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    Q1. The climate of India is described as which type? B.

    North of the Tropic of Cancer


    A. Summer C. Region surrounding the Equator
    B. Winter D. All of the above
    C. Monsoon
    D. Tropical Q11. Why does India experience milder winters
    ascompared to central Asia?
    Q2. Where can one find the monsoon type of climate A. Because of the line of Tropic
    inAsia? ofCancer
    A. Southeast B. Because of the Himalayas
    B. Northeast C. Because of the line of Equator
    C. West D. Because of the latitude
    D. Northwest
    Q12. The wind blows southwards and gets
    Q3. The word monsoon is derived from the word deflecteddue to which force?
    mausim which is a word from which language? A. Gravitational force
    A. Latin B. Frictional force
    B. British C. Coriolis force
    C. Arabic D. Magnetic force
    D. Portugese
    Q13. Which winds blow over the warm oceans,
    Q4. Which word refers to the seasonal reversal in gathermoisture and bring widespread rainfall over the
    thewind direction during a year? mainland of India?
    A. Mausim A. Monsoon winds
    B. Monsoon B. Southeast Monsoon winds
    C. Autumn C. Southwest Monsoon winds
    D. Spring D. Loo
    Q5. In which season does the mercury touch 50 in
    some parts of Rajasthan? Q14. Where do the jet streams flow in India?
    A. Summer A. Plains
    B. Monsoon B. South of the Himalayas
    C. Winters C. Coastal area
    D. None of these D. Thar desert

    Q6. Where can one find a wide difference in day Q15. What is the weather phenomena of the
    andnight temperatures in India? wintermonths which bring the westerly flow from
    A. Andaman and Nicobar Islands the Mediterranean region in India?
    B. Goa A. Western Cyclonic Disturbances
    C. Thar Desert B. Coriolis force
    D. Kerala C. El Nino
    D. Monsoon-trough
    Q7. Which areas experience less contrasts
    intemperature conditions? Q16. Who came to India and named the
    A. Coastal areas seasonalreversal of the wind system !monsoon"?
    B. Plains A. The Britishers
    C. Hilly areas B. The Portugese
    D. Plateau region C. The Arabs
    D. The Dutch
    Q8. Which one of the following is a major
    climaticcontrol? Q17. What is the shift of the position of the
    A. Latitude InterTropical Convergence Zone also known as?
    B. Ocean currents A. Southwest Monsoon winds
    C. Relief features B. Monsoon-trough
    D. All of the above C. Retreating Monsoon
    D. None of these
    Q9. Which line passes from the Rann of Kuchchh in
    thewest to Mizoram in the east? Q18. Which plateau gets intensely heated during
    A. Tropic of Cancer thesummers?
    B. Tropic of Capricorn A. Central Highlands
    C. Equator B. Deccan Plateau
    D. None of these C. Tibetan plateau
    D. Chotanagpur plateau
    Q10. Which part of India experiences tropical climate?
    A. South of the Tropic of Cancer

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    Q19. What causes the monsoon winds to D. Shevroy hills
    deflecttowards the west over the Ganga plains?
    A. Mountains Q28. Why are the thickly populated deltas of the
    B. Plain region Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri frequently
    C. Jet stream struckby cyclones?
    D. All of the above A. Due to the occurrence of
    cyclonicdepressions which originate
    Q20. Which of the following states does not over theAndaman Sea.
    experiencemonsoon by the first week of July? B. Because the low-pressure
    A. Punjab conditionswhich get transferred to the
    B. Haryana Bay of Bengal by early November.
    C. Delhi C. Both A and B
    D. Himachal Pradesh D. None of these

    Q21. Which Peruvian phenomenon is similar to Q29. Which places in India receive less rainfall?
    theSouthern Oscillation or SO? A. Leh
    A. El Nino B. Northeastern India
    B. ENSO C. Western Rajasthan
    C. Both A and B D. Both A and C
    D. None of these
    Q30. Which places in India are drought-prone?
    Q22. Which of the following is not one of the A. Some parts of Punjab
    mainseasons of India? B. Parts of the western coast
    A. The hot weather season C. Northeastern India
    B. The cold weather season D. The Himalayan region
    C. The advancing monsoon
    D. None of these

    Q23. What is possible during winters in the north?


    A. Snowfall
    B. Frost
    C. Hail
    D. Rain

    Q24. What is important for the cultivation of


    rabicrops?
    A. Mahawat
    B. Hail
    C. Frost
    D. All of these

    Q25. During which month can one experience the


    hotweather season in India?
    A. March
    B. Apri;
    C. May
    D. All of these

    Q26. Which one of these climatic conditions takes


    placein the hot weather season?
    A. A. Blowing of loo
    B. B. Kaal Baisakhi
    C. C. An elongated low-pressure area in the region
    extending from the Thar Desert in the
    northwestto Patna and Chotanagpur plateau in
    the east and the southeast.
    D. D. All of these

    Q27. Mawsynram in the southern ranges of which


    hillsreceive the highest average rainfall in India?
    A. Naga hills
    B. Mizo hills
    C. Khasi hills

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