More Questions on Climate And Weather in India
- 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 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. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is ________.
A)Sandalwood
B)Teak
C)Shisam
D)Sal
Answer: Sandalwood
- Q. In India the State with the largest area under very dense forests is
A)Maharashtra
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Orissa
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. The tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are usually called
A)Depressions
B)Typhoons
C)Hurricanes
D)Tornadoes
Answer: Hurricanes
- Q. The most important commercial forests of India are
A)Tropical deciduous
B)Tropical evergreen
C)Mangrove
D)Coniferous
Answer: Tropical deciduous
- Q. When did India adopt the International Tsunami Warning System
A)2006
B)2004
C)2005
D)2007
Answer: 2006
- Q. With reference to Indian forests, consider the following pairs: 1. Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests Sandalwood (Santalum album) 2. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests: (Shorea robusta) 3. Tropical Thorn Forests: Shisham (Dalbeigia sissoo) Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
A)2 and 3 only
B)1 only
C)1 and 2 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 and 2 only
- Q. From where does the heat come in the environment?
A)Condensation
B)Insolation
C)Radiation
D)Convection
Answer: Insolation
- 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. 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. The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of ________
A)North-east monsoons
B)South-west monsoons
C)Retreating monsoons
D)Westerly disturbances
Answer: Westerly disturbances
- 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. The wet hill forest are found in the ________
A)Nilgiris
B)Aravallis
C)Mahadev Hills
D)Satpura Hills
Answer: Nilgiris
- Q. Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at ________
A)Shillong
B)Chennai
C)Kolkata
D)Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: Shillong
- Q. Which of the following two states are prone to cyclones during retreating Monsoon season?
A)Bihar and Assam
B)Kamataka and Kerala
C)Punjab and Haryana
D)Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
- Q. The “Central India Teak” is an Example of
A)Dry Deciduous Forest
B)Tropical Evergreen Forest
C)Moist Deciduous Forest
D)Montane Forest
Answer: Moist Deciduous Forest
- Q. India is particularly poor in reserves of
A)Non-ferrous metals
B)Coal
C)Iron ore
D)Limestone
Answer: Non-ferrous metals
- 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
- Q. Deforestation results in : 1. flora destruction 2. fauna destruction 3. ecological disbalance
A)1 only
B)2 and 3
C)1, 2 and 3
D)1 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
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