Social Science MCQ (1 Mark)

3. Cool days and cold nights.

3. Early June.

2. Loo.

2. Mawsynram.

1. North-Western states.

Explanation:
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.

4. All of the above.

2. Subtropical high pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere.

4. All of these.

1. Cyclonic depression.

1. It decreases.

Explanation:
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.

3. Tibetan plateau.

3. Southwest monsoon winds.

Explanation:
The Southwest Monsoon winds blow over the warm oceans, gather moisture and bring widespread rainfall over the mainland of India.

2. Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone.

1. 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.

3. Kerala and Karnataka.

1. Coastal areas.

3. Seasons.

Explanation:
The word monsoon is derived from a word which literally means Season. These monsoon winds bind the whole country.

2. Leh

2. There is a decrease in rainfall generally from east to west in the Northern Plains.

1. Variation in atmospheric pressure.

4. October to November.

2. Mumbai.

Explanation:
The city that falls on the west coast of the country has the equable climate. In India, the place is mainly Puri and Mumbai that faces moderate type of climate. In such a climate, the temperature is roughly equal throughout the year.

3. Delhi.

Explanation:
It strikes the Indian mainland around 1 June near the Malabar Coast of Kerala. By 9 June, it reaches Mumbai; it appears over Delhi by 29 June.

3. They blow over warm Indian Ocean and gather moisture.

3. The Himalayas.

1. Some parts of Punjab.

4. All of these.

Explanation:
The elements of weather and climate are the temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity and precipitation

4. 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.

1. 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.

3. Western ghats.

2. Kaal Baisakhi.

2. El Nino.

2. Temperature.

2. Tropic of Cancer.

1. Temperature.

Explanation:
In peninsular India, temperatures remain lower due to the moderating influence of the oceans. These are strong, gusty, hot, dry winds blowing during the day over the north and northwestern India.

3. Drass.

Explanation:
On a winter night, temperature at Drass in Jammu and Kashmir may be as low as minus 45°C.

3. Wettest.

Explanation: By average annual rainfall, the wettest place is Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India, with 11,873mm (467 in) of rain per annum. Meghalaya means 'land of the clouds'.

1. Assam.

Explanation:
Assam is the area of low precipitation. The rest of the country receives moderate rainfall. Snowfall is restricted to the Himalayan region.

4. Both (a) and (c).

4. None of these.

3. Both (a) and (b).

4. All of these

4. Delhi

2. Warm days and cold nights.

3. Interior areas.

4. The Cold Weather Season (Winter).

4. None of the above

3. Spanish

3. Arabic

2. The Himalayas.

Explanation:
The Himalayas protect the subcontinent from extremely cold winds from central Asia. This enables northern India to have uniformly higher temperatures.