More Questions on Climate And Weather in India
- Q. Select the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution to the forest cover on India ________
A)Dense forest - Mangrove forest - Open forest
B)Dense forest - Open forest - Mangrove forest
C)Open forest - Dense forest - Mangrove forest
D)Open forest - Mangrove forest - Dense forest
Answer: Open forest - Dense forest - Mangrove forest
- Q. India is particularly poor in reserves of
A)Non-ferrous metals
B)Coal
C)Iron ore
D)Limestone
Answer: Non-ferrous metals
- Q. Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India? I. Development of a low pressure in north-west India II. Deflection of trade winds III. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean IV. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)III and IV
Answer: I and II
- 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. 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. Who introduced the term ‘monsoon’?
A)The Arabs
B)The British
C)The Mughals
D)The Chinese
Answer: The Arabs
- Q. Delhi gets winter rainfall due to
A)Conventional rain
B)South west monsoon
C)North east monsoon
D)Western distubances
Answer: Western distubances
- Q. The extreme of temperature between summer and winter is quite low in southern part of peninsular India mainly because ________
A)The sun's rays are almost vertical throughout the year
B)The adjoining oceans moderate the temperature
C)The sky is generally cloudy
D)Strong winds flow throughout the year
Answer: The adjoining oceans moderate the temperature
- 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. Which one of the following states receives the highest rainfall during winter months?
A)Meghalaya
B)Punjab
C)Kerala
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Tamil Nadu
- Q. The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26°C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9°C. The station in question is ________
A)Cherapunji
B)Allahabad
C)Chennai
D)Kolkata
Answer: Chennai
- Q. The south west monsoon engulfs the entire India by
A)1st July
B)5th June
C)15th June
D)15th July
Answer: 15th July
- Q. Which of the following area of Indian subcontinent becomes the area of low pressure in summer?
A)North Western India
B)Rann of Kutch
C)Rajasthan
D)Meghalaya
Answer: North Western India
- Q. Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world?
A)Manali (Himachal Pradesh)
B)Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
C)Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
D)Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
Answer: Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Q. ________ Oilfield of India has the largest quantity of recoverable reserves.
A)Ankaleshwar Oilfield
B)Moran Oilfield
C)Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
D)Naharkatiya Oilfield
Answer: Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
- Q. Among the following regions of India, which one receives comparatively least amount of annual rainfall?
A)North-eastern Rajasthan
B)An 80 km wide coastal belt from Nellore to Point Calimere
C)The middle and lower Asom valley
D)The coastal plains of Gujarat south of Narmada
Answer: North-eastern Rajasthan
- 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. From where does the heat come in the environment?
A)Condensation
B)Insolation
C)Radiation
D)Convection
Answer: Insolation
- Q. The retreating monsoon withdraws itself from
A)The north to the south
B)The west coast to the east coast
C)North-East India to the west coast
D)North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
Answer: North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
- Q. Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?
A)It is away from the coast
B)It is a rain shadow area
C)It is located parallel to wind direction
D)Rain bearing clouds are absent
Answer: It is a rain shadow area
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