More Questions on Climate And Weather in India
- Q. The most important commercial forests of India are ________
A)Coniferous
B)Tropical evergreen
C)Tropical deciduous
D)Mangrove
Answer: Tropical deciduous
- Q. In May-June each year, the monsoon winds approach the southern tip of India from ________
A)North-westerly direction
B)Northly direction
C)North-easterly direction
D)South-westerly direction
Answer: South-westerly direction
- Q. Which of the following state has become India’s first carbon free state?
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
- Q. Which of the following receive, heavy rainfall in the month of October and November?
A)Coromandel Coast
B)Hills of Garo, Khasi and Jaintia
C)Plateau of Chota Nagpur
D)Malwa Plateau
Answer: Coromandel Coast
- Q. Which one of th following coasts of India is most affected by violent tropical cyclones?
A)Konkan
B)Malabar
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Gujarat
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
- Q. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the “Norwesters” of Bengal?
A)It is a kind of thunderstorm
B)It is caused due to strong surface heating
C)It originates in the Chhotanagpur plateau region
D)None of the above
Answer: None of the above
- Q. Why does the west coast of India receive more rainfall from south-west monsoon than the east coast?
A)The east coast is broader than the west coast
B)Unlike the east coast this coast is straight
C)The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
D)The Eastern Ghats extend parallel to wind direction
Answer: The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
- Q. Which of the following forest is grown in waterlogged areas?
A)Tropical thorn Forest
B)Evergreen Forest
C)Deciduous Forest
D)Mangrove
Answer: Mangrove
- Q. The driest part in India is in
A)Darbhanga (Bihar)
B)Jaisalmer (Western Rajasthan)
C)Bhatinda (Punjab)
D)Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
Answer: Jaisalmer (Western Rajasthan)
- Q. Which of the following region is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
A)Aravalli
B)Eastern Ghat
C)Vindhyanchal
D)Western Ghat
Answer: Western Ghat
- Q. Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world?
A)Manali (Himachal Pradesh)
B)Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
C)Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
D)Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
Answer: Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Q. Who introduced the term ‘monsoon’?
A)The Arabs
B)The British
C)The Mughals
D)The Chinese
Answer: The Arabs
- Q. Among the following regions of India, which one receives comparatively least amount of annual rainfall?
A)North-eastern Rajasthan
B)An 80 km wide coastal belt from Nellore to Point Calimere
C)The middle and lower Asom valley
D)The coastal plains of Gujarat south of Narmada
Answer: North-eastern Rajasthan
- Q. 1. The Shivaliks have tropical moist deciduous flora. 2. The Bundelkhand plateau has thorn and scrub forest type of vegetation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India? I. Development of a low pressure in north-west India II. Deflection of trade winds III. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean IV. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)III and IV
Answer: I and II
- Q. In India the State with the largest area under very dense forests is
A)Maharashtra
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Orissa
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Cherapunji receives more rainfall than Shillong because ________
A)Cherapunji is located on the windward side
B)The former is nearer to the sea
C)The air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunji from different direction during the rainy season
D)Convective precipitation brings more rain at Cherapunji
Answer: The air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunji from different direction during the rainy season
- Q. Why have the incidents of flood risen in India recently?
A)Deforestation in drainage zone
B)Rise in annual rain
C)Deposition of silt in dams
D)None of the above
Answer: Deforestation in drainage zone
- Q. Which of the following is characterized by excessive dampness with a thick growth forest and a variety of wild life?
A)Tarai
B)Bhabar
C)Bhangar
D)Khadar
Answer: Tarai
- Q. During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because ________
A)Hills do not form barriers for winds
B)Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
C)Western regions are warmer than the eastern region
D)The area is far away from the sea
Answer: Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
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