Practice Quiz set 3 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) India has been divided into how many Seismic Risk Zones?
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Q-2) The Daily Weather Map of India is prepared and printed at
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Daily Weather Map of India is prepared and printed at the National Data Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Pune. Daily weather reports and daily weather maps for India in printed form are available since 1878.
Q-3) Consider the following statements. - The duration of the monsoon decreases from Southern India to Northern India.
- The amount of annual rainfall in the Northern plains of India decreases from East to West.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Q-4) Consider the following statements.- The winds which blow between 30º N and 60º S latitudes throughout the year are known as Westerlies.
- The moist air masses that cause winter rains in North-Western region of India are part of Westerlies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Q-5) Which amongst the following States gets the highest average annual rainfall?
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Q-6) Indian Meteorological Department is established at
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Q-7) The average annual temperature of a meterological station is 26ºC, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range temperature is 9ºC. The station in question is
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Q-8) Among the following places which one gets the least rainfall?
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Q-9) Match List-I (Natural Hazards) with List-II (Regions) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
(Natural Hazards)
(Regions)
A. Floods
1. Himalayan Foothill Zone
B. Earthquakes
2. Jharkhand and Northern Odisha
C. Droughts
3. Plains of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
D. Cyclones
4. Mid-Eastern India
Codes: A B C D
| List I | List II |
| (Natural Hazards) | (Regions) |
| A. Floods | 1. Himalayan Foothill Zone |
| B. Earthquakes | 2. Jharkhand and Northern Odisha |
| C. Droughts | 3. Plains of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar |
| D. Cyclones | 4. Mid-Eastern India |
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Q-10) The South West monsoon engulfs the entire India by
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Derived from the Arabic word 'Mausam', monsoon implies a seasonal reversal in wind direction. These changes lead to changes in the seasonal distribution of rainfall and temperature.
Although the Andaman & Nicobar Islands receive monsoon as early as mid-May, the southwest monsoon enters the subcontinent’s mainland through the Kerala coast.
The monsoon then gets divided into two parts: the Arabian Sea branch and the Bay of Bengal branch. It normally reaches Mangalore on the west coast and Vishakhapatnam on the east coast within four days.
Both the branches move to reach Mumbai and Kolkata on average between June 10 and 13. The monsoon crosses Varanasi, Ahmedabad and Bhopal by June 15.
Agra has to wait for another five days and Delhi by June 29. The two branches merge over Punjab and Himachal. By mid-July, the southwest monsoon engulfs the entire subcontinent.