9th Class Social Science Climate / जलवायु Question Bank

done Multipal Choice Question - Climate Total Questions - 20

• question_answer1)
  The climate of India can be described as
  A)
  hot        done clear
  B)
                                 cold done clear
  C)
  monsoonal     done clear
  D)
                     freezing done clear
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• question_answer2)
  The word 'monsoon' is derived from the Arabic word
  A)
  Mausam              done clear
  B)
                     Mausim done clear
  C)
  Monsoon             done clear
  D)
                     Mausin done clear
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• question_answer3)
  The 'coriolis force' is caused by
  A)
  the earth's rotation  done clear
  B)
  wind movements done clear
  C)
  jet streams            done clear
  D)
                     cyclonic disturbances done clear
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• question_answer4)
  The full form of ITCZ is
  A)
  Inter Tropical Continental Zone     done clear
  B)
  Inter Typical Coriolis Zone done clear
  C)
  Inter Tropical Convergence Zone done clear
  D)
  Inter Tropical Cyclonic Zone       done clear
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• question_answer5)
                   The term ENSO is referred to 
  A)
  El Nino Southern Onset               done clear
  B)
  El Nino Southern Oscillations done clear
  C)
  En Nino Southern Oscillation        done clear
  D)
  None of these  done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Around the time of arrival, normal rainfall increases suddenly and continues for several days. This is called
  A)
  Burst of monsoon done clear
  B)
                     onset of monsoon done clear
  C)
  breaking of monsoon                   done clear
  D)
  end of monsoon done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Strong, gusty, hot dry winds blowing during the day, over the north and north-west India are called
  A)
  dust storms          done clear
  B)
                     loo done clear
  C)
  Kaal Baisakhi       done clear
  D)
                     none of these done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Monsoons retreat during the months of
  A)
  July and August   done clear
  B)
                     August and September done clear
  C)
  November and December             done clear
  D)
  October and November done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Tropical cyclones are often very destructive and arrive on the coasts of
  A)
  Karnataka and Goa                     done clear
  B)
  Odisha .md West Bengal done clear
  C)
  Maharashtra and Gujarat             done clear
  D)
  Kerala and Maharashtra done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Which one of the following places receives the highest rainfall in the world?
  A)
  Cherrapunji         done clear
  B)
                     Mawsynram done clear
  C)
  Guwahati             done clear
  D)
                     Shillong done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in north-western part of India?
  A)
  Cyclonic depression                     done clear
  B)
  Western disturbances done clear
  C)
  Retreating monsoon                     done clear
  D)
  Advancing monsoon done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which time of the year does monsoon arrive in India?
  A)
  Early June       done clear
  B)
                     Early August done clear
  C)
  Early July            done clear
  D)
                     Early September done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Which one of the following characterizes the cold season in India?
  A)
  Warm days and warm nights                    done clear
  B)
  Warm days and cold nights done clear
  C)
  Cold days and cold nights                        done clear
  D)
  Cold days and warm nights done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Which of the following places in India, does precipitation take place in the form snowfall?
  A)
  Drass         done clear
  B)
                     Chandigarh done clear
  C)
  Shillong               done clear
  D)
                     Thiruvananthapuram done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which of the following places in India experiences very high diurnal range temperature?
  A)
  Kolkata                 done clear
  B)
                    Western Rajasthan done clear
  C)
  Bengaluru            done clear
  D)
                     Man galore done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Which of the following winds bring widespread rainfall over the mainland of India?
  A)
  North-easterlies    done clear
  B)
                                 North-westerlies done clear
  C)
  Sea breeze           done clear
  D)
                    South-westerlies done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Which of the following causes destruction in West Bengal?
  A)
  Baisakhi    done clear
  B)
                    Mango showers done clear
  C)
  Jet streams           done clear
  D)
                    Tropical cyclones done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Which one of the following are called pre-monsoon showers in Kerala?
  A)
  Kaal Baisakhi       done clear
  B)
                     South-west monsoons done clear
  C)
  Mango showers   done clear
  D)
                       None of these done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which of these winds does the Coromandel Coast receive rainfall?
  A)
  South-west monsoon winds      done clear
  B)
  North-east monsoon winds done clear
  C)
  Westerly jet streams                     done clear
  D)
  South-easterly winds done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Which of the following prevents the south-west monsoon winds to escape India?
  A)
  The Malwa plateau                     done clear
  B)
  The Deccan plateau done clear
  C)
  The Chotanagpur plateau             done clear
  D)
  The Himalayas done clear
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