More Questions on Climate And Weather in India
- 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. 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. 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. 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. In May-June each year, the monsoon winds approach the southern tip of India from ________
A)North-westerly direction
B)Northly direction
C)North-easterly direction
D)South-westerly direction
Answer: South-westerly direction
- 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. 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. Where are Rain forests found?
A)North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
B)Central India
C)Eastern Ghats
D)North-Western Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
Answer: North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
- Q. Who introduced the term ‘monsoon’?
A)The Arabs
B)The British
C)The Mughals
D)The Chinese
Answer: The Arabs
- 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. Most of India’s rainfall is ________
A)Elusive
B)Cyclonic
C)Convectional
D)Orographic
Answer: Convectional
- 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. Why have the incidents of flood risen in India recently?
A)Deforestation in drainage zone
B)Rise in annual rain
C)Deposition of silt in dams
D)None of the above
Answer: Deforestation in drainage zone
- Q. Among the following places, the average annual rainfall is highest at ________
A)Shillong
B)Chennai
C)Kolkata
D)Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: Shillong
- Q. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is ________.
A)Sandalwood
B)Teak
C)Shisam
D)Sal
Answer: Sandalwood
- 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. Monsoon is caused by
A)Humidity difference
B)Temperature changes
C)Seasonal reversal of winds
D)Pressure differences
Answer: Pressure differences
- 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. Monsoon retreat is marked by: 1. clear sky 2. high pressure conditions at the Bay of Bengal 3. rise in temperature on land
A)2 and 3
B)1 only
C)1 and 2
D)1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1 only
- 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
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