Chapter 4 – Climate – Ankit Enterprises

What factors affect the climate of a place in India?(i) Location (ii) Surface winds (iii) Relief features (iv) Upper air circulation

(a) (i) and (iv)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (ii)
(d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

The word ‘Monsoon’ has been derived from the Arabic word ‘Mausam’ which means:

(a) Climatic changes
(b) Seasons
(c) Weather condition
(d) Climatic variation

What is the average temperature of Chennai during wrinter?

(a) Between 24° – 25°C
(b) Between 10° – 15°C
(c) Between 20° – 25°C
(d) Between 25° – 30°C

Which of the following state affected by Kal-Baisakhi:(i) Assam (ii) West Bengal (iii) Chennai (iv) Orissa

(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (i) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (ii)
(d) All states (i), (ii, (iii) and (iv)

Which of the following seasons are recognised in India.(i) Cold Weather Season (ii) Hot Weather Season (iii) Advancing Monsoon Season (iv) Retreating Monsoon Season

(a) Only (iv)
(b) Only (iii)
(c) Expect (iv), (i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) All season mention in option (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv)

What is climate?

(a) Sum of total weather conditions and variation over a large area of a long time.
(b) Sum of total weather condition over a particular area.
(c) Temperature condition of a particular region.
(d) None of these

Which of the following place receive highest rainfall in India as well as in the world?

(a) Silchar
(b) Cherrapunji
(c) Mawsynram
(d) Guwahati

The wind blowing in the northern plains in summer is called …………….

(a) Loo
(b) Trade winds
(c) Kaal Baisakhi
(d) All a, b and c.

Which of the following causes rainfall during winter in the north-western part of India.

(a) Cyclonic depression
(b) Western disturbance
(c) Retreating monsoon
(d) South west monsoon

Monsoon arrives in India approximately in ……………. :

(a) Early May
(b) Early June
(c) Early July
(d) Early August

The most important characteristics of cold weather season in India is:

(a) Warm days and warm nights
(b) Warm days and Cold nights
(c) Cold days and cold nights
(d) Cold days and warm nights

Which one of the following places receives the highest rainfall in the world?

(a) Silchar
(b) Mawsynram
(c) Cherrapunji
(d) Guwahati

The wind blowing in the northern plains in summers in known as:

(a) Kaal Baisakhi
(b) Loo
(c) Trade winds
(d) None of the above

Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in north-western part of India?

(a) Cyclonic depression
(b) Retreating monsoon
(c) Western disturbances
(d) Southwest monsoon

Monsoon arrives in India approximately in:

(a) Early May
(b) Early July
(c) Early June
(d) Early August

Which one of the following characteristics 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.

In which place in India are houses built on stilts?

(a) Bihar
(b) Assam
(c) Goa
(d) None of these

In which places of India there is very little difference between day and night temperatures?

(a) Bihar
(b) Bangalore
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) All of these

Most parts of India receive rainfall during which of the following months?

(a) June to September
(b) May to July
(c) September to March
(d) None of these

Kal Baisakhi is associated with:

(a) Punjab
(b) Odisha
(c) Karnataka
(d) West Bengal

What do you mean by weather?

(a) State of the atmosphere over an area at any point of time
(b) Envelope of air surrounding earth
(c) Generalised monthly atmospheric conditions.
(d) None of these

Which one of the following is an element of weather and climate?

(a) Atmospheric pressure
(b) Temperature
(c) Humidity
(d) All of these

Around the time of its arrival, the normal rainfall increases suddenly and continues constantly for several days. This is called:

(a) North-easterlies
(b) Jet stream
(c) South-west monsoon
(d) Burst of the monsoon

Which of the following is a component of westerly flow?

(a) North-easterlies
(b) Jet stream
(c) South-west monsoon
(d) Kal Baishakhi

Which prevents the southwest monsoon winds from escaping from India?

(a) The Indian deserts
(b) The Himalayas
(c) Low pressure over Central Asia
(d) None of these

Which winds brings widespread rainfall over the mainland of India?

(a) Sea breeze
(b) North easterly
(c) Southwest monsoon winds
(d) None of these

Which one of the following places in India have cooler climate even during summers?

(a) Jaisalmer
(b) Surat
(c) Mussoorie
(d) All of these

What does the word monsoon literally means?

(a) Wind pattern
(b) Change
(c) Seasons
(d) All of these

Which is the coldest place in India?

(a) Shillong
(b) Srinagar
(c) Drass
(d) None of these

Which one of the following states in India suffers from loo?

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Bihar
(c) Gujarat
(d) All of these

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