More Questions on Climate And Weather in India
- 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 amount and intensity of monsoon rainfall is determined by the frequency of
A)Cyclones
B)Western disturbances
C)Dust storms
D)Tropical depressions
Answer: Tropical depressions
- Q. “Reserved Forests” are forests
A)Reserved for local use
B)Reserved for hunting
C)Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
D)Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
Answer: Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing
- 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. 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. Arrange the following states on the basis of ascending dates of the onset of monsoon : 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Kerala 3. West Bengal 4. Rajasthan
A)3-1-2-4
B)2-3-1-4
C)3-2-1-4
D)1-2-3-4
Answer: 3-2-1-4
- Q. Taking into account the amount of rainfall occurring from June to September, which one of the following is the correct order of cities in terms of rainfall?
A)Allahabad > Kolkata > Ahmedabad
B)Kolkata > Ahmedabad > Allahabad
C)Kolkata > Allahabad > Ahmedabad
D)Ahmedabad > Kolkata > Allahabad
Answer: Kolkata > Allahabad > Ahmedabad
- Q. India is particularly poor in reserves of
A)Non-ferrous metals
B)Coal
C)Iron ore
D)Limestone
Answer: Non-ferrous metals
- Q. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of ________
A)Eastern Ghats
B)Chhotanagpur plateau
C)Khasi hills
D)Kuchchh
Answer: Kuchchh
- Q. Which city has the longest day in the month of June?
A)Chennai
B)Delhi
C)Kolkata
D)Bangalore
Answer: Kolkata
- Q. Sal’ is a very important tree of ________
A)Thorn forest
B)Tropical dry deciduous forest
C)Tropical rain forest
D)Alpine forest
Answer: Tropical dry deciduous forest
- 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 types of forest covers the maximum area in India?
A)Tropical dry deciduous forest
B)Tropical rain forest
C)Tropical moist deciduous forest
D)Tropical dry evergreen forest
Answer: Tropical moist deciduous forest
- Q. The rains along the western coast of India are ________
A)Orographic
B)Cyclonic
C)Convectional
D)Monsoonal
Answer: Orographic
- Q. Chennai receives less rainfall by South-West Monsoon than other places, because
A)These winds are off shore monsoon winds
B)Monsoon travels parallel to Coromandel Coast
C)Chennai is very hot place and do not allow humidity to evaporate
D)Above all
Answer: Above all
- 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. The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall is
A)Bikaner
B)Leh
C)Jaisalmer
D)Jodhpur
Answer: Leh
- Q. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is ________
A)Monsoonal
B)Convectional
C)Orographic
D)Cyclonic
Answer: Cyclonic
- Q. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to ________
A)Landslides
B)Cyclones
C)Earthquakes
D)Tornadoes
Answer: Cyclones
- Q. In ________ forest, trees shed their leaves in a particular season.
A)Deciduous
B)Evergreen
C)Mangrove
D)Thorny
Answer: Deciduous
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