Weather and Climate MCQs

 1 Which of the following places have cooler climate even during summers?

A Allahabad

B Mumbai

C Mussoorie

D Amritsar

Answer: Mussoorie

2 Which of the following places of India experiences extreme type of climate?

A Shillong

B Bengaluru

C Chennai

D Delhi

Answer: Delhi

3 Due to which of the following factors does Pune receive much lesser rainfall as compared to Mumbai?

A It is located on the leeward side of Western Ghats

B It is located on windward side of Western Ghats

C Continentality

D Distance from the sea

Answer: It is located on the leeward side of Western Ghats

4 In which month the transition season changed the hot rainy season to dry winter season?

A December to February

B February to March

C June to July

D October to November

Answer: October to November

5 In winter the western cyclonic disturbances orginate from which sea?

A Mediterranean Sea

B Indian Ocean

C Caspian Sea

D Arabian Sea

Answer: Mediterranean Sea

6 In which one of the following places could winter temperatures drop to minus 45°C:

A Thiruvananthapuram

B Shillong

C Drass

D Pahalgam

Answer: Drass

7 What generally happens to air temperature as we move from the equator to poles?

A It decreases

B It increases

C It remains constant

D None of the above

Answer: It decreases

8 Which of the following latitudes passes through the middle of our country giving it the characteristics of tropical as well as sub-tropical climate?

A Tropic of Capricorn

B Tropic of Cancer

C Equator

D 82°30 N

Answer: Tropic of Cancer

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

A Silchar

B Cherrapunji

C Mawsynram

D Guwahati

Answer: Cherrapunji

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

A Kaal Baisakhi

B Trade winds

C Loo

D None of these

Answer: Trade winds

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

A Cyclonic depression

B Western disturbances

C Retreating monsoon

D South-west monsoon

Answer: Retreating monsoon

12 Monsoon arrives in India approximately in:

A Early July

B Early June

C Early May

D Early August

Answer: Early July

13 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: Warm days and cold nights

14 Which of the following terms 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 Atmosphere

B Annual range of temperature

C Climate

D Monsoon

Answer: Climate

15 Which of the following is not an element of weather and climate?

A Atmospheric pressure

B Temperature

C Humidity

D Altitude

Answer: Altitude

16 Which of the following is not one of the causes of river pollution?

A Dumping of garbage

B Aquatic organisms and algae

C Discharge of untreated sewage

D None of the above

Answer: Discharge of untreated sewage

17 In which of the following places of India precipitation is in form of snowfall?

A Shillong

B Drass

C Chandigarh

D Haridwar

Answer: Drass

18 Which of the following places of India experience the highest summer temperature?

A Pahalgam

B Leh

C Thiruvananthapuram

D Jaisalmer

Answer: Leh

19 Which of the following is the rainiest station?

A Shillong

B Mumbai

C Chennai

D Kolkata

Answer: Shillong

20 Which one of the following is the driest station?

A Mumbai

B Leh

C Bengaluru

D Delhi

Answer: Leh

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

A December to February

B March to May

C June to September

D October to November

Answer: June to September

22 How do prevailing winds that travel across large bodies of water affect the climate?

A They make it colder

B They make it warmer

C They make it wetter

D They make it drier

Answer: They make it wetter

23 Which of the following explains why one side of a mountain usually has more precipitation than the other side?

A Mountains force air to rise, and air cools and releases moisture as it rises

B The atmosphere gets denser as elevation increases

C Temperatures are higher on one side of a mountain than on the other

D The land on one side is more green and lush than the other

Answer: Mountains force air to rise, and air cools and releases moisture as it rises

24 Prevailing winds affect a region’s climate by

A creating desert areas

B causing more precipitation on one side of a mountain

C affecting how much precipitation it receives

D controlling the amount of solar energy it receives

Answer: affecting how much precipitation it receives

25 Wind will generally carry the most moisture when it comes from

A warm grasslands

B warm tropical seas

C polar icecaps

D mountainous regions

Answer: warm tropical seas

26 What causes changes in weather?

A Air masses move and meet

B Water evaporates

C The air gets more humid

D Clouds form

Answer: Air masses move and meet

27 Which of the following is the cause of the change of seasons?

A the distance of a place from the Equator

B prevailing winds blowing across land or water

C the tilt of the Earth’s axis

D the rotation of the Earth

Answer: the tilt of the Earth’s axis

28 What is the purpose of isobars?

A to measure air pressure

B to describe the weather conditions in a weather station

C to find out what form precipitation will take

D to connect points of equal air pressure on a weather map

Answer: to connect points of equal air pressure on a weather map

29 Which of the following statements describes an anticyclone?

A It is an area of low pressure

B It is an area of high pressure

C It has air masses that meet and rise

D It moves in the direction of the Earth’s rotation

Answer: It is an area of high pressure

30 How does a warm front form?

A Warm air becomes caught between cold air masses

B Two air masses meet and stay separated

C Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it

D None of these

Answer: Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it

31 How does sleet differ from snow?

A It is not a form of precipitation

B It is liquid and not ice

C It starts as rain and freezes in the air

D It starts as water vapor and changes to a solid

Answer: It starts as rain and freezes in the air

32 What role does runoff play in the water cycle?

A It is the process in which liquid turns to water vapor

B It carries water from precipitation into oceans

C It takes water out of the water cycle

D It is not part of the water cycle

Answer: It carries water from precipitation into oceans

33 What happens when air reaches its dew point?

A Condensation occurs

B Relative humidity is 100%

C The humidity decreases

D Clouds form

Answer: Relative humidity is 100%

34 What is a mango shower?

A Premonsoon rainfall in Karnataka and Kerala

B Rainfall in June to September

C Rainfall in winter days

D Rainfall caused by western disturbances

Answer: Premonsoon rainfall in Karnataka and Kerala

35 The state of normal rainfall increasing suddenly and continuing constantly for several days is named as

A break

B burst

C mango shower

D kaal baishakhi

Answer: burst

36 A broad trough of low pressure in equatorial latitudes is known as

A coriolis force

B ITCZ

C jet stream

D centripetal force

Answer: ITCZ

37 Why do coastal areas experience less contrast in temperature conditions?

A Due to moderating effect of the seas

B Due to land mass

C Due to heat conditions

D Due to none of the above three

Answer: Due to moderating effect of the seas

38 The state of atmosphere over an area at any point of time is known as

A weather

B climate

C heat

D cold

Answer: weather

39 Which of the following climatic controls is the most important?

A Latitude

B Altitude

C Pressure and wind system

D Continentality

Answer: Latitude

40 An apparent force caused by the earth’s rotation is called

A coriolis force

B centrifugal force

C centripetal force

D jet stream

Answer: coriolis force

41 Which of the following describes an air mass with the symbol cT?

A cold and wet

B warm and wet

C cold and dry

D warm and dry

Answer: warm and dry

42 How do winds behave in a cyclone?

A They spiral toward the center

B They spiral out toward low pressure areas

C They are very calm

D They travel in two different directions

Answer: They spiral toward the center

43 Meteorologists track cyclones and anticyclones because they

A are dangerous forms of severe weather.

B help predict stormy or clear weather.

C help forecast weather weeks in the future.

D give more accurate facts than fronts.

Answer: help predict stormy or clear weather.

44 Which statement about hail is correct?

A It is rain that falls through a layer of freezing air.

B It may be sent up into the clouds many times.

C It forms in winter in low stratus clouds.

D It is a liquid form of precipitation.

Answer: It may be sent up into the clouds many times.

45 Why does the equator experience about the same temperatures year-round?

A It tilts toward the sun and gets much more direct solar energy.

B It has no prevailing winds.

C It has no mountains to affect its climate.

D The sun’s rays strike the equator at about the same angle all year.

Answer: The sun’s rays strike the equator at about the same angle all year.

46 The Indian sub-continent experiences comparatively milder winters as compared to Central Asia due to which of the following factors?

A The Tropic of Cancer

B The surrounding seas

C The Himalayas

D Ocean currents.

Answer: The Himalayas

47 Which of the following atmospheric conditions govern the climate and associated weather conditions in India?

A Pressure and surface winds

B Upper air circulation

C Western cyclonic disturbances and tropical cyclones

D All of the above

Answer: All of the above

48 In which of the following months does the Tamil Nadu coast get most of its rainfall?

A December to February

B March to May

C June to September

D October to November

Answer: October to November

49 Besides landforms and drainage, which is the third basic element of the natural environment?

A Climate

B Temperature

C Wind

D Rainfall

Answer: Climate

50 Why do we wear woollen clothes in winter?

A To ward off cold

B To ward off heat

C To remain calm

D To remain drenched

Answer: To ward off cold

51 The sum total of weather conditions and variations over a large area for a long period of time is called

A weather

B climate

C hot weather

D cold weather

Answer: climate

52 What kind of weather will nimbostratus clouds likely bring?

A sunny

B rainy

C warm

D thunderstorms

Answer: rainy

53 What kind of weather would an occluded front likely bring?

A sunny and warm

B much precipitation

C thunderstorms

D cold and dry

Answer: much precipitation

54 What kind of weather would an anticyclone likely bring?

A stormy

B cool and wet

C dry and clear

D changeable

Answer: dry and clear

55 What kind of weather would cumulonimbus clouds likely bring?

A clear and sunny

B hurricane

C light rain

D thunderstorm

Answer: thunderstorm

56 Images of weather systems on television come from

A station models.e

B weather satellites.

C weather balloons.

D anemometers.

Answer: weather satellites.

57 What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?

A drizzly rain followed by clear weather

B severe storms

C many days of cloudy, wet weather

D cold, dry weather

Answer: many days of cloudy, wet weather

58 A maritime polar air mass that forms over the North Pacific Ocean brings what kind of weather to the Pacific Coast?

A warm

B dry

C wet

D cold

Answer: wet

59 In what part of the water cycle do clouds form?

A evaporation

B runoff

C precipitation

D condensation

Answer: condensation

60 Seasons are caused by

A the sun’s cycle.

B the greenhouse effect.

C sunspots.

D the tilt of the Earth’s axis.

Answer: the tilt of the Earth’s axis.