Climate And Weather in India Geography

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

Correct Answer

North-west India to Bengal

More Questions on Climate And Weather in India

  • Q. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to ________
    A)Landslides
    B)Cyclones
    C)Earthquakes
    D)Tornadoes
    Answer: Cyclones
  • 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. What is the nature of monsoon rain from Guwahati to Chandigarh?
    A)Diminishing Nature
    B)Irregular Nature
    C)Crescent or Growing Nature
    D)Cyclic Nature
    Answer: Diminishing Nature
  • Q. Which of the following factors does not have influence on the Indian climate?
    A)Monsoons
    B)Presence of Indian Ocean
    C)Nearness to equator
    D)Ocean currents
    Answer: Ocean currents
  • Q. Which of the following area of Indian subcontinent becomes the area of low pressure in summer?
    A)North Western India
    B)Rann of Kutch
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Meghalaya
    Answer: North Western India
  • Q. Where are Rain forests found?
    A)North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
    B)Central India
    C)Eastern Ghats
    D)North-Western Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
    Answer: North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
  • Q. The place to receive annual rainfall below 50cm is
    A)Coromandal Coast
    B)Meghalaya
    C)Leh in Kashmir
    D)Konkan Coast
    Answer: Leh in Kashmir
  • Q. Amritsar and Shimla have the same latitude yet Shimla is cooler than Amritsar because it ________
    A)Is at a higher elevation
    B)Lies north of Amritsar
    C)Comes under the influence of cold winds
    D)Receives a lot of snow
    Answer: Is at a higher elevation
  • Q. The most important commercial forests of India are
    A)Tropical deciduous
    B)Tropical evergreen
    C)Mangrove
    D)Coniferous
    Answer: Tropical deciduous
  • Q. A rainy day as defined by the Indian Meteorological department is a day when the rainfall at a point received is
    A)1.6 mm to 2 mm in 24 hours
    B)0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hours
    C)1.1 mm to 1.5 mm in 24 hours
    D)Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
    Answer: Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours
  • 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. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?
    A)El Nino and southern oscillations
    B)La Nina
    C)Movement of jet streams
    D)Green-house effect on global level
    Answer: El Nino and southern oscillations
  • Q. India’s forest sponge iron plant is at
    A)Cuddappah
    B)Kothagudam
    C)Kurnool
    D)Kavaratti
    Answer: Kothagudam
  • Q. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is ________
    A)Monsoonal
    B)Convectional
    C)Orographic
    D)Cyclonic
    Answer: Cyclonic
  • Q. Forest Research Institute is at
    A)Dehradun
    B)Mumbai
    C)Cambay
    D)Simla
    Answer: Dehradun
  • Q. Which of the following statements is not true?
    A)Andhra Pradesh is not much affected by retreating south-west monsoon
    B)The intensity of monsoons is determined by tropical depressions
    C)Tamil Nadu receives rainfall from north-east monsoon
    D)All are correct
    Answer: All are correct
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Tamil Nadu is the only area which receives about half of its rainfall from north-east monsoon winds. 2. Kerala is the only state receiving very heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds. 3. In India, the south-west monsoon is stronger than the north-east monsoon. Which of these are correct statements?
    A)1 and 3
    B)1, 2 and 3
    C)1 and 2
    D)2 and 3
    Answer: 1, 2 and 3
  • 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 one of the following states has the largest forest area to its total land area?
    A)Sikkim
    B)Mizoram
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Jammu and Kashmir
    Answer: Mizoram
  • Q. Most of India’s rainfall is ________
    A)Elusive
    B)Cyclonic
    C)Convectional
    D)Orographic
    Answer: Convectional

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