Climate And Weather in India Geography

Q. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is ________

A
Monsoonal
B
Convectional
C
Orographic
D
Cyclonic

Correct Answer

Cyclonic

More Questions on Climate And Weather in India

  • Q. Winter rains in North and North-West India are generally associated with the phenomenon of ________
    A)Local thunderstorms
    B)Retreating monsoon
    C)Temperate cyclones
    D)Shift in jet stream movement
    Answer: Temperate cyclones
  • Q. Which of the following is recognised as a season by the meteorological department of India ?
    A)Retreating monsoon
    B)Cold weather
    C)Hot weather
    D)North-eastern monsoon
    Answer: North-eastern monsoon
  • Q. The reason for Rajasthan being deficient in rainfall is ________
    A)There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
    B)The monsoon fail to reach this area
    C)It is too hot
    D)The winds do not come across any barrier to cause necessary uplift to be cooled
    Answer: The winds do not come across any barrier to cause necessary uplift to be cooled
  • Q. The Mangrove forests of Ganga delta are known as
    A)Tropical forest
    B)Monsoon forest
    C)Sundarban
    D)Swamp forest
    Answer: Sundarban
  • Q. The retreating monsoon withdraws from the ________
    A)North-east India to the west coast
    B)West coast to the east coast
    C)North to the south
    D)North-west India to Bengal
    Answer: North-west India to Bengal
  • Q. In which of the following states, retreating monsoon has more effect?
    A)Punjab
    B)Orissa
    C)West Bengal
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
  • Q. Which region gets first monsoon in summer?
    A)Eastern Ghats
    B)Himalayas
    C)Western Ghats
    D)Gangetic Plain
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is ________
    A)Monsoonal
    B)Convectional
    C)Orographic
    D)Cyclonic
    Answer: Cyclonic
  • Q. The driest place in India is ________
    A)Jaisalmer
    B)Leh
    C)Barmer
    D)Bikaner
    Answer: Jaisalmer
  • Q. The Indus Valley Civilization was based on the racial stocks of
    A)Negritos
    B)Mediterraneans
    C)Nordics
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Mediterraneans
  • Q. The most important commercial forests of India are ________
    A)Coniferous
    B)Tropical evergreen
    C)Tropical deciduous
    D)Mangrove
    Answer: Tropical deciduous
  • Q. Riparian forest is found ________
    A)On the foot hills of Eastern slope of Western Ghats
    B)Along the banks of rivers and other wetland
    C)The tarai region, on the foot hills of Himalayas
    D)On the foot hills of Eastern slope of Eastern Ghats
    Answer: Along the banks of rivers and other wetland
  • Q. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of ________
    A)Eastern Ghats
    B)Chhotanagpur plateau
    C)Khasi hills
    D)Kuchchh
    Answer: Kuchchh
  • 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. The Forest of Sundarban is called as
    A)Deciduous forest
    B)Thorn forest
    C)Mangrove forest
    D)Tundra
    Answer: Mangrove forest
  • Q. Indian monsoon is marked by seasonal shift caused by ________
    A)Great uniformity of temperature
    B)Differential heating of land and sea
    C)Cold winds of Central Asia
    D)None of these
    Answer: Differential heating of land and sea
  • Q. Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at ________
    A)Shillong
    B)Chennai
    C)Kolkata
    D)Thiruvananthapuram
    Answer: Shillong
  • Q. Rainfall in India is not associated with ________
    A)Cyclones
    B)Orography
    C)Convection
    D)Anticyclones
    Answer: Anticyclones
  • Q. The wet hill forest are found in the ________
    A)Nilgiris
    B)Aravallis
    C)Mahadev Hills
    D)Satpura Hills
    Answer: Nilgiris
  • Q. In which of the following cities of India the diurnal range of temperature is maximum?
    A)Chennai
    B)New Delhi
    C)Mumbai
    D)Kolkata
    Answer: New Delhi

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