More Questions on Climate And Weather in India
- Q. The Forest of Sundarban is called as
A)Deciduous forest
B)Thorn forest
C)Mangrove forest
D)Tundra
Answer: Mangrove forest
- Q. Rainfall from the south-west monsoon reaches ________
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Lahauland Spiti
C)Ladakh
D)Delta region of Mahanadi
Answer: Delta region of Mahanadi
- Q. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the “Norwesters” of Bengal?
A)It is a kind of thunderstorm
B)It is caused due to strong surface heating
C)It originates in the Chhotanagpur plateau region
D)None of the above
Answer: None of the above
- Q. The place to receive annual rainfall below 50cm is
A)Coromandal Coast
B)Meghalaya
C)Leh in Kashmir
D)Konkan Coast
Answer: Leh in Kashmir
- 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. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of ________
A)Eastern Ghats
B)Chhotanagpur plateau
C)Khasi hills
D)Kuchchh
Answer: Kuchchh
- Q. Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average rain difference as compared to the other three pairs?
A)Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar
B)Jabalpur and Nagpur
C)Mumbai and Pune
D)Guwahati and Shillong
Answer: Mumbai and Pune
- Q. Heavy rainfall during the months of October and November is received by
A)Coromandel Coast
B)Gharo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
C)Chota Nagpur Plateau
D)Malwa Plateau
Answer: Coromandel Coast
- Q. Which one of the following states has the largest forest area to its total land area?
A)Sikkim
B)Mizoram
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: Mizoram
- Q. Which of the following region is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
A)Aravalli
B)Eastern Ghat
C)Vindhyanchal
D)Western Ghat
Answer: Western Ghat
- 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. Most of India’s rainfall is ________
A)Elusive
B)Cyclonic
C)Convectional
D)Orographic
Answer: Convectional
- 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. Which of the following is characterized by excessive dampness with a thick growth forest and a variety of wild life?
A)Tarai
B)Bhabar
C)Bhangar
D)Khadar
Answer: Tarai
- Q. At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
A)Kolkata
B)Pune
C)Leh
D)Kanyakumari
Answer: Kanyakumari
- 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. 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. At which one of the following places is the monkey called Lion-tailed macaque naturally found?
A)Nallamalai hills
B)Shivaliks
C)Pachmarhi
D)Nilgiris
Answer: Nilgiris
- Q. What do you mean by ‘reserved forest’ ?
A)Reserved for hunting
B)Reserved for local use
C)Reserved for commercial exploitation
D)Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
Answer: Reserved for commercial exploitation
- 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
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