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India's Climate and Monsoon Patterns

Learn about India's monsoon system, rainfall distribution across regions, jet streams, cyclones, and various factors affecting the country's climate including latitude, altitude, and seasonal wind patterns.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Climate and weather have the same elements.
b. India has a monsoon type of climate.
c. Monsoon refers to the precipitation received in an area during a year.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. a, b and c
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Most parts of the country receive rainfall from June to September, but some parts of the country receive it during October and November. Which of the following areas gets a large portion of rain during October and November?

  1. Western Rajasthan
  2. Ladakh
  3. Tamil Nadu coast
  4. Meghalaya
  5. Coastal Orissa
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are correct about the Indian monsoon winds?

a. The Indian monsoon winds begin when the northeast and the southeast trade winds converge.
b. The monsoon winds are pulsating in nature.
c. The Indian monsoon winds branch into two parts upon arrival.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. b and c
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following weather phenomena of the winter months in India is/are brought in by the westerly flow from the Mediterranean region?

  1. Pressure and surface winds
  2. North easterly winds
  3. Western cyclonic disturbances
  4. Sub-tropical easterly jet stream
  5. Southern oscillations
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is called the monsoon trough in the monsoon season?

  1. The differential heating and cooling of land and water creates low pressure on the landmass of India while the seas around experience comparatively high pressure.
  2. The shift of the position of Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) in summer, over the Ganga plain which is normally positioned about 5°N of the equator.
  3. The presence of the high-pressure area, east of Madagascar, approximately at 20°S over the Indian Ocean.
  4. The strong vertical air currents and the formation of low pressure over the Tibetian plateau at about 9 km above sea level.
  5. The presence of the tropical easterly jet stream over the Indian peninsula during summer.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is 'mahawat'?

  1. It is winter rainfall.
  2. It is the pre-monsoon shower.
  3. It is the advancing monsoon.
  4. It is the retreating monsoon.
  5. It is the localised thunderstorm during the winter season.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Fast flowing and narrow air currents are called jet streams.
b. The westerly jet streams are responsible for western cyclonic disturbances in the north and north-western parts of India.
c. The easterly jet stream moves north of the Himalayas with the apparent movement of the sun.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. a and c
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why is the delta region of the eastern coast frequently struck by cyclones?

  1. Because the Bay of Bengal is the centre of various pressure changes
  2. Because the pressure changes in Arabian sea travel east and cause cyclonic disturbances
  3. Because of the movements of low pressure conditions in the Bay of Bengal
  4. Because low-pressure conditions over the northern plains attract the trade winds from the southern hemisphere
  5. Because high-pressure systems that originate over the Mediterranean Sea and Western Asia and move into India
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following areas in India receive less than 10 cm rainfall?

a. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
b. Meghalaya
c. Ladakh
d. Western Rajasthan

  1. a, b, c and d
  2. a, b and c
  3. a, c and d
  4. a and d
  5. c and d
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. The Bay of Bengal branch of the monsoon reaches Assam around mid June.
b. Delhi generally receives the monsoon showers from the Bay of Bengal branch by the end of June.
c. The monsoon withdraws completely from India around mid october.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. b and c
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. As the distance from the sea increases, its moderating influence decreases, which is called continentality.
b. As one goes from the surface of the earth to higher altitudes, the atmosphere becomes less dense and temperature decreases, which is called Ferrel's law.
c. The way ocean currents along with onshore winds affect the climate of the coastal areas is called Coriolis force.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. b and c
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How does latitude affect the temperature of a place?

  1. The higher the area, the cooler the place.
  2. The curvature of the earth affects temperature.
  3. The Coriolis force is affected by the latitude.
  4. The latitudes affect the cyclonic disturbances.
  5. All of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are correct about the seasonal reversal of wind direction over the Indian subcontinent?

a. As the monsoon winds move towards west, their moisture content tends to reduce with subsequent rains which causes the seasonal reversal of wind direction.
b. The pressure differential such as El Nino causes the seasonal reversal of wind direction over the Indian subcontinent.
c. The broad trough of low pressure in the equatorial ITCZ causes the seasonal reversal of wind direction over the Indian subcontinent.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and c
  5. None of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A phenomenon associated with the monsoon is its tendency to have ‘breaks’ in rainfall. Why do these breaks happen?

  1. An elongated low-pressure area develops extending from the Thar Desert in the northwest to Patna and Chotanagpur plateau in the east and southeast causing troughs that cause breaks.
  2. The southeast trade winds blow in a south westerly direction causing troughs that cause breaks.
  3. When the axis of the monsoon trough lies over the plains, monsoon breaks occur.
  4. The tropical depressions over Bay of Bengal cause monsoon breaks over the northern plains.
  5. The movement of the monsoon trough and its axis keeps on moving northward or southward causing spatial distribution of rain.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

a. Localised thunderstorms during the winter months in the southern part of the country are called Kaal Baisakhi.
b. Pre-monsoon showers help in early ripening of mangoes and are called mango showers in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
c. The strong, gusty, hot and dry winds blowing during the day over north and northwestern India are called loo.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. b and c
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