Question 1.
Which one of the following places receives the highest rainfall in the world?
(a) Silchar
(b) Mawsynram
(c) Cherrapunji
(d) Guwahati
Answer
Answer: (b) Mawsynram
Question 2.
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
Answer
Answer: (b) Loo
Question 3.
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
Answer
Answer: (c) Western disturbances
Question 4.
Monsoon arrives in India approximately in:
(a) Early May
(b) Early July
(c) Early June
(d) Early August
Answer
Answer: (c) Early June
Question 5.
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.
Answer
Answer: (b) Warm days and cold nights
Question 6.
In which place in India are houses built on stilts?
(a) Bihar
(b) Assam
(c) Goa
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (b) Assam
Explanation:
Houses in Assam are built on stilts. These variations have given rise to variety in lives of people – in terms of the food they eat, the clothes they wear and also the kind of houses they live in.
Question 7.
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
Answer
Answer: (c) Thiruvananthapuram
Explanation:
On the other hand, there is hardly any difference in day and night temperatures in Thiruvananthapuram, the Andaman and Nicobar islands or in Kerala.
Question 8.
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
Answer
Answer: (a) June to September
Explanation:
Most parts of the country receive rainfall from June to September but some parts like the Tamil Nadu coast get a large portion of its rain during October and November.
Question 9.
Kal Baisakhi is associated with:
(a) Punjab
(b) Odisha
(c) Karnataka
(d) West Bengal
Answer
Answer: (d) West Bengal
Explanation:
In West Bengal, these storms are known as the ‘Kaal Baisakhi’.
Question 10.
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
Answer
Answer: (a) State of the atmosphere over an area at any point of time
Explanation:
Weather refers to the state of the atmosphere over an area at any point of time. The elements of weather and climate are the temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity and precipitation.
Question 11.
Which one of the following is an element of weather and climate?
(a) Atmospheric pressure
(b) Temperature
(c) Humidity
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (d) All of these
Explanation:
The elements of weather and climate are the temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity and precipitation.
Question 12.
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
Answer
Answer: (d) Burst of the monsoon
Explanation:
Around the time of its arrival, the normal rainfall increases suddenly and continues constantly for several days. This is known as the ‘burst’ of the monsoon, and can be distinguished from the pre-monsoon showers.
Question 13.
Which of the following is a component of westerly flow?
(a) North-easterlies
(b) Jet stream
(c) South-west monsoon
(d) Kal Baishakhi
Answer
Answer: (b) Jet stream
Explanation:
The upper air circulation in this region is dominated by a westerly flow. An important component of this flow is the jet stream.
Question 14.
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
Answer
Answer: (b) The Himalayas
Explanation:
The Himalayas protect the subcontinent from extremely cold winds from central Asia. This enables northern India to have uniformly higher temperatures.
Question 15.
Which winds brings widespread rainfall over the mainland of India?
(a) Sea breeze
(b) North easterly
(c) Southwest monsoon winds
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Southwest monsoon winds
Explanation:
The Southwest Monsoon winds blow over the warm oceans, gather moisture and bring widespread rainfall over the mainland of India.
Question 16.
Which one of the following places in India have cooler climate even during summers?
(a) Jaisalmer
(b) Surat
(c) Mussoorie
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Mussoorie
Explanation:
The hills are cooler during summers. Mussoorie in in India have cooler climate even during summers.
Question 17.
What does the word monsoon literally means?
(a) Wind pattern
(b) Change
(c) Seasons
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Seasons
Explanation:
The word monsoon is derived from a word which literally means Season. These monsoon winds bind the whole country.
Question 18.
Which is the coldest place in India?
(a) Shillong
(b) Srinagar
(c) Drass
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Drass
Explanation:
On a winter night, temperature at Drass in Jammu and Kashmir may be as low as minus 45°C.
Question 19.
Which one of the following states in India suffers from loo?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Bihar
(c) Gujarat
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Gujarat
Explanation:
A striking feature of the hot weather season is the ‘loo’. These are strong, gusty, hot, dry winds blowing during the day mainly in Gujarat.
Question 20.
What causes rainfall in West Bengal during the hot weather season?
(a) Kal Baishakhi
(b) Southwest monsoon
(c) Retreating Monsoon
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Kal Baishakhi
Explanation:
The season for localised thunderstorms, associated with violent winds, torrential downpours, often accompanied by hail. In West Bengal, these storms are known as the ‘Kaal Baisakhi’.
Question 21.
Which area is not an area of low precipitation in India?
(a) Assam
(b) Deccan plateau
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Assam
Explanation:
Assam is the area of low precipitation. The rest of the country receives moderate rainfall. Snowfall is restricted to the Himalayan region.
1. Which of the following is not an elements of weather and climate?
(a) Atmospheric pressure
(b) Temperature
(c) Humidity
(d) Altitude
► (d) Altitude
2. 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) Monsoons
► (c) Climate
3. Which one of the following terms is used for the state of atmosphere over an area at any point of time ?
(a) Weather
(b) Winds
(c) Climate
(d) Pressure
► (a) Weather
4. Which of the following is the rainiest station?
(a) Shillong
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Kolkata
► (a) Shillong
5. Which of the following places of India experiences the highest summer temperature?
(a) Pahalgam
(b) Leh
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Jaisalmer
► (d) Jaisalmer
6. 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
► (c) June to September
7. Which one of the following is the driest station?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Leh
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Delhi
► (b) Leh
8. Which of the following places in India experiences a very high diurnal range of temperature?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Jodhpur
(c) Chennai
(d) Delhi
► (b) Jodhpur
9. In which of the following places are houses built on stilts?
(a) Assam
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Goa
(d) Kerala
► (a) Assam
10. In which of the following places of India there is very little difference between day and night temperatures?
(a) Guwahati
(b) Nagpur
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Delhi
► (c) Thiruvananthapuram
11. Latitude and altitude of a place determine which of the following climatic elements of a place?
(a) Pressure and wind system
(b) Temperature
(c) Rainfall pattern
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
12. Which of the following places of India experiences extreme type of climate?
(a) Shillong
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Chennai
(d) Delhi
► (d) Delhi
13. Which one of the following is not one of the six major controls of the climate of any place?
(a) Latitude
(b) Temperature
(c) Pressure and wind system
(d) Distance from the sea
► (b) Temperature
14. 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
► (a) It is located on the leeward side of Western Ghats
15. The Indian subcontinent 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
► (c) The Himalayas
16. Which of the following latitudes passes through the middle of our country, giving it the characteristics of tropical as well as subtropical climate?
(a) Tropic of Capricorn
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) Equator
(d) 82°30'N
► (b) Tropic of Cancer
17. 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 the above
► (d) All the above
18. The Indian subcontinent 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
► (c) The Himalayas
19. From which of the following pressure belts do the north-easterly trade winds originate?
(a) Equatorial low pressure belt
(b) Subtropical high pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere
(c) Subtropical high pressure belt of the Southern Hemisphere
(d) Temperate low pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere
► (b) Subtropical high pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere
20. Which of the following prevents the southwest monsoon winds from escaping from India?
(a) The surrounding seas
(b) The Himalayas
(c) Low pressure over Central Asia
(d) The Indian deserts
► (b) The Himalayas
21. Which of the following is a component of upper air circulation?
(a) North-easterlies
(b) Jet stream
(c) South-west monsoon
(d) Kal Baishakhi
► (b) Jet stream
22. Due to which of the following reasons are the southwest monsoons rainbearing winds?
(a) They blow from low pressure area of northeastern India towards the seas
(b) They are seasonal winds
(c) They blow over warm Indian Ocean and gather moisture
(d) They strike the Himalayas
► (c) They blow over warm Indian Ocean and gather moisture
23. Which of the following causes rainfall in West Bengal during the hot weather season?
(a) Mango showers
(b) Kal Baishakhi
(c) Southwest monsoon
(d) Retreating Monsoon
► (b) Kal Baishakhi
24. By which of the following dates do southern parts of our islands receive their first monsoon showers?
(a) First week of April
(b) First week of May
(c) First week of June
(d) Mid-October
► (a) First week of April
25. The word monsoon is derived from a word which literally means which of the following?
(a) Seasons
(b) Wind pattern
(c) Change
(d) Mausumbi
► (a) Seasons
26. The peninsular part of India experiences peak summers earlier than northern India because :
(a) There is less rainfall in the peninsula during that time.
(b) Cold waves from Central Asia sweeps through the northern plains during the time.
(c) Due to northward movement of the sun, the global heat belt shifts northward
(d) Clouds do not form in those months
► (c) Due to northward movement of the sun, the global heat belt shifts northward
27. Which is the coldest place in India?
(a) Drass
(b) Srinagar
(c) Shillong
(d) Bikaner
► (a) Drass
28. The term monsoon is originated from?
(a) German
(b) Hindi
(c) Latin
(d) Arabic
► (d) Arabic
