02 MCQ Set Vi On Climate
02 MCQ Set Vi On Climate
02 MCQ Set Vi On Climate
11. In south India, the hot weather is not as intense as in north India.
Choose the appropriate reason/s.
a) Due to moderating influence of the oceans
b) Due to southern India being a peninsular
c) Due to proximity to the equator
d) Due to moderating influence of the sea and tapered shape of
peninsular India.
Ans: Due to moderating influence of the sea and tapered topography
13. Rains that help in the early ripening of mango crop ---
a) Mango showers in Karnataka
b) Mango showers in Kerala
c) Cherry Blossom in Kerala
d) Cherry Blossom in Karnataka
Ans: Mango showers in Kerala
14. Bardoli Chheerha are thunderstorms accompanied with strong
rainfall. They are _______________
a) Cherrapunji
b) Shillong
c) Both Cherrapunji and Shillong receive the same average annual
rainfall.
d) None of the above
Ans: Cherrapunji
17. The Arabian Sea branch of SW Monsoons join Bay of Bengal branch
in- Bihar and Haryana
a) Haryana and Punjab
b) Punjab and Himanchal Pradesh
c) Punjab and Bihar
Ans: Haryana and Punjab
19. Arrange the given cities in ascending order based on the rainfall they
receive during the South West Monsoon season-- Patna, Delhi, Kolkata,
Allahabad.
a) Kolkata, Patna, Allahabad, Delhi
b) Kolkata, Delhi, Allahabad, Patna
c) Patna, Allahabad, Kolkata, Delhi
d) Delhi, Allahabad, Patna, Kolkata
Ans: Delhi, Allahabad, Patna & Kolkata
Ans: Gwalior
24. Tropical cyclones bring heavy rainfalls but temperate cyclones bring
light rainfall because-
a) Tropical cyclones are bigger in size than temperate cyclones
b) Tropical cyclones develop over the sea
c) Tropical cyclones develop in the temperate region of Mediterranean
Sea
d) Temperate cyclones are largely a summer phenomenon
Ans: Tropical cyclones develop over the sea
27. The Peninsular India does not have a well- defined winter season
because---
31. Tamil Nadu coast does not get any rain from the Bay of Bengal
branch of the south west monsoon because:
a. Eastern Ghats are located parallel to the Bay of Bengal branch of the
south-west monsoon.
b. Tamil Nadu is located on eastern coast of Peninsular India.
c. Tamil Nadu is located on leeward side of Western Ghats.
d. Tamil Nadu receives winter rainfall.
Ans: Eastern Ghats are located parallel to the Bay of Bengal branch
of the south-west monsoon.
Ans: Warm
33. Which of the following does not affect the climate of a place?
a. Western Disturbances
b. Latitude
c. Soil type
d. Altitude
36. Weak temperate cyclones from the Mediterranean Sea does not
cause rainfall in:
a. Delhi
b. Haryana
c. Punjab
d. Sikkim
Ans: Sikkim
41. Which place is receives more than 400 cm. of rainfall in North-
east region.
a. Kerala
b. Mumbai
c. Bhopal
d. Mawsynram
Ans: Mawsynram
42. Study the table given below and answer the questions that follow:
Ans: 19.8˚C
Name the wind which blows in the month of April and is beneficial for the
cultivation of the crop shown above
a. SW Monsoon winds
b. Norwesters
c. NE Monsoon winds
d. Mango showers
ANSWER: b
44. The concept of differential heating was primarily given to explain which of
the following geographical phenomena?
a. Jet streams
b. Monsoon
c. Cyclones
d. Loo
ANSWER: b
45. Consider the following statements about retreating monsoon and choose
the correct option.
I. The months of October and November are known for retreating monsoons.
II. It is marked by clear skies and rise in temperature.
III. The weather is dry in north India but it is associated with rain in the
eastern part of the peninsula.
a. I only
b. II and III only
c. I and III only
d. All of the above
ANSWER: d
46. Identify the wind system shown in the map above and mention its
significance.
ANSWER: c
47. Identify the wind shown in the map above which is responsible for Thar
being a desert.
a. SW monsoon winds Bay of Bengal branch
b. SW monsoon winds Arabian Sea branch
c. NE monsoon winds
d. Western disturbances
ANSWER:b.
48. Which of the areas labeled on the map will not recive summer rainfall?
Give a reason to justify your answer.
a. A and C, due to dry SW monsoon winds
b. A, due to offshore NE monsoon winds
c. A, due to SW monsoon wind Bay of Bengal Branch as they are parallel to
the Eastern Ghats.
d. C, due to SW monsoon Arabian Sea branch
ANSWER: c
51. The ---------------- winds deflect towards the Malabar Coast due to the
Coriolis Effect.
a. South east trade winds
b. South west monsoon winds
c. North east trade winds
d. South east monsoon winds
ANSWER: a
52.(a) Identify the type of rainfall given in the diagram above
a. Convectional
b. Cyclonic
c. Orographic
d. Torrential
Ans: Orographic
52.(b) Which of the pair of cities would have the type of rainfall which you
have identified in q. 52(a).
Ans: S.W Monsoon (Arabian Sea branch) blows parallel to the Aravali
range
65. Mysore receives less rainfall than Mangalore because Mysore is locatedat
a) interior part b)windward side c) leeward side d) Both (a) and (c)
Ans: Both (a) and (c)
77. The state which receives summer rainfall from both the branches of
monsoons
a) UtterPradesh b)Madhya Pradesh c)Tamil Nadu d)Punjab
Ans: Punjab
Ans: Continental
79. Identify the winds given in black arrow which brings rainfall to NW India.
a. NortheasttradeWinds
b. Easterlies
c. WesternDisturbance
d. Northwesttradewinds
80. IdentifytheseasonexperiencedintheNorthernhemisphere
a. Summer
b. Winter
c. Autumn
d. Spring
Ans: Winter
81. Identify the warm local wind experienced in the marked region during
summer.
a. Chinook
b. TemperateCyclone
c. Kalbaisaki
d. Loo
Ans: Loo
82. The rain which is important for tea, coffee and mango plants in the
shaded region.
a. Mango-shower
b. Kalbaisakhi
c. South-WestMonsoon
d. Loo
Ans: Mango-shower
83. Choose the correct statement about the region shaded in green.
85. Identify the winds marked in black in colour which when crosses the
equator becomes SW monsoon.
a. Westerlies
b. South East Trade winds
c. North West Trade winds
d. None of the above
Ans: South East Trade winds
87. The agricultural benefits derived from the Kalbaisakhi in the shaded
region is good for .
a. Tea
b. Sugarcane
c. Wheat
d. Barley
Ans: Tea
Q.13 Mysore receives less rainfall than Mangalore because Mysore is located
at
a) interior part b) windward slope c) leeward slope
Q.14 Kanyakumari experiences no winter season because….
a) away from the tropics b) close to the tropics
c) Away from the equator d) close to the equator
Q.25 The state which receives summer rainfall from both the branches of
monsoons
a) Utter Pradesh b) Madhya Pradesh c) Tamil Nadu d) Punjab
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