Life in the Deserts MCQs

Question. Name the coldest inhabited place on earth.
(a) Drass
(b) Kargil
(c) Leh

Answer : A

Question.What are the types of deserts found in the world?
(a) Cold
(b) Hot
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. The world’s largest desert is:
(a) Sahara
(b) Thar
(c) Ladakh

Answer : A

Question. Which mountain range is not a part Ladakh
(a) Karakoram range
(b) Zaskar range
(c) Shivaliks range
(d) Ladakh range

Answer : C

Question. Which are the prominent animals found in Sahara desert?
(a) Camel
(b) Foxes
(c) Hyenas
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. Which region is characterised by extremely high or low temperature and has scarce vegetation?
(a) Desert
(b) Fertile land
(c) Grassland
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Where is black soil mostly found?
(a) Karnataka & Kerala
(b) plateaus of Maharashtra, Saurashtra, Malwa, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
(c) Rajasthan and Gujrat
(d) Assam

Answer : B

Question. Ladakh lies in the rain shadow of
(a) Aravali
(b) Alps
(c) Himalaya
(d) Kanchenjunga

Answer : C

Question. Ladakh is also known as
(a) Khapa-tuaregs
(b) Khapa-chan
(c) Khapa-bedouins
(d) Khapa-drass

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following country is not touched by the Sahara desert?
(a) Egypt
(b) Libya
(c) Saudi Arabia

Answer : C

Question. What is another name of Khapa-chan?
(a) Sahara
(b) Ladakh
(c) Egypt
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. What is the climatic conditions of desert?
(a) Low rainfall
(b) Scanty vegetation
(c) Extreme temperature
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. Following crops are grown in the Sahara Desert
(a) date palm, rice, wheat, barley
(b) date palm, rice, wheat, jowar
(c) date palm, rice, wheat, gram
(d) date palm, rice, wheat, maize

Answer : A

Question. Sahara is located in which part of Africa?
(a) Eastern
(b) Northern
(c) Western
(d) Southern

Answer : B

Question. Where is Drass located?
(a) In Ladakh
(b) In Sahara
(c) In Egypt
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Tafilalet Oasis is in
(a) Egypt
(b) Algeria
(c) Morocco
(d) Libya

Answer : C

Question. Why is the balance between the two disturbed?
(a) due to human activities like deforestation, over-grazing, construction and mining
(b) Afforestation
(c) Agriculture
(d) Climate

Answer : A

Question. What are the mainly inhabited of the Ladakh desert?
(a) Christians and Muslims
(b) Buddhists and Muslims
(c) Christians and Buddhists
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following is world's largest desert
(a) Thar
(b) Kalahari
(c) Sahara
(d) Namib

Answer : C

Question. Shey in Ladakh is famous
(a) Monastery
(b) Mosque
(c) Church
(d) Temple

Answer : A

Question. Which one of the following types of resources is iron ore?
(a) Renewable
(b) Non renewable
(c) Biotic
(d) Abiotic

Answer : D

Question. How do human beings interact with nature?
(a) Through technology
(b) Through nurturing environmental resources
(c) Through industry
(d) Through experimental advances

Answer : A

Question. Which of these trees is not found in Sahara desert?
(a) Mango
(b) Date palm
(c) Acacia
(d) All of these

Answer : A

Question. Sahara desert found in which continent
(a) Asia
(b) Australia
(c) Africa
(d) Europe

Answer: C

Question. The oasis in the desert support population
(a) Settled
(b) Rain
(c) Tribes
(d) Nomads

Answer : A

Question. Egypt is famous for growing what?
(a) Wheat
(b) Maize
(c) Cotton
(d) All of these

Answer : C

Question. What is the energy product in great demand throughout the world?
(a) Uranium
(b) Fats
(c) Manganese
(d) Oil

Answer : D

Question. What are the characterised of the Deserts?
(a) Scanty vegetation
(b) Heavy precipitation
(c) Low evaporation
(d) Moderate climate

Answer : A

Question. What is the other name of Ladakh?
(a) Indus
(b) Kargil
(c) Khapa-chan
(d) Karakoram

Answer : C

Question. An animal found in Sahara is:
(a) Jackal
(b) Ostrich
(c) Lion

Answer : A