Chapter-4[ Climate]
1. Which one of the following places receives the highest rainfall in the world?
a) Silchar
b) Mawsynram
c) Cherrapunji
d) Guwahati
Answer. b) Mawsynram.
Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in the world.
Mawsynram is the southern part of the Khasi range which is located in Meghalaya. It is also famous for stalagmite and stalactite caves.
2. The wind blowing in the northern plains in summer is known as:
a) Kaal Baisakhi
b) Loo
c) Trade Winds
d) None of the above
Answer. b) Loo.
Loo is hot winds that blow in the northern plains in summer. Loo is strong, gusty, hot, and dry winds that blow during the day in the summer season.
Kall Baisakhi is violent pre-monsoon torrential rain with thunderstorms in the Bengal region.
Trade winds are permanent winds that blow from subtropical high-pressure belts to equatorial low-pressure belts in both hemispheres throughout the year.
3. Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in the northwestern part of India.
a) Cyclonic depression
b) Retreating monsoon
c) Western disturbances
d) Southwest monsoon
Answer. c) Western Disturbance.
- Western disturbances cause rainfall during winters in the northwestern part of India. The rains are a boon for Rabi crops and the rain also brings the temperature down in the northwestern part of India.
- Cyclonic depression causes rainfall in the coastal region of India.
- Retreating monsoon is also called northeast monsoon and it causes rainfall on the Coromandel coast( Tamil Nadu coast) in India.
- The southwest monsoon is also simply said as monsoon. it brings rainfall in summer in most parts of India.
4. Monsoon arrives in India approximately in:
a) Early May
b) Early July
c) Early June
d) Early August
Answer c) Early June.
Monsoon season begins from early June to mid-September and it is around 100 to 120 days.
5. Which one of the following characterizes the cold-weather season in India?
a) Warm days and warm nights
b) Warm days and cold nights
c) Cool days and cold nights
d) Cold days and warm nights
Answer. b) Warm days and cold nights.
Warm days and Cold nights characterize the cold-weather season in India.
Cold weather is from mid-November to February.
6. ------------ refers to the sum total of weather conditions and variations over a large area for a long period of time (more than thirty years).
a) Atmospheric conditions
b) Isobars
c) Climate
d) Weather
Answer. c) Climate
7. ------------refers to the state of the atmosphere over an area at any point in time.
a) Atmospheric conditions
b) Isobars
c) Climate
d) Weather
Answer. d) Weather
8. Which of the following is not an element of weather or climate?
a) Temperature and Precipitation
b) Atmospheric pressure and wind
c) Latitude and Longitude
d) Humidity and aridity
Answer. c) Latitude and Longitude
9. The word monsoon is derived from the ------------ word ‘mausim’ which literally means season.
a) Tamil
b) Bangla
c) Arabic
d) Sanskrit
Answer. c) Arabic
10. The climate of India is described as the
a) Tropical climate
b) Subtropical climate
c) Tropical and subtropical climate
d) Monsoon climate
Answer. d) Monsoon climate
11. Why do the houses in Rajasthan have thick walls and flat roofs?
a) To overcome flood problems
b) To prevent the heat from entering the house and collect rainwater from the roof
c) To prevent seepage from heavy rain.
d) All of the above
Answer. b) To prevent the heat from entering the house and collect rainwater from the roof
12. Why is it that the houses in the Tarai region and in Goa and Mangalore have sloping roofs?
a) To overcome flood problems
b) To prevent the heat from entering the house and collect rainwater from the roof
c) To prevent the seepage from heavy rain.
d) All of the above
Answer. c) To prevent the seepage from heavy rain.
13. Why houses in Assam are built on stilts?
a) To overcome flood problems
b) To prevent the heat from entering the house and collect rainwater from the roof
c) To prevent seepage from heavy rain.
d) All of the above
Answer. a) To overcome flood problems
14. There are six major controls of the climate of any place. Which of the following is not major control of climate?
a) latitude and altitude
b) Longitude and soil
c) pressure and wind system and distance from the sea (continentality)
d) ocean currents and relief features.
Answer. b) Longitude and soil
15. Due to the ----- of the earth, the amount of solar energy received varies according to latitude.
a) curvature
b) Elliptical orbit
c) Tilted on-axis
d) Rotation and revolution
Answer. a) curvature
16. Why the hills are cooler during summer?
a) Due to dance vegetation
b) Due to orographic rain
c) At higher altitudes, the atmosphere becomes less dense, and temperature decreases
d) Due to a lower concentration of oxygen
Answer. c) At higher altitudes, the atmosphere becomes less dense, and temperature decreases
17. The pressure and wind system of any area depends on the ------------- of the place.
a) latitude and altitude
b) Relief
c) Concentration of atmospheric gases
d) Wind direction
Answer. a) latitude and altitude
18. Which of the following condition is known as continentality (i.e. very hot during summers and very cold during winters).
a) Climatic conditions associated with location which is far away from the sea.
b) Climatic conditions associated near the sea.
c) Heavy rainfall near the sea coast.
d) Temperature inversion
Answer. a) Climatic conditions associated with location which is far away from the sea.
19. Why most of the world’s deserts are located on the western margins of continents in the subtropics?
a) Because of the presence of warm ocean current on the coast.
b) Because of the cold ocean current on the coast.
c) Because of cold winds over the areas.
d) Because of the presence of warm winds over the area.
Answer. b) Because of the cold ocean current on the coast.
20. The leeward side of the mountains remains relatively .......?
a) Moist
b) Dry
c) Cold
d) Hot
Answer. b) Dry
21. The climate and associated weather conditions in India are governed by the following atmospheric conditions?
a) Pressure and surface winds
b) Upper air circulation
c) Western cyclonic disturbances and tropical cyclones
d) All of the above
Answer. d) All of the above
22. Which of the following is not true regarding Coriolis force?
a) Coriolis force is an apparent force caused by the earth’s rotation.
b) The Coriolis force is responsible for deflecting winds towards the right in the northern hemisphere
c) The Coriolis force is responsible for deflecting winds towards the right in the southern hemisphere.
d) Coriolis force works as per ‘Ferrel’s Law’.
Answer. c) The Coriolis force is responsible for deflecting winds towards the right in the southern hemisphere.
23. What is the latitudinal value of Subtropical westerly jet streams in India?
a) 27°-30° north latitude
b) 25°-17° north latitude
c) 27°-30° south latitude
d) 25°-17° south latitude
Answer. a) 27°-30° north latitude
24. In summer, the subtropical westerly jet stream blows over?
a) North of Himalaya
b) Over the Himalayas
c) South of Himalaya
d) Peninsular India
Answer. a) North of Himalaya; with the apparent movement of the sun.
25. An easterly jet stream, called the sub-tropical easterly jet stream blows over?
a) North of Himalaya
b) Over the Himalayas
c) South of Himalaya
d) Peninsular India
Answer. d) Peninsular India( 14°N during the summer months)
27. Western Cyclonic Disturbances cause rainfall in north-western regions of India in the winter season. The origin of western cyclonic disturbance is?
a) Himalaya
b) Tibet
c) Mediterranean region
d) High atmospheric pressure of higher latitude
Answer. c) Mediterranean region
28. The monsoons are experienced in the tropical area roughly between?
a) 20° N and 20° S
b) 10° N and 30° S
c) 10° N and 10° S
d) 30° N and 30° S
Answer. a) 20° N and 20° S
29. Which of the following is related to the atmosphere?
a) Southern Oscillation
b) El Nino
c) La Nina
d) All of the above
Answer. a) Southern Oscillation; El Nino and La Nina are associated with ocean circulation.
30. The duration of the monsoon is between 100- 120 days from?
a) early June to mid-September
b) late June to mid-September
c) late June to late-September
d) early June to mid-October
Answer. a) early June to mid-September
31. the normal rainfall increases suddenly and continues constantly for several days. This is known as
the -------------- of the monsoon?
a) Burst
b) Onset
c) Break
d) Pre-monsoon showers
Answer. a) Burst
32. The withdrawal of the monsoon begins in the northwestern states of India by
a) Early September
b) Late September
c) Early October
d) Late October
Answer. a) Early September
33. Delhi generally receives the monsoon showers from the Bay of Bengal branch by?
a) Early June
b) Early July
c) End of June
d) End of July
Answer. c) End of June
34. The cold weather season begins from -------- in northern India and stays till---------.
a) mid-November and February
b) mid-October and February
c) mid-November and March
d) mid-November and April
Answer. a) mid-November and February
35. Local name of winter rainfall in India is?
a) Mahawat
b) Kal Baishaki
c) Mango shower
d) All of the above
Answer. a) Mahawat
36. In the late Summer season, there are localized thunderstorms, associated with violent winds, and torrential downpours, often accompanied by hail. In West Bengal, these storms are known as the
a) Mahawat
b) Kal Baishaki
c) Mango shower
d) All of the above
Answer. b) Kal Baishaki
37. ‘mango showers’, a pre-monsoon shower is commonly found in which region?
a) Punjab and Haryana
b) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
c) Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
d) Kerala and Karnataka
Answer. d) Kerala and Karnataka
38. Mawsynram receives the highest average rainfall in the world. It is located in the?
a) southern ranges of the Khasi Hills
b) southern ranges of the Garo Hills
c) southern ranges of the Jaintia Hills
d) eastern ranges of the Khasi Hills
Answer. a) southern ranges of the Khasi Hills
39. Mawsynram is famous for?
a) the wettest place on the earth.
b) stalagmite and stalactite caves
c) Both a & b
d) None
Answer. c) Both a & b
40. Which of the following is not a low rainfall area (<60 cm annual rainfall)?
a) western Rajasthan and adjoining parts of Gujarat, Haryana, and Punjab.
b) Deccan plateau, and east of the Sahyadris.
c) Leh in Jammu and Kashmir
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer. d) Arunachal Pradesh
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