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The following question based on Indian Climate topic of indian geography mcq
(a) Water in the Bay of Bengal has chemicals which help in formation of cyclones
(b) The conical shape of Bay of Bengal funnels cyclones Northwards when they are formed in the sea
(c) High temperatures in the Bay of Bengal
(d) Long chain of isand of Andaman and Nicobar acts as launching pad for cyclones
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
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Question : 1
Which showers are favourable to the rabi crops in Punjab during winter ?
a) Mango showers
b) Kal-baisakhi
c) Showers caused by Jet streams
d) Showers caused by western disturbances
Answer »Answer: (d)
Western Disturbance causes winter and pre-monsoon season rainfall across northwest India. Winter months Rainfall has great importance in agriculture, particularly for the rabi crops.
Wheat among them is one of the most important crops, which helps to meet India’s food security.
Question : 2
Heavy rainfall during the months of October and November is received by
a) Chota Nagpur Plateau
b) Malwa Plateau
c) Gharo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
d) Coromandel Coast
Answer »Answer: (d)
The Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu receives heavy rainfall from the retreating monsoon winds as the retreating winds are moisture-laden.
It falls in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats and receives a good deal less rainfall during the summer southwest monsoon, which contributes heavily to rainfall in the rest of India.
Question : 3
The area with annual rainfall less than 50 cm in a year is
a) Leh in Kashmir
b) Konkan coast
c) Meghalaya
d) Coromandel coast
Answer »Answer: (a)
Rainfall distribution in India is uneven. Areas of Inadequate Rainfall (it implies rainfall less than 50 cm a year):
There are basically two belts that receive inadequate rainfall. These belts are of a small extent and some parts of these belts receive exceptionally very low rainfall.
Like for instance, the Karakoram Mountains and the area lying to the north of the Zanskar Himalaya range. This region is situated in the north of the Himalayas. It, therefore, receives little rainfall during the summer monsoon rainy season.
Further, a little rainfall is also caused in the months of January, February and March by the westerly depressions.
Question : 4
Assertion (A):
The Monsoonal rainfall decreases as one goes toward the West and North-West in the Ganga plain.
Reason (R):
The moisture-bearing Monsoonal winds go higher as one moves up in the Ganga plain.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?
a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
b) (A) is false, but (R) is true
c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
d) (A) is true, but (R) is false
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 5
October and November months give more rainfall to :
a) Chota Nagpur Plateau
b) Coromandal Coast
c) Malwa Plateau
d) Eastern Hills
Answer »Answer: (b)
The Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu receives heavy rainfall from the retreating monsoon winds as the retreating winds are moisture-laden. It falls in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats and receives a good deal less rainfall during the summer southwest monsoon, which contributes heavily to rainfall in the rest of India.
The region averages 800 mm/year, most of which falls between October and December.
Question : 6
The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and subtropical zones is
a) 18ºC
b) 15ºC
c) 21ºC
d) 12ºC
Answer »Answer: (a)
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