Climate: The average weather in a given area over a longer period of time.

This is an MCQ-based quiz on Climate.

This includes Climatic Control, Factors affecting India’s Climate, Latitude, Altitude, Pressure, and Wind, Indian Monsoon, and The Seasons

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Which one of the following places receives the highest rainfall in the world?

Silchar Mawsynram Cherrapunji Guwahati

The wind blowing in the northern plains in summers in known as:

Kaal Baisakhi Loo Trade winds None of the above

Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in north-western part of India?

Cyclonic depression Retreating monsoon Western disturbances Southwest monsoon

Monsoon arrives in India approximately in:

Early May Early July Early June Early August

Which one of the following characteristics the cold weather season in India?

Warm days and Warm nights

Warm days and Cold nights

Cool days and Cold nights

Cold days and Warm nights.

In which place in India are houses built on stilts?

Bihar Assam Goa None of these

In which places of India there is very little difference between day and night temperatures?

Bihar Bangalore Thiruvananthapuram All of these

Most parts of India receive rainfall during which of the following months?

June to September May to July September to March None of these

Kal Baisakhi is associated with:

Punjab Odisha Karnataka West Bengal

Which one of the following is an element of weather and climate?

Atmospheric pressure Temperature Humidity All of these

The word ‘Monsoon’ has been derived from the Arabic word ‘Mausam’ which means:

Climatic changes Seasons Weather condition Climatic variation

What is the average temperature of Chennai during wrinter?

Between 24° – 25°C Between 10° – 15°C Between 20° – 25°C Between 25° – 30°C

Which of the following state affected by Kal-Baisakhi: (i) Assam (ii) West Bengal (iii) Chennai (iv) Orissa

(i) and (iii) (i) and (iv) (i) and (ii) All states (i), (ii, (iii) and (iv)

Which of the following seasons are recognised in India. (i) Cold Weather Season (ii) Hot Weather Season (iii) Advancing Monsoon Season (iv) Retreating Monsoon Season

Only (iv) Only (iii) Expect (iv), (i), (ii) and (iii) All season mention in option (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv)

What factors affect the climate of a place in India? (i) Location (ii) Surface winds (iii) Relief features (iv) Upper air circulation

(i) and (iv) (i) and (iii) (i) and (ii) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Which of the following atmospheric conditions govern the climate and associated weather conditions in India?

All the options Pressure and surface winds Upper air circulation Western cyclonic disturbances and tropical cyclones

Which of the following winds brings widespread rainfall over the mainland of India?

Southwest monsoon winds Northeasterly Westerlies Sea breeze

Which of the following is a component of upper air circulation?

Jet stream North-easterlies South-west monsoon Kal Baishakhi

From which of the following pressure belts do the north-easterly trade winds originate?

Subtropical high pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere Equatorial low pressure belt Subtropical high pressure belt of the Southern Hemisphere Temperate low pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere

Due to which of the following reasons is the southwest monsoons rain bearing winds?

They blow over warm Indian Ocean and gather moisture They blow from low pressure area of north-eastern India towards the seas They are seasonal winds They strike the Himalayas

Quiz/Test Summary

Title: Climate: The average weather in a given area over a longer period of time.

Questions: 20

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