Tag: climate, soil, natural vegetation and animals of karnataka

Questions Related to climate, soil, natural vegetation and animals of karnataka


The season with heavy rainfall is ____________.

  1. Rainy season

  2. Summer Season

  3. Winter Season

  4. Always


Correct Option: A

Karnataka's _____ is called the Southern Cherrapunji.

  1. Bhagamandala

  2. Shirali

  3. Hulikal

  4. Agumbe


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Agumbe – Cherrapunji of South India. Agumbe is a small village of Malnad region of Karnataka and is called Cherrapunji of South India because it receives 7,000+ mm of rainfalls annually. This place is located in Shivmogga district and can be easily accessed from Mangalore, Udupi and Shivamogga.

Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru and Belagavi have more of _____ soil.

  1. Red

  2. Black

  3. Alluvial

  4. Laterite


Correct Option: D

Karnataka receives about ___ % of its rainfall during rainy reason.

  1. 60

  2. 70

  3. 75

  4. 80


Correct Option: D

Fill in the blanks:
Agumbe is known as the ___________ of the south.

  1. Malnad

  2. Cherrapunji

  3. Black cotton

  4. Black


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Agumbe – Cherrapunji of South India. Agumbe is a small village of Malnad region of Karnataka and is called Cherrapunji of South India because it receives 7,000+ mm of rainfalls annually. This place is located in Shivmogga district and can be easily accessed from Mangalore, Udupi and Shivamogga.

Black soil is found extensively in ______ part of Karnataka.

  1. North

  2. South

  3. East

  4. West


Correct Option: A,D

The highest temperature in Karnataka is recorded in __________.

  1. Belagavi

  2. Mangaluru

  3. Raichur

  4. Chitradurga


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The highest recorded temperature was 45.6 °C (114 °F) at Raichur on May 23, 1928. The lowest recorded temperature was 2.8 °C (37 °F) C at Bidar on December 16, 1918.

The summer shower in the coffee growing regions of Karnataka are called ____.

  1. Coffee raim

  2. Summer showers

  3. Mango showers

  4. Cherry blossom


Correct Option: D