More Questions on Climate And Weather in India
- 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. Cherapunji receives more rainfall than Shillong because ________
A)Cherapunji is located on the windward side
B)The former is nearer to the sea
C)The air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunji from different direction during the rainy season
D)Convective precipitation brings more rain at Cherapunji
Answer: The air of different densities and temperature tends to converge towards Cherapunji from different direction during the rainy season
- 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. In which of the following states, retreating monsoon has more effect?
A)Punjab
B)Orissa
C)West Bengal
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. What percent of Indian terrain receive annual rainfall below 75 cm.
A)0.4
B)0.35
C)0.45
D)0.3
Answer: 0.35
- Q. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of the average summer rainfall ?
A)Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer, Cherapunji
B)Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad, Cherapunji
C)Cherapunji, Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad
D)Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
Answer: Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer
- Q. Littoral forests occur
A)Where the rainfall is heavy
B)On hills
C)Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
D)At elevated places
Answer: Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
- 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. 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. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the erratic behaviour of Indian monsoons?
A)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
B)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from one year to another, as well as at different places
C)Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal, as well as unequal distribution of rain
D)Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from place to place
Answer: Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
- Q. The most important commercial forests of India are
A)Tropical deciduous
B)Tropical evergreen
C)Mangrove
D)Coniferous
Answer: Tropical deciduous
- Q. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is ________.
A)Sandalwood
B)Teak
C)Shisam
D)Sal
Answer: Sandalwood
- Q. Which of the following is not a species of tropical moist deciduous forests?
A)Shisham
B)Mahagony
C)Sal
D)Teak
Answer: Mahagony
- 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. 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. 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. During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because ________
A)Hills do not form barriers for winds
B)Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
C)Western regions are warmer than the eastern region
D)The area is far away from the sea
Answer: Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
- Q. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude?
A)Ajmer and Shillong
B)Bengaluru and Chennai
C)Mumbai and Visakhapatnam
D)Nagpur and Kolkata
Answer: Ajmer and Shillong
- 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. 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
- Geography
- History
- Indian Culture
- Indian Economy
- Indian Politics
- Indian Railway
- Sports
- State