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India's Climate

57 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 1 of 3

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Q1. What is the most important feature of India's climate?

  1. Aseasonal changes in winds
  2. BContinuous rainfall throughout the year
  3. Cchange in wind direction
  4. DPrevalence of summer and winter winds
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Answer: C) change in wind direction

Q2. The Indian monsoon was first described by which Arab scholar?

  1. AAlberuni
  2. BAlmasoodi
  3. CAl Ahmadi
  4. DIbn Khurdad Beh
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Answer: B) Almasoodi

Q3. Which of the following does not affect the Indian monsoon?

  1. AElnino
  2. BJetstream
  3. CTibetan Plateau
  4. DGulf Stream
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Answer: D) Gulf Stream

Q4. Shimla is colder than Amritsar despite being located at a lower latitude because -

  1. AShimla receives heavy snowfall
  2. BShimla has high air pressure
  3. CIt is at a high altitude
  4. DShimla receives heavy rainfall
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Answer: C) It is at a high altitude

Q5. Which of the following states does not receive rainfall from the South-West monsoon?

  1. ARajasthan
  2. BTamil Nadu
  3. CKarnataka
  4. DPunjab
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Answer: B) Tamil Nadu

Q6. The main reasons for the autumnal rains in Tamil Nadu are:

  1. AWestern Disturbance
  2. BSouth-west monsoon
  3. CNorth-East monsoon
  4. DSouth-East monsoon
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Answer: C) North-East monsoon

Q7. In which of the following regions does the South-West monsoon enter first?

  1. ATamil Nadu
  2. BMaharashtra
  3. CGoa
  4. DKerala
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Answer: D) Kerala

Q8. In which part of the country does rainfall occur from both the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal branches of the monsoon?

  1. AMadhya Pradesh
  2. BBihar
  3. CPunjab
  4. DOdisha
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Answer: C) Punjab

Q9. By which of the following names are the pre-monsoon lightning storms in the states of Assam, West Bengal and Orissa known?

  1. Anor'westers
  2. Bnor'easters
  3. Ceastwesters
  4. DSoutheasters
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Answer: A) nor'westers

Q10. The Coromandel Coast of India receives the highest rainfall in-

  1. AIn January-February
  2. Bin June-September
  3. CIn March-May
  4. Din October-November
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Answer: D) in October-November

Q11. The reason for winter rainfall in the north-western part of India is-

  1. Alocal storm
  2. BThe returning monsoon
  3. CWestern Disturbance
  4. DEastern Disturbance
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Answer: C) Western Disturbance

Q12. The maximum rainfall in India occurs in the ........... region.

  1. AWestern Ghats, Himalayan region and Meghalaya
  2. BMadhya Pradesh and Bihar
  3. CUttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab
  4. DAndhra Pradesh and Vidarbha
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Answer: A) Western Ghats, Himalayan region and Meghalaya

Q13. The place that receives the highest rainfall in India is-

  1. ABikaner
  2. BCherrapunji
  3. CMawsynram
  4. DShimla receives heavy rainfall
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Answer: C) Mawsynram

Q14. Which of the following is the correct sequence of the two states in India that receive the highest and the least rainfall?

  1. AKerala and Madhya Pradesh
  2. BMeghalaya and Rajasthan
  3. CAssam and Rajasthan
  4. DKerala and Rajasthan
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Answer: B) Meghalaya and Rajasthan

Q15. Mawsynram and Cherrapunji receive more rainfall because-

  1. Athere is low pressure here
  2. BSteamy winds always blow here.
  3. CIt rains here throughout the year
  4. DThe hills here are funnel shaped.
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Answer: D) The hills here are funnel shaped.

Q16. The reason for the high annual temperature difference in Delhi is-

  1. Ascanty rainfall
  2. Bclosest to the Tropic of Cancer
  3. Cproximity to the desert
  4. Dgreater distance from the sea
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Answer: D) greater distance from the sea

Q17. In which part of India is the maximum daily temperature difference found?

  1. AEastern Coastal Region
  2. BIn the interior areas of the Chhattisgarh plains
  3. Cin the Andaman Islands
  4. DIn the desert areas of Rajasthan
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Answer: D) In the desert areas of Rajasthan

Q18. What is the reason for winter rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir?

  1. AThe returning monsoon
  2. BWestern Disturbance
  3. Clocal wind
  4. DWinter monsoon
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Answer: B) Western Disturbance

Q19. Which of the following places in India receives the minimum rainfall in a year?

  1. AJodhpur
  2. BLeh
  3. CNew Delhi
  4. DBengaluru
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Answer: B) Leh

Q20. If there was an equator in place of the Tropic of Cancer in India, what effect would it have on the climate here?

  1. Ahigh temperature and low rainfall
  2. Bhigh temperatures and heavy rainfall
  3. Clow temperature and low rainfall
  4. DLow temperature and high rainfall
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Answer: B) high temperatures and heavy rainfall

Q21. Monsoon rainfall is not characterized by-

  1. Aseasonal rainfall
  2. Buncertain and irregular rainfall
  3. Cuneven distribution of rainfall
  4. Dthe frequency of rainy days
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Answer: D) the frequency of rainy days

Q22. Most of India lies north of the Tropic of Cancer but it is called a tropical country because-

  1. AThe Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of India
  2. BThe people of India came from the tropical belt
  3. CThe population is more concentrated in the tropical region.
  4. DThe climate of the country is determined by the tropical monsoon.
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Answer: D) The climate of the country is determined by the tropical monsoon.

Q23. Pune receives less rainfall than Mumbai because-

  1. APune is located at a low altitude.
  2. BThere is no dense forest near it.
  3. CIt is farther from the equator than Mumbai.
  4. DThis rain falls in the shade
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Answer: D) This rain falls in the shade

Q24. Although only the southern part of India is located in the tropical zone, the climate of the entire India is tropical. This is because:

  1. AIndia comes under the influence of monsoon
  2. BThe northern part of India has a continental climate.
  3. CThe Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of the country
  4. DThe high Himalayan mountain ranges protect it from the cold northern winds.
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Answer: D) The high Himalayan mountain ranges protect it from the cold northern winds.

Q25. The average rainfall in India is-

  1. A98 cm.
  2. B118 cm.
  3. C128 cm.
  4. D138 cm.
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Answer: B) 118 cm.

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