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Multiple choice geography pressure belts and winds climate and seasons winds atmospheric pressure and winds

Which of the following does not have an influence over the climate on India?

  1. Monsoons

  2. Nearness to equator

  3. Ocean currents

  4. Presence of Indian ocean
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ocean currents does not have influence over the climate in India. Ocean currents act much like a conveyer belt, transporting warm water and precipitation from the equator toward the poles and cold water from the poles back to the tropics. Thus, currents regulate global climate, helping to counteract the uneven distribution of solar radiation reaching Earth's surface.

Multiple choice geography pressure belts and winds climate and seasons winds atmospheric pressure and winds

Which of the following does not have influence over the climate of India?

  1. Nearness to Equator

  2. Presence of Indian Ocean

  3. Monsoons

  4. Ocean currents
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The climate of India is primarily influenced by its location relative to the Equator, the presence of the Indian Ocean, and the seasonal monsoon winds. Ocean currents do not have a direct or significant impact on the climate of the Indian subcontinent compared to these other factors.

Multiple choice geography pressure belts and winds climate and seasons winds atmospheric pressure and winds

The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate in _____.

  1. Pakistan

  2. Bay of Bengal

  3. West Asia

  4. Himalayas
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C Correct answer
Explanation
West Asia.
Western Disturbance is an extratropical storm, which give rain to North and Northwest India during winter. It is very useful for wheat and winter crops. It is driven by westerlies (westerlies, are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude.)
Western Disturbances originate from the Mediterranean sea, the Black sea, and the Caspian sea. From this region and from Atlantic ocean they collect the moisture and move eastward.

In the extratropical zone frontogenesis (a process in which two air masses of different densities come together to form a front) process take place which in turn facilitates the formation of the cyclone. These types of cyclones occurring over mid-latitude are called extratropical cyclones. They travel as a family and reaching north India one by one.  They are more in frequency in the winter season as westerlies are stronger in winter. They approach India by traveling across Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. They are mainly lower tropospheric systems that show variation in strength and vertical extent with superimposition of a mid and upper tropospheric trough in westerlies.
Multiple choice geography pressure belts and winds climate and seasons winds atmospheric pressure and winds

How do the western disturbances affect the crops in north India?

  1. They cause heavy damage to the standing crops

  2. They bring in locusts which destroy the crops

  3. They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain

  4. They help in keeping the plants warm to some extent in winter
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C Correct answer
Explanation

They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain.
They are the cause of most winter and pre-monsoon season rainfall across northwest India. Precipitation during the winter season has great importance in agriculture, particularly for the rabi crops.  Excessive precipitation due to western disturbances can cause crop damage, landslides, floods and avalanches.

Multiple choice geography pressure belts and winds climate and seasons winds atmospheric pressure and winds

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

List-I (Climatic conditions) List-II (Resons)
A. Chennai is warmer than Kolkata 1. North-East Monsoon
B. Snowfall in Himalayas 2. Altitude
C. Rainfall decreases from West Bengal to Punjab 3. Western depressions
D. Sutlej-Ganga Plain gets some rains in winter 4. Distance from sea
5. Latitude

  1. A - 1, B - 2, C - 4, D - 5

  2. A - 4, B - 5, C - 1, D - 3

  3. A - 5, B - 2, C - 4, D - 3

  4. A - 5, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4
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C Correct answer
Explanation
A. Chennai is warmer than Kolkata - Latitude
B. Snowfall in the Himalayas - Altitude
C. Rainfall decreases from West Bengal to Punjab - Distance from sea
D. Sutlej-Ganga Plain gets some rains in winter - Western depressions
                                                                                      
Multiple choice geography pressure belts and winds climate and seasons winds atmospheric pressure and winds

The subtropical westerly jet stream moves towards the north of the Himalayas with the apparent movement of the sun in ________.

  1. Winters

  2. Advancing monsoon

  3. Retreating monsoon

  4. Summers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
These jet streams are located approximately over 27°-30° north latitude, therefore, they are known as subtropical westerly jet streams. Over India, these jet streams blow south of the Himalayas, all through the year except in summer. The western cyclonic disturbances experienced in the north and north-western parts of the country are brought in by this westerly flow in winters. In summer, the subtropical westerly jet stream moves north of the Himalayas with the apparent movement of the sun.
Multiple choice geography human settlements settlements and service provision settlements representation of geographical features
Which vehicle does not pollute the environment?

  1. Cycle

  2. Bus

  3. Aeroplane

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

Cycle does not pollute the environment.

Bike riding uses minimal fossil fuels and is a pollution-free mode of transport. Bikes reduce the need to build, service and dispose of cars. Cycling 10 km each way to work would save 1500 kg of greenhouse gas emissions each year.