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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 asia : climate, natural vegetation and wildlife climate and natural vegetation of asia asia asia and europe geography

South-east Asia, Central and Southern China, the Philippines, Japan, northern parts of India are the regions of _________.

  1. moderate Rainfall

  2. low Rainfall

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

South-east Asia, Central and Southern China, the Philippines, Japan, northern parts of India are the regions of  Moderate Rainfall.


It is a vast region in southern and southeastern Asia encompassing nearly all the territory north of 10° north and south of the Tropic of Cancer—from the Indus-Ganga low­lands to the Indo-Chinese peninsula (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos) and Myanmar and Thailand.

The North Indian plains are practically tropical in climate although they actually lie in the Temperate Zone. Typically monsoonal conditions—sea­sonal reversal of wind systems and associated rainfall regimes—prevail.

It is impor­tant to emphasize here that the summer monsoons in India owe their origin to the pressure and wind systems in the equato­rial zone. During summer the southeast winds are sucked to the low-pressure area in western India and the moist winds from the Indian Ocean cause the onset of rain bearing summer monsoons.

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Summer in Asia begins in _____ and lasts till __________.

  1. April, May

  2. April, June

  3. April, March

  4. April, November
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Summer in Asia begins in April and lasts till June.

The summer months in Asia coincide with the peak travel season in the region and the monsoon season that affects India, Sri Lanka, southern China, Japan, Korea and the Philippines.

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Asia has _______.

  1. distinct heavy, moderate and low rainfall regions.

  2. low rainfall regions

  3. heavy rainfall regions

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Asia has Distinct heavy moderate and low rainfall region.
Most of eastern China, North Ko­rea, South Korea, and Japan are included in this region which lies entirely north of the Tropic of Cancer. Summers get rain­fall, and winters are dry—a definite monsoonal trait. Only Taiwan, and south­ern islands of Japan including southern half of Honshu, receive rainfall in winter caused by the southeasterly winds which bring rainfall after picking up moisture on the Japan Sea, East China Sea, and the ad­joining seas. The range of temperature increases in the interiors, as the winters be­come colder and summers warmer.

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South-west Asia, Central Asia, Siberia are the areas of ________.

  1. moderate rainfall

  2. low rainfall

  3. heavy rainfall

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

South-west Asia, Central Asia, Siberia are the areas of Low rainfall.

Most of eastern China, North Ko­rea, South Korea, and Japan are included in this region which lies entirely north of the Tropic of Cancer. Summers get rain­fall, and winters are dry—a definite monsoonal trait. Only Taiwan, and south­ern islands of Japan including southern half of Honshu, receive rainfall in winter caused by the southeasterly winds which bring rainfall after picking up moisture on the Japan Sea, East China Sea, and the ad­joining seas. The range of temperature increases in the interiors, as the winters be­come colder and summers warmer.

Multiple choice asia : climate, natural vegetation and wildlife climate and natural vegetation of asia asia asia and europe geography

Areas of Heavy Rainfall gets more than _________.

  1. 200 cm rain per year

  2. 300 cm rain per year

  3. 400 cm rain per year

  4. 500 cm rain per year
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Areas of Heavy Rainfall gets more than 200 cm rain per year. The equatorial belt, the windward slopes of the mountains along the western coasts in the cool temperate zone and the coastal areas of the monsoon land receive heavy rainfall of over 200 cm per annum.

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Monsoon winds influence a large extent of ___________.

  1. Eastern Asia

  2. Southern Asia

  3. Western Asia

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

Monsoon winds influence a large extent of Southern Asia.

The monsoons usually happen due to the differential heating of land and water. You probably know that land heats faster than water. This change in heating leads to a difference in pressures, which in turn leads to currents. Thus, the changes in pressure conditions also affect the monsoons. Normally, there is high pressure in the tropical eastern-south Pacific Ocean and low pressure in the tropical eastern Indian Ocean. But as years have gone by, there has been a reversal in the pressure conditions. Therefore, the eastern Pacific has lower pressure. This periodic change in pressure conditions is known as Southern Oscillations or SO.

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Tropical Hot Desert Climate is experienced in the _____________.

  1. Thar desert of India

  2. Sahara Desert

  3. Parts of Iran and Arabia

  4. All of these.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Tropical Hot Desert Climate is experienced in the Thar desert of India, Sahara Desert and Part of Iran and Arabia.

The tropical desert is an environment of extremes: it is the driest and hottest place on earth. Rainfall is sporadic and in some years no measurable precipitation falls at all. The terribly dry conditions of the deserts is due to the year-round influence of subtropical high pressure and continentality.

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What is the full form of ITCZ?

  1. Indian Tropical Convergence Zone

  2. Inter Tropical Convergence Zone

  3. Inter Tropical Climate Zone

  4. Inter Temperature Convergence Zone
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

ITCZ stands for Inter Tropical Convergence Zone. It is a belt of low pressure which circles the Earth near the equator where the trade winds of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres come together.

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Which of the following statements regarding Bombay is incorrect?

  1. It is colder in summer

  2. It has continental type of climate

  3. It is warmer in winter

  4. It has maritime climate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mumbai (formerly Bombay) is a coastal city, which gives it a maritime or tropical monsoon climate. It does not have a continental climate, which is characterized by large temperature extremes.

Multiple choice geography world of diversities elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure diversified world environmental regions (zones)

Which place in the world is known for the least amount of rainfall?

  1. Cairo (Egypt)

  2. Yarkand (China)

  3. Atacama (Chile)

  4. Thar (Rajasthan)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Chile is the place in the world which is known for the least amount of rainfall. The lowest average rainfall in Chile is found in the city of Arica. Average rainfall of Arica is 0.03 inch per year. Atacama Desert surrounds the city of Arica. Some parts of this desert have not received rainfall in more than 500 years. The Andes Mountains and the Chilean Coast Range surrounds the Atacama which block moisture and rain clouds from reaching the desert.

Multiple choice geography world of diversities elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure diversified world environmental regions (zones)

There is the great variations of vegetation in the Monsoon Region because of ________.

  1. It depends on nearness to forests, oceans, mountains.

  2. Variation in the amount of rainfall in different places.

  3. The effect of rainfall is different in different regions.

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

B.  Variation in the amount of rainfall in different places.`

The tropical monsoon climate experiences abundant rainfall like that of the tropical rain forest climate, but it is concentrated in the high-sun season.

A wet season from June to September, when the wind change in direction, the wind blow in the region of low pressure. Winds blow across the equator and blow over the oceans, they are warmer and carry a lot of moisture. They bring a lot of rain. Total rainfall can reach 600 mm

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The crops can be ruined if the monsoon brings required amount of rain.

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

False. 

The crops require adequate amount of water to bear good and more produce. Due to lack of irrigation facilities, the farmers rely on natural source of water (rain). Hence, if monsoon brings good amount of rain, the crops will not be spoiled.

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An average annual precipitation in tropical rain forest, quantity exceeded ups

  1. 12C

  2. 18C

  3. 22C

  4. 6C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The question appears to ask about temperature, and 18°C (option B) represents the approximate minimum annual mean temperature for tropical rainforests. Tropical rainforests typically have mean annual temperatures above 18°C, often ranging 20-30°C. Options A, C, and D represent temperatures that would be too low for this biome.

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Cloud seeding is a technique used, to induce rain that was first used by the USA in 1946. It has also been done in Karnataka and other places in India. What is it?

  1. An agricultural practice that depends on clouds

  2. Introduction of particles in clouds to increase condensation

  3. Making clouds and placing them in the sky.

  4. Trimming the clouds into seed like structures
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

During rainfall, water droplets condense onto one another, causing the droplets to grow. When these water droplets get too heavy to stay suspended in the cloud, they fall to earth as rain.


In 1946, USA developed a technique called cloud seeding, in which they increase the process of condensation by introducing particles in the cloud. With the increase in condensation, droplets start forming at faster rate and hence, increase the rainfall.