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MCQ 11 Mark
Where can one find the monsoon type of climate in Asia?
  • ✓
    Southeast
  • B
    Northeast
  • C
    West
  • D
    Northwest
Answer
Correct option: A.
Southeast
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MCQ 21 Mark
Which winds brings widespread rainfall over the mainland of India?
  • A
    Sea breeze.
  • B
    North easterly.
  • ✓
    Southwest monsoon winds.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Southwest monsoon winds.
The Southwest Monsoon winds blow over the warm oceans, gather moisture and bring widespread rainfall over the mainland of India.
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MCQ 31 Mark
What is the highest temperature recorded in March on the Deccan Plateau?
  • A
    $35^\circ C$
  • B
    $36^\circ C$
  • C
    $37^\circ C$
  • ✓
    $38^\circ C$
Answer
Correct option: D.
$38^\circ C$
$38^\circ C$ is the highest temperature recorded in March on the Deccan Plateau.
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MCQ 41 Mark
Which word refers to the seasonal reversal in the wind direction during a year?
  • A
    Mausim
  • ✓
    Monsoon
  • C
    Autumn
  • D
    Spring
Answer
Correct option: B.
Monsoon
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MCQ 51 Mark
What is the full form of $\text{ITCZ}?$
  • A
    Indian Tropical Convergence Zone.
  • ✓
    Inter$-$Tropical Convergence Zone.
  • C
    Inter$-$Tropical Climate Zone.
  • D
    Inter$-$Temperate Convergence Zone.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Inter$-$Tropical Convergence Zone.
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MCQ 61 Mark
What causes rainfall in West Bengal during the hot weather season?
  • ✓
    Kal Baishakhi.
  • B
    Southwest monsoon.
  • C
    Retreating Monsoon.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Kal Baishakhi.
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.
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MCQ 71 Mark
Why are the thickly populated deltas of the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri frequently struck by cyclones?
  • A
    Due to the occurrence of cyclonic depressions which originate over the Andaman Sea.
  • B
    Because the low$-$pressure conditions which get transferred to the Bay of Bengal by early November.
  • ✓
    Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
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MCQ 81 Mark
Which of the following statements about the decrease in rainfall is correct?
  • A
    There is a decrease in rainfall generally from north or south in the Northern Plains.
  • ✓
    There is a decrease in rainfall generally from east to west in the Northern Plains.
  • C
    There is a decrease in rainfall generally from west to east in the Northern Plains.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: B.
There is a decrease in rainfall generally from east to west in the Northern Plains.
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MCQ 91 Mark
In which place in India are houses built on stilts?
  • A
    Bihar.
  • ✓
    Assam.
  • C
    Goa.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Assam.
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.
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MCQ 101 Mark
Where can one find a wide difference in day and night temperatures in India?
  • A
    Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
  • B
    Goa.
  • ✓
    Thar Desert.
  • D
    Kerala.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Thar Desert.
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MCQ 111 Mark
Which of the following statements is correct about the Tropic of Cancer?
  • A
    The Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of Kerala.
  • ✓
    The Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of the country from Rann of Kuchchh in the west to Mizoram in the east.
  • C
    The Tropic of Cancer passed through the middle of Delhi to Arunachal Pradesh.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: B.
The Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of the country from Rann of Kuchchh in the west to Mizoram in the east.
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MCQ 121 Mark
Why does India experience milder winters as compared to central Asia?
  • A
    Because of the line of Tropic of Cancer.
  • ✓
    Because of the Himalayas.
  • C
    Because of the line of Equator.
  • D
    Because of the latitude.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Because of the Himalayas.
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MCQ 131 Mark
Which one of the following is the main reason for the horizontal motion of air over the earth’s surface?
  • ✓
    Variation in atmospheric pressure.
  • B
    Variation in attitude.
  • C
    Variation in temperature.
  • D
    Variation in latitudes.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Variation in atmospheric pressure.
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MCQ 141 Mark
The rainfall of immense importance for the cultivation of 'rabi' crops is known as:
  • ✓
    Mahawat.
  • B
    Mango$-$shower.
  • C
    The 'Break' in monsoon.
  • D
    October heat.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Mahawat.
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MCQ 151 Mark
Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in north$-$western part of India?
  • A
    Cyclonic depression.
  • B
    Retreating monsoon.
  • ✓
    Western disturbances.
  • D
    Southwest monsoon.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Western disturbances.
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MCQ 161 Mark
In which season does the mercury touch $50\ C$ in some parts of Rajasthan?
  • ✓
    Summer
  • B
    Monsoon
  • C
    Winters
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: A.
Summer
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MCQ 171 Mark
Choose the correct answer from the four alternatives given below.Which one of the following places receives the highest rainfall in the world?
  • A
    Silchar
  • ✓
    Mawsynram
  • C
    Cherrapunji
  • D
    Guwahati.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Mawsynram
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MCQ 181 Mark
In which countries the term 'Western Disturbance' is used to describe an extra$-$tropical storm originating in the Mediterranean Sea?
  • A
    India.
  • B
    Pakistan.
  • C
    Afghanistan and Nepal.
  • ✓
    All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above.
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MCQ 191 Mark
Where is equable type of climate found?
  • ✓
    Close to the sea.
  • B
    Far from the sea.
  • C
    Interiors of continents / countries.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Close to the sea.
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MCQ 201 Mark
Which one of the following states in India suffers from loo?
  • A
    Maharashtra.
  • B
    Bihar.
  • ✓
    Gujarat.
  • D
    All of these.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Gujarat.
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.
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MCQ 211 Mark
The wind blowing in the northern plains in summers in known as:
  • A
    Kaal Baisakhi.
  • ✓
    Loo.
  • C
    Trade winds.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Loo.
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MCQ 221 Mark
When does the Cold Weather Season begin in northern India?
  • A
    March.
  • ✓
    Mid$-$November.
  • C
    October.
  • D
    Early June.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Mid$-$November.
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MCQ 231 Mark
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.
  • ✓
    October to November.
Answer
Correct option: D.
October to November.
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MCQ 241 Mark
The withdrawal of monsoon begins in which part of India by early September?
  • ✓
    North$-$Western states.
  • B
    North$-$Eastern states.
  • C
    Western states.
  • D
    Eastern states.
Answer
Correct option: A.
North$-$Western states.
The withdrawal of the monsoon begins in northwestern states of India by early September. By mid$-$October, it withdraws completely from the northern half of the peninsula.
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MCQ 251 Mark
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.
  • ✓
    All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above.
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MCQ 261 Mark
From which of the following pressure belts do the north$-$easterly trade winds originate?
  • A
    Equatorial low pressure belt.
  • ✓
    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.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Subtropical high pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere.
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MCQ 271 Mark
Which one of these climatic conditions takes place in the hot weather season?
  • A
    Blowing of loo.
  • B
    Kaal Baisakhi.
  • C
    An elongated low$-$pressure area in the region extending from the Thar Desert in the northwest to Patna and Chotanagpur plateau in the east and the southeast.
  • ✓
    All of these.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these.
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MCQ 281 Mark
Choose the correct answer from the four alternatives given below.Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in north$-$western part of India.
  • ✓
    Cyclonic depression
  • B
    Retreating monsoon
  • C
    Western disturbances
  • D
    Southwest monsoon.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Cyclonic depression
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MCQ 291 Mark
Which of the following states does not experience monsoon by the first week of July?
  • A
    Punjab
  • B
    Haryana
  • C
    Delhi
  • ✓
    Himachal Pradesh
Answer
Correct option: D.
Himachal Pradesh
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MCQ 301 Mark
Which part of India experiences tropical climate?
  • ✓
    South of the Tropic of Cancer.
  • B
    North of the Tropic of Cancer.
  • C
    Region surrounding the Equator.
  • D
    All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: A.
South of the Tropic of Cancer.
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MCQ 311 Mark
Most parts of India receive rainfall during which of the following months?
  • ✓
    June to September.
  • B
    May to July.
  • C
    September to March.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
June to September.
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.
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MCQ 321 Mark
What generally happens to air temperature as we move from the equator to the poles?
  • ✓
    It decreases.
  • B
    It increases.
  • C
    It remains constant.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: A.
It decreases.
The air temperature diminishes as we move from the equator towards the poles because the sun's ray's reach the earth at an angle outside the tropics.
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MCQ 331 Mark
In West Bengal, the storms are known as:
  • A
    Coriolis force.
  • ✓
    Kaal Baisakhi.
  • C
    Western cyclonic disturbances.
  • D
    Jet streams.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Kaal Baisakhi.
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MCQ 341 Mark
Where do the jet streams flow in India?
  • A
    Plains.
  • ✓
    South of the Himalayas.
  • C
    Coastal area.
  • D
    Thar desert.
Answer
Correct option: B.
South of the Himalayas.
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MCQ 361 Mark
Which winds blow over the warm oceans, gather moisture and bring widespread rainfall over the mainland of India?
  • A
    Monsoon winds.
  • B
    Southeast Monsoon winds.
  • ✓
    Southwest Monsoon winds.
  • D
    Loo.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Southwest Monsoon winds.
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MCQ 371 Mark
Which line passes from the Rann of Kuchchh in the west to Mizoram in the east?
  • ✓
    Tropic of Cancer.
  • B
    Tropic of Capricorn.
  • C
    Equator.
  • D
    None of these.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Tropic of Cancer.
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MCQ 381 Mark
Which plateau gets intensely heated during the summers?
  • A
    Central Highlands.
  • B
    Deccan Plateau.
  • ✓
    Tibetan plateau.
  • D
    Chotanagpur plateau.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Tibetan plateau.
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MCQ 391 Mark
The climate and weather conditions in India are governed b:
  • A
    Pressure and surface winds.
  • B
    Coriolis force and upper air circulation.
  • C
    Western cyclonic disturbances.
  • ✓
    All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above.
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MCQ 401 Mark
Who came to India and named the seasonal reversal of the wind system ‘monsoon’?
  • A
    The Britishers.
  • B
    The Portugese.
  • ✓
    The Arabs.
  • D
    The Dutch.
Answer
Correct option: C.
The Arabs.
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MCQ 411 Mark
Which of the following is a component of westerly flow?
  • A
    North$-$easterlies.
  • ✓
    Jet stream.
  • C
    South$-$west monsoon.
  • D
    Kal Baishakhi.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Jet stream.
The upper air circulation in this region is dominated by a westerly flow. An important component of this flow is the jet stream.
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MCQ 421 Mark
Which of the following prevents the southwest monsoon winds from escaping from India?
  • A
    The surrounding seas.
  • ✓
    The Himalayas.
  • C
    Low pressure over Central Asia.
  • D
    The Indian deserts.
Answer
Correct option: B.
The Himalayas.
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MCQ 431 Mark
Due to which of the following reasons is the southwest monsoons rain bearing winds?
  • A
    They blow from low pressure area of north-eastern India towards the seas.
  • B
    They are seasonal winds.
  • ✓
    They blow over warm Indian Ocean and gather moisture.
  • D
    They strike the Himalayas.
Answer
Correct option: C.
They blow over warm Indian Ocean and gather moisture.
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MCQ 441 Mark
Kal Baisakhi is associated with:
  • A
    Punjab.
  • B
    Odisha.
  • C
    Karnataka.
  • ✓
    West Bengal.
Answer
Correct option: D.
West Bengal.
In West Bengal, these storms are known as the ‘Kaal Baisakhi’.
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MCQ 451 Mark
Which areas experience less contrasts in temperature conditions?
  • ✓
    Coastal areas.
  • B
    Plains.
  • C
    Hilly areas.
  • D
    Plateau region.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Coastal areas.
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MCQ 461 Mark
Mawsynram in the southern ranges of which hills receive the highest average rainfall in India?
  • A
    Naga hills.
  • B
    Mizo hills.
  • ✓
    Khasi hills.
  • D
    Shevroy hills.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Khasi hills.
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MCQ 471 Mark
Which group of the states is associated with mango showers?
  • A
    Kerala and Jammu $\ \&\ $ Kashmir.
  • B
    Gujarat and Rajasthan.
  • ✓
    Kerala and Karnataka.
  • D
    Karnataka and West Bengal.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Kerala and Karnataka.
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MCQ 481 Mark
What causes the monsoon winds to deflect towards the west over the Ganga plains?
  • ✓
    Mountains.
  • B
    Plain region.
  • C
    Jet stream.
  • D
    All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Mountains.
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MCQ 491 Mark
Choose the correct answer from the four alternatives given below.Monsoon arrives in India approximately in:
  • A
    Early May
  • B
    Early July
  • ✓
    Early June
  • D
    Early August.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Early June
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MCQ 501 Mark
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.
  • ✓
    The Himalayas.
  • D
    Ocean currents.
Answer
Correct option: C.
The Himalayas.
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