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done Climate Total Questions - 41

• question_answer1)
  The south-west summer monsoon reaches first in the state of
  A)
   Kerala    done clear
  B)
   Karnataka done clear
  C)
   Tamil Nadu      done clear
  D)
   Andhra Pradesh done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Monsoons are active for about six months in Kerala and for less than three months in Rajasthan because
  A)
   Rajasthan is away from sea done clear
  B)
   Late arrival and early retreat of the summer monsoons done clear
  C)
   Mountain barriers done clear
  D)
   Desert conditions in Rajasthan done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Mumbai receives about 190 cm rainfall during the summer monsoon period while Pune barely 160 km away from Mumbai receives only 50 cm of rainfall. What could be the probable cause for this uneven distribution of rainfall?

  1. Pune is away from the coast and the monsoon dries up by the time they reach this place.

  2. Mumbai is at the coast while Pune is located in the 'rain shadow' area of the Western Ghats.

  Code:
  A)
   Only 1 is true done clear
  B)
   Only 2 is true done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2 are true done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 is true done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Leh region is a cold desert because

  1. It is out of reach of the monsoon winds as it is surrounded by lofty mountains.

  2. Monsoon winds dry up by the time they reach Leh region.

  Code:
  A)
   Only 1 is correct done clear
  B)
   Only 2 is correct done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2 are correct done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 is correct done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Break in the monsoon means
  A)
   Late arrival of the monsoon done clear
  B)
   Early retreat of the monsoon done clear
  C)
   Dry spell during the monsoon season done clear
  D)
   Sudden onset of the monsoons done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Winter rainfall in North-West India is caused by
  A)
   South-West Monsoon done clear
  B)
   Retreating monsoon done clear
  C)
   Tropical cyclones done clear
  D)
   Western Disturbances done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Orographic rainfall occurs
  A)
   Along the Western Ghats done clear
  B)
   Along Aravali Hills done clear
  C)
   Along Coromandel Coast done clear
  D)
   In Gujarat done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Meghalaya gets maximum rainfall in India because
  A)
   It is surrounded by tall mountains. done clear
  B)
   It is very near to the coast. done clear
  C)
   Its hills are funnel shaped which entrap the moisture laden winds. done clear
  D)
   Dense forest cover attracts the moisture laden winds. done clear
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• question_answer9)
  During the period of south-west monsoon, Tamil Nadu remains almost dry because

  1. It lies in the rain shadow area of the Western Ghats.

  2. The Eastern Ghats and Tamil Nadu coast are almost parallel to the direction of south west monsoons.

  3. Tropical cyclones disturb the pattern of south west monsoon.

  Code:
  A)
   Only 1 is true    done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 are true done clear
  C)
  1, 2 and 3 are true          done clear
  D)
   2 and 3 are true done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Which part of India receives rainfall both from Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea branch of summer monsoon?
  A)
   West Coastal Plain done clear
  B)
   Deccan Plateau done clear
  C)
   Lower Ganga Plain done clear
  D)
   Punjab-Haryana Plains done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which part of the India has wet winter and dry summer?
  A)
   Jammu and Kashmir done clear
  B)
   Punjab and Haryana done clear
  C)
   Chhattisgarh done clear
  D)
   Tamil Nadu done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which part of India is worst affected by tropical cyclones?
  A)
   West Coastal Plain done clear
  B)
   East Coastal Plain done clear
  C)
   Deccan Plateau done clear
  D)
   Ganga Plain done clear
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• question_answer13)
  High temperature and low pressure over the Indian subcontinent during the summer season draws air from the Indian Ocean leading to in blow of the:
  A)
   South-east monsoon done clear
  B)
   South-west monsoon done clear
  C)
   Retreating monsoon done clear
  D)
   North-east monsoon done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Consider the following statements

  1. Bengaluru receives more rainfall than Mangalore.

  2. In the northern plain of India, the amount of annual rainfall decreases from east to west.

  Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2                 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which of the following is the correct sequence of the given Indian cities in decreasing order of their normal annual rainfall?
  A)
   Kochi - Kolkata - Delhi - Patna done clear
  B)
   Kolkata - Kochi - Patna - Delhi done clear
  C)
   Kochi - Kolkata - Patna - Delhi done clear
  D)
   Kolkata - Kochi - Delhi -  Patna done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Which of the following does not favour good monsoon rains in India?
  A)
   Westerly Jet-Stream done clear
  B)
   La Nina done clear
  C)
   El Nino done clear
  D)
   Orientation of the Himalayan ranges done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Which one of the following statements is not correct?
  A)
   The classical theory of the monsoons was propounded by Sir Edmund Hally. done clear
  B)
   P. Koteswaram considered the monsoon winds only land and sea breezes at large scale. done clear
  C)
   El Nino adversely affects the Indian summer monsoon. done clear
  D)
   La Nina is the harbinger of good monsoon rains in India. done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Consider the following statements

  1. Thiruvananthapuram has two rainfall maxima.

  2. Thiruvananthapuram has very high annual range of temperature

  Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  A)
  1 only                           done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2                 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Match list I with list II and select the correct answer by using the code given below

  List I (Region/area)	List II (Characteristic features)
  A. Meghalaya	1. Wettest state of India
  B. Eastern slope of Western Ghats	2. Rain shadow area
  C. Western Raj as than	3. High annual rainfall variability
  D. Punjab	4. Winter rainfall from western disturbances

  Code:
  A)
  A-2       B-3       C-1       D-4 done clear
  B)
  A-4       B-1       C-3       D-2 done clear
  C)
  A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
  D)
  A-4       B-3       C-2       D-1 done clear
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• question_answer20)
  The highest annual rainfall variability is recorded in:
  A)
   Haryana and Punjab done clear
  B)
   Punjab and Rajasthan done clear
  C)
   Rajasthan and Kachchh done clear
  D)
   Kachchh and Madhya Pradesh done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Assertion: India has a tropical monsoon climate. Reason (R): India is located within the tropical latitudes
  A)
   Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A done clear
  B)
   Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A done clear
  C)
   A is true but R is false done clear
  D)
   A is false but R is true done clear
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• question_answer22)
                      Assertion: The eastern coast of India is affected by tropical cyclones more than the western coast. Reason (R): Tropical cyclones originate only in the Bay of Bengal.
  A)
  Both A and R is true and (R) is the correct explanation of A done clear
  B)
  Both A and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of A done clear
  C)
  A is true but (R) is false done clear
  D)
  A is false but R is true done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Where will you expect maximum diurnal range of temperature?
  A)
  Jaisalmer  done clear
  B)
   Delhi done clear
  C)
   Mumbai                        done clear
  D)
   Chennai done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Match the following:

  List I (Local storms)	List II (Area)
  A. Mango showers	1. Kerala and Karnataka
  B. Norwesters	2. Bengal
  C. Bardoli Chheerha	3. Assam
  D. Loo	4. Punjab and Haryana

  Code:
  A)
  A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
  B)
  A-2       B-3       C-4       D-1 done clear
  C)
  A-3       B-4       C-1       D-4 done clear
  D)
  A-4       B-1       C-2       D-3 done clear
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• question_answer25)
  The lowest temperature in India is recorded at
  A)
   Leh                              done clear
  B)
   Dras done clear
  C)
   Kupwara           done clear
  D)
   Baramula done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Consider the following

  1. Annual range of temperature \[18{}^\circ C\]

  2. Average annual rainfall less than 12cm

  3. Low relative humidity

  4. Hot and dry winds in the summer season

  The above climate characteristics are of which of the following places?
  A)
   Tezpur                          done clear
  B)
   Bengaluru done clear
  C)
   Jaisalmer   done clear
  D)
   Bhuvneshwar done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Which one of the following places records the lowest temperature in the month of January?
  A)
   Mumbai            done clear
  B)
   Chennai done clear
  C)
   Bengaluru      done clear
  D)
   Kolkata done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Which one of the following statements is not correct?
  A)
   The \[20{}^\circ C\] isotherm of January runs in the east-west direction through the central part of India. done clear
  B)
   June 1 is the normal date of arrival of the monsoon winds at Mumbai. done clear
  C)
   The western coastal plain receives the maximum rainfall in the peninsular India. done clear
  D)
   In the Bay of Bengal the maximum of tropical cyclones originate in the month of October. done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Consider the following statements

  1. About 11 per cent of India's area receives above 200 cm annual rainfall.

  2. It pours, it never rains in India.

  3. Although caused by monsoons, the rainfall over -large parts of India is primarily orographic.

  Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only                          done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 only     done clear
  D)
   1, 2, and 3 done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Consider the following statements

  1. More tropical cyclones originate in the Arabian Sea than in the Bay of Bengal.

  2. Some of the tropical cyclones originating in Bay of Bengal cross over the peninsular India and enter the Arabian Sea.

  Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only                          done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2                 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the code given below

  List I	List II
  A. Monsoon burst	1. Dry spell in the rainy season
  B. Monsoon break	2. Sudden onset of the monsoons
  C. Monsoon trough	3. Low pressure area in the Ganga Plain
  D. Monsoon retreat	4. Journey of the monsoons from north-west to south east in India.

  Code:
  A)
  A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
  B)
  A-2       B-1       C-3       D-4 done clear
  C)
  A-4       B-3       C-1       D-2 done clear
  D)
  A-3       B-4       C-2       D-1 done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Match the following

  List I (Type of climate according to Koeppen)	List II (Area in India)
  A. Cwg	1. U.P
  B. Dfc	2. Arunachal Pradesh
  C. Et	3. Uttarakhand
  D. E	4. Jammu and Kashmir

  Code:  
  A)
  A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
  B)
   A-2      B-3       C-4       D-1 done clear
  C)
   A-3      B-4       C-1       D-2 done clear
  D)
   A-4      B-3       C-2       D-1 done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the code given below

  List I (Type of climate)	List II (Region)
  A. Aw	1. Rain, shadow of Karnataka
  B. A m w	2. Thar Desert
  C. B S h w	3. West Bengal and Bihar
  D. B W h w	4. Malabar Coast.

  Code:
  A)
  A-3       B-4       C-2       D-1 done clear
  B)
  A-3       B-4       C-1       D-2 done clear
  C)
  A-2       B-1       C-4       D-3 done clear
  D)
  A-2       B-4       C-1       D-3 done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Cwg type of climate according to Koppen's classification of world climates is found in the
  A)
   Thar desert        done clear
  B)
   Deccan plateau done clear
  C)
   Kashmir Valley              done clear
  D)
   Ganga plain done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Which of the following Koppen's climate is based on precipitation and evaporation in place of temperature?
  A)
   D f c                            done clear
  B)
   Aw done clear
  C)
   B S h w       done clear
  D)
   C w g  done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Which the following is not the characteristic feature of Koppen's As climate in India?
  A)
   It is monsoon type of climate with dry season in high sun period. done clear
  B)
   It is mostly found in the Coromandel Coast. done clear
  C)
   The annual rainfall varies from 75 to 100 cm. done clear
  D)
   Most of the rainfall occurs in summer season. done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Match list I (Characteristic features) with list II (Type of Koppens climatic classification) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  List I	List II
  A. Temperature of the coolest month above \[18{}^\circ C\]	1. B
  B. Excess of evaporation over precipitation	2. A
  C. Average temperature of the warmest month of the warmest month below \[10{}^\circ C\]	3. C
  D. Average temperature  \[18{}^\circ C\]to \[3{}^\circ C\]    of the coldest month	4. E

  Code:
  A)
  A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
  B)
  A-2       B-1       C-4       D-3 done clear
  C)
  A-3       B-2       C-4       D-3 done clear
  D)
  A-3       B-1       C-2       D-4 done clear
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• question_answer38)
  The Coromandel Coast has which of the following climatic type according to Koppen's climate classification of the world?
  A)
   A m w                          done clear
  B)
   A s done clear
  C)
   A w                              done clear
  D)
  A m done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Consider the following statements

  1. L.D. Stamp used \[18{}^\circ C\] isotherm of mean monthly temperature for January to divide India into temperate and tropical zones.

  2. The \[18{}^\circ C\]isotherm of mean temperature for January runs in north-south along the \[82{}^\circ E\]longitude and divides India into two equal parts.

  Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only          done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2                 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Consider the following statements

  1. Koppen's climate classification is based on annual and monthly means of temperature and precipitation.

  2. Koppen used annual and monthly means of temperature and precipitation for all the climates of the world including those of India.

  Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only       done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2                 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer41)
  Consider the following statements.

  1. Thorn thwaite recognized five humidity provinces based on precipitation effectiveness.

  2. Thorn thwaite opined that plant is in the nature of a meteorological instrument which is capable of measuring all the integrated climatic elements.

  Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  A)
   1 only              done clear
  B)
   2 only done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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