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Multiple choice gujarat: location, boundary and physiography geography

The ______  part of Kutch and Saurashtra are plateaus.

  1. Middle

  2. Lower

  3. Upper

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

Plateaus are landforms which are higher than the sea level and are flat like plains in the upper part. The middle part of Kutch and Saurashtra are plateaus. The plateau of Saurashtra is high in the middle while sloping and low towards the sea shore. 

Multiple choice gujarat: location, boundary and physiography geography

Gujarat has experienced drought for consecutive years because of ____________________.

  1. Subsiding air masses

  2. Successive monsoon failure

  3. Change in the direction of trade winds

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

Kutch, as well as Saurashtra, remains dependent on rain. And rainfall has been so scanty since 2017 that Gujarat is in the throes of a drought. Though 2018 was declared the worst monsoon season since 1901, Gujarat insisted it was not drought-hit until three months after the rainy season had passed.

Multiple choice gujarat: location, boundary and physiography geography

During winter, cold and stormy winds blow from the Central Sea over Gujarat due to which some parts of Gujarat experience little bit of rainfall which is called ______.

  1. Mavthu

  2. Cherry Blossom

  3. Loo

  4. Andhis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The temperature is low in almost all the places of Gujarat from December to February. Generally, the atmosphere is cold during winter season. Minimum temperature is experienced in winter season in the month of January. Cold and stormy winds blow from the Central Sea over Gujarat due to which some parts of Gujarat experience little bit of rainfall which is called ‘Shower’. (‘Mavthu’ in gujarati).