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1. Which winds blow over the warm oceans, gather moisture and bring widespread rainfall over the mainland of India?
A. Loo
B. Southeast Monsoon winds
C. Monsoon winds
D. Southwest Monsoon winds
2. Which area is not an area of low precipitation in India?
A. Deccan plateau
B. Assam
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
3. From which of the following pressure belts do the north-easterly trade winds originate?
A. Temperate low pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere
B. Subtropical high pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere
C. Equatorial low pressure belt
D. Subtropical high pressure belt of the Southern Hemisphere
4. Which word refers to the seasonal reversal in the wind direction during a year?
A. Spring
B. Monsoon
C. Mausim
D. Autumn
5. Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in north-western part of India?
A. Southwest monsoon
B. Retreating monsoon
C. Cyclonic depression
D. Western disturbances
6. Which of the following atmospheric conditions govern the climate and associated weather conditions in India?
A. Pressure and surface winds
B. Upper air circulation
C. Western cyclonic disturbances and tropical cyclones
D. All the above
7. In which season does the mercury touch 50C in some parts of Rajasthan?
A. Winters
B. Summer
C. Monsoon
D. None of these
8. Where can one find a wide difference in day and night temperatures in India?
A. Thar Desert
B. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C. Goa
D. Kerala
9. Monsoon arrives in India approximately in:
A. Early August
B. Early July
C. Early May
D. Early June
10. Which line passes from the Rann of Kachchh in the west to Mizoram in the east?
A. Equator
B. Tropic of Cancer
C. Tropic of Capricorn
D. None of these
11. Which one of the following characteristics the cold weather season in India?
A. Cold days and warm nights.
B. Warm days and cold nights
C. Warm days and warm nights
D. Cool days and cold nights
12. Why are the thickly populated deltas of the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri frequently struck by cyclones?
A. Because the low-pressure conditions which get transferred to the Bay of Bengal by early November.
B. Due to the occurrence of cyclonic depressions which originate over the Andaman Sea.
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
13. Which plateau gets intensely heated during the summers?
A. Tibetan plateau
B. Central Highlands
C. Deccan Plateau
D. Chotanagpur plateau
14. Mawsynram in the southern ranges of which hills receive the highest average rainfall in India?
A. Shevroy hills
B. Mizo hills
C. Naga hills
D. Khasi hills
15. In which place in India are houses built on stilts?
A. Goa
B. Bihar
C. Assam
D. None of these
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