More Questions on Climate And Weather in India
- Q. The Paddy fields of India are located in the areas of annual rainfall
A)100 cm
B)120 cm
C)140 cm
D)80 cm
Answer: 100 cm
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In India, Red Panda is naturally found in the Western Himalayas only. 2. In India, Slow Loris lives in the dense forests of the North East. 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: 2 only
- Q. The place which experiences minimum and maximum temperature of – 28.3°C and 15°C respectively is ________
A)Kullu
B)Srinagar
C)Shimla
D)Leh
Answer: Leh
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. In the wet temperate forests at above 1500 m on the Nilgiris and Anaimalais, the Magnolias and Rhododendrons are commonly found. 2. Tropical dry evergreen forests are mostly found in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. 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: 1 only
- Q. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
A)Kolkata
B)Pune
C)Leh
D)Kanyakumari
Answer: Kanyakumari
- Q. The premonsoon mango showers occur predominantly in
A)Gujarat and Maharashtra
B)West Bengal and Assam
C)Deccan Plateau
D)Kerala and Karnataka
Answer: Kerala and Karnataka
- 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 cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon?
A)Mumbai
B)Chennai
C)Mangalore
D)New Delhi
Answer: New Delhi
- Q. Plants are associated with the social forestry programmes in India?
A)Eucalyptus
B)Teak
C)Neem
D)Banyan
Answer: Eucalyptus
- Q. Most of the floods in the lowlands of north India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with ________
A)South-West Monsoon
B)Easterly depression
C)Orographic rainfall
D)Thunderstorm
Answer: Orographic rainfall
- Q. What is the major cause of ‘October Heat’?
A)Low pressure systems over the Indo-Gangetic
B)Hot and dry weather
C)Very low velocity winds
D)High temperature associated with high humidity
Answer: High temperature associated with high humidity
- 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. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is ________
A)Monsoonal
B)Convectional
C)Orographic
D)Cyclonic
Answer: Cyclonic
- 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. Which one of the following is the driest region in India?
A)Vidarbha
B)Telangana
C)Marwar
D)Marathwada
Answer: Marwar
- 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. The Mangrove forests of Ganga delta are known as
A)Tropical forest
B)Monsoon forest
C)Sundarban
D)Swamp forest
Answer: Sundarban
- 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. Which of the following does not affect Indian climate?
A)Proximity to equator
B)Monsoon
C)Ocean currents
D)Existence of Indian Ocean
Answer: Ocean currents
- Q. Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances?
A)Kerala
B)Punjab
C)West Bengal
D)Gujarat
Answer: Punjab
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