More Questions on Climate And Weather in India
- Q. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January ?
A)Punjab
B)Kerala coast
C)Central India
D)Rajasthan
Answer: Punjab
- Q. The Mangrove forests of Ganga delta are known as
A)Tropical forest
B)Monsoon forest
C)Sundarban
D)Swamp forest
Answer: Sundarban
- Q. Which one of the following areas of India is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
A)Western Ghats
B)Semi-arid areas of Gujarat
C)Eastern Ghats
D)Madhya Pradesh
Answer: 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. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
A)Kolkata
B)Pune
C)Leh
D)Kanyakumari
Answer: Kanyakumari
- Q. Which of the following characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forest of India? 1. Annual rainfall is below 50 cm 2. The trees are short rooted 3. Thorny shrubs and grassland 4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keeker are the prominent trees.
A)3 and 4
B)1 and 2
C)2 and 4
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 3 and 4
- Q. The winter rain in Chennai is caused by
A)Intense Land and Sea Breezes
B)South-West Monsoons
C)North-East Monsoons
D)Cyclonic winds in the Bay of Bengal
Answer: North-East Monsoons
- Q. Which one of the following is the driest region in India?
A)Vidarbha
B)Telangana
C)Marwar
D)Marathwada
Answer: Marwar
- Q. The climate of India is ________
A)Savanna type of climate
B)Tropical climate
C)Sub-tropical climate
D)Subtropical monsoon
Answer: Subtropical monsoon
- Q. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is ________.
A)Sandalwood
B)Teak
C)Shisam
D)Sal
Answer: Sandalwood
- 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. Among the following states, in which one is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest?
A)Sikkim
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Himachal Pradesh
D)Uttarakhand
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
- Q. Why does a farmer plough his fields in summer?
A)To prevent the surface from becoming hard
B)To prevent alkalinity of soil
C)To prevent acidity of soil
D)To fertilize the soil
Answer: To prevent the surface from becoming hard
- Q. The coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa have to face which of the following natural calamity?
A)Landslide
B)Cyclone
C)Earthquake
D)Tornado
Answer: Cyclone
- Q. Forest policy of govt. aims to bring what percentage of total area, under forest?
A)22
B)33
C)25
D)27
Answer: 33
- Q. Which of the following receives rainfall by north-eastern monsoon?
A)Kerala
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Assam
D)West Bengal
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- 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. 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. Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances?
A)Kerala
B)Punjab
C)West Bengal
D)Gujarat
Answer: Punjab
- 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
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