Climate And Weather in India Geography

Q. The premonsoon mango showers occur predominantly in

A
Gujarat and Maharashtra
B
West Bengal and Assam
C
Deccan Plateau
D
Kerala and Karnataka

Correct Answer

Kerala and Karnataka

More Questions on Climate And Weather in India

  • 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. The most important commercial forests of India are ________
    A)Coniferous
    B)Tropical evergreen
    C)Tropical deciduous
    D)Mangrove
    Answer: Tropical deciduous
  • 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 retreating monsoon withdraws from the ________
    A)North-east India to the west coast
    B)West coast to the east coast
    C)North to the south
    D)North-west India to Bengal
    Answer: North-west India to Bengal
  • 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. Which of the following is recognised as a season by the meteorological department of India ?
    A)Retreating monsoon
    B)Cold weather
    C)Hot weather
    D)North-eastern monsoon
    Answer: North-eastern monsoon
  • 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. The northeastern hills that block the South West Monsoon winds and cause heavy rains in Assam are
    A)Barail and Patkai hills
    B)Arakan Yoma and Pegu Yoma
    C)Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
    D)Khasi and Pegu Yoma
    Answer: Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
  • Q. The most important commercial forests of India are
    A)Tropical deciduous
    B)Tropical evergreen
    C)Mangrove
    D)Coniferous
    Answer: Tropical deciduous
  • Q. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of ________
    A)Eastern Ghats
    B)Chhotanagpur plateau
    C)Khasi hills
    D)Kuchchh
    Answer: Kuchchh
  • 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. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because ________
    A)Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side
    B)Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current
    C)Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
    D)Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not
    Answer: Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
  • Q. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because ________
    A)Mumbai is a coastal city
    B)Mumbai is on the windward side
    C)Pune is at a-greater elevation
    D)Pune has greater vegetation than Mumbai
    Answer: Mumbai is on the windward side
  • Q. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is ________
    A)Monsoonal
    B)Convectional
    C)Orographic
    D)Cyclonic
    Answer: Cyclonic
  • 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. 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. Which city has the longest day in the month of June?
    A)Chennai
    B)Delhi
    C)Kolkata
    D)Bangalore
    Answer: Kolkata
  • 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. 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. The Himalayan forests include
    A)Alpine Vegetation
    B)European Oak Forests
    C)Coniferous Forests
    D)All the three
    Answer: All the three

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