More Questions on Climate And Weather in India
- 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. The Forest of Sundarban is called as
A)Deciduous forest
B)Thorn forest
C)Mangrove forest
D)Tundra
Answer: Mangrove forest
- Q. ________ Oilfield of India has the largest quantity of recoverable reserves.
A)Ankaleshwar Oilfield
B)Moran Oilfield
C)Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
D)Naharkatiya Oilfield
Answer: Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
- Q. South-west winds are attracted to Indian subcontinent in rainy season by which of the following?
A)By the formation of cyclone at equator
B)Low air pressure in north-western India
C)Effect of north-eastern commercial winds
D)Effect of eastern winds
Answer: Low air pressure in north-western India
- Q. The most important commercial forests of India are
A)Tropical deciduous
B)Tropical evergreen
C)Mangrove
D)Coniferous
Answer: Tropical deciduous
- Q. The most important commercial forests of India are ________
A)Coniferous
B)Tropical evergreen
C)Tropical deciduous
D)Mangrove
Answer: Tropical deciduous
- Q. Which one of the following states receives the highest rainfall during winter months?
A)Meghalaya
B)Punjab
C)Kerala
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. There is heavy rainfall on the western coast of India but very little in the Deccan because
A)Lack of high mountains in the Deccan
B)The Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats
C)The region is bypassed by the south-west monsoons
D)Of some unknown reason
Answer: The Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats
- Q. Which city has the longest day in the month of June?
A)Chennai
B)Delhi
C)Kolkata
D)Bangalore
Answer: Kolkata
- Q. Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon?
A)Mumbai
B)Chennai
C)Mangalore
D)New Delhi
Answer: New Delhi
- Q. Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at ________
A)Shillong
B)Chennai
C)Kolkata
D)Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: Shillong
- Q. The western coast of India receive very high rainfall in summer mainly due to
A)Western Ghats
B)Tropical location
C)Nearness to sea
D)Himalayas
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because ________
A)Mumbai is a coastal city
B)Mumbai is on the windward side
C)Pune is at a-greater elevation
D)Pune has greater vegetation than Mumbai
Answer: Mumbai is on the windward side
- 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. Among the following places, which one receives comparatively lowest average monsoon rainfall from June to September?
A)Punjab
B)Eastern Uttar Pradesh
C)Southern West Bengal
D)Western Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Western Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Heavy rainfall during the months of October and November is received by
A)Coromandel Coast
B)Gharo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
C)Chota Nagpur Plateau
D)Malwa Plateau
Answer: Coromandel Coast
- Q. At which one of the following places is the monkey called Lion-tailed macaque naturally found?
A)Nallamalai hills
B)Shivaliks
C)Pachmarhi
D)Nilgiris
Answer: Nilgiris
- Q. Norwesters are thunder storms which are prominent in ________.
A)India and Bangladesh
B)India and Bhutan
C)Bhutan and Nepal
D)Bangladesh and Myanmar
Answer: India and Bangladesh
- Q. Which one of the following is the driest region in India?
A)Vidarbha
B)Telangana
C)Marwar
D)Marathwada
Answer: Marwar
- Q. Rainfall in India is not associated with ________
A)Cyclones
B)Orography
C)Convection
D)Anticyclones
Answer: Anticyclones
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