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Indian Climate and Seasons

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The Indian climate is characterized by distinct seasonal variations, primarily driven by the southwest and retreating monsoons. Geography questions often focus on rainfall distribution, regional climate types, and pressure gradients. Solving these questions helps in understanding the underlying factors affecting Indian weather.

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Indian Climate and Seasons Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following is/are not the characteristic(s) of tropical rainforests?

a. Plenty of rainfall is distributed throughout the year and this makes the climate humid as well. b. Throughout the year, length of the day is longer than the nights. c. During hot summers, the temperature may even be higher than 40 degree C.

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this is not a characteristic of tropical rainforests. Throughout the year, length of the day and the nights are almost equal.

Multiple choice

The regions which have 10-20 cm rainfall in October and November and less than 5 cm in rest of the months belong to which the following states?

  1. Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Karnataka and Maharashtra

  4. Rajasthan and Gujarat

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The regions which have 10-20 cm rainfall in October and November and less than 5 cm in rest of the months belong to the Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh. The rainy season lasts from June to September; annual rainfall averages between 750–1,500 mm across the region. Once the dry northeast monsoon begins in September, most precipitation in India falls on Tamil Nadu, leaving other states comparatively dry. 

Multiple choice

Rajasthan receives very little rain because

  1. there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry.

  2. it lies in the leeway of a hill range.

  3. the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds.

  4. the monsoons fail to reach this area.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Rajasthan receives very little rain because the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds.  Parts of the western desert receive very little rain. The Aravali tends to experience a higher rainfall and lower temperature. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is not correct?

  1. Deserts typically receive less than 25 cm of rainfall in a year.

  2. Hot deserts of the world are found in the tropical regions between 15o and 30o north and south latitudes.

  3. Rainfall generally increases away from the equatorial region both northwards and southwards up to about 30o north and south.

  4. Mediterranean regions generally do not receive much rainfall in summers.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'Rainfall generally increases away from the equatorial region both northwards and southwards up to about 30o north and south' is an incorrect statement. The equatorial regions receive more rainfall because equatorial regions are located in Torrid Zone, which receives more heat than other zones, and tropical regions are located near the equator. Due to the heat, water evaporates much more times than other areas, thus bringing more rainfall. 

Multiple choice

The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate in

  1. Rann of Kutch

  2. West Asia

  3. Arabian Sea

  4. Pakistan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate in West Asia. Western Disturbance is the term used in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal to describe an extra tropical storm originating in the Mediterranean, that brings sudden winter rain and snow to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent. The weather conditions during winter are generally influenced by the distribution pattern of pressure in Central and West Asia. 

Multiple choice

During the period of the South-west Monsoon, Tamilnadu remains dry because

  1. it lies in the rain-shadow area

  2. it lies parallel to the Coromandal coast

  3. the temperature is too high to let the winds cool down

  4. there are no mountains in this area
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

During the period of the South-west Monsoon, Tamilnadu remains dry because it lies parallel to the Coromandal coast. Tamil Nadu Coast remains mostly dry as it falls in the rain-shadow area of the Arabian Sea branch and is parallel to the Bay of Bengal branch. Rainfall does not take place continuously. After a few days of rainfall, a short spell of dry days is quite common. Thus, the Southwest monsoon season spreads over June to September in most of parts of India.

Multiple choice

Which of the following characteristics is related to Monsoon?

  1. Torrential rainfall throughout the year

  2. Hot and dry summer, mild and wet winter

  3. Rainfall in summer, dry winter

  4. Cloud burst in summer
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The monsoon climate is defined by a distinct seasonal reversal of winds, which brings heavy rainfall during the summer months and a dry winter season.