climate of india section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which among the following pairs of places have most marked differences in total annual rainfalls even though located approximaterly along the same latitude?

a) Mumbai and Visakhapatnam

b) Nagpur and Kolkata

c) Bengaluru and Chennai

d) Ajmer and Shillong

Question : 2

How many districts in India are included under desert development programme?

a) 14 districts

b) 21 districts

c) 11 districts

d) 17 districts

Question : 3

If 20% or more area of the country suffers from rain deficits during monsoon season, it is termed as

a) drought year

b) self sufficient year

c) flood year

d) famine year

Question : 4

Tsunami Warning Centre in India is located in

a) Mumbai

b) Port Blair

c) Chennai

d) Hyderabad

Question : 5

Of the following, the state which receives rainfall in winter season is

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Orissa

c) Kerala

d) West Bengal

Question : 6

Assertion (A):
The Koyna region of Maharashtra is likely to become more earthquake-prone in near future.
Reason (R):
The Koyna dam is located on an old fault plane which may get activated more frequently with changes in water level in the Koyna reservoir.

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