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.
