Climate Of India Section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6 [UP UDA/LDA (Spl)(Pre) 2010]

Which of the following places experience humid climate?

1. Ahmedabad
2. Kochi
3. Ludhiana
4. Tejpur

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

a) Only 1 and 3

b) Only 2 and 4

c) Only 1 and 2

d) Only 2 and 3

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Question : 7 [SSC CGL 2016]

Which of the following causes rainfall during winters in the north-western part of India ?

a) Cyclonic depression

b) Retreating monsoon

c) Western disturbances

d) Southwest monsoon

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Question : 8 [PSC (Pre) 2019]

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Assertion (A):
Inland waterways are not well developed in India.
Reason (R):
Most parts of India receive rainfall only for four months a year.

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

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Question : 9 [SSC CAPFs 2016]

Though there is no single theory which can explain the origin of south west monsoon, however it is believed that the main mechanism is the differential heating of land and sea during:

a) Summer months

b) South-west trade wind flow

c) Winter months

d) Cyclonic storms

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Question : 10 [SSC CGL 2016]

Why does the west coast of India receive more rainfall from southwest monsoon than the east coast?

a) The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall

b) The Eastern Ghats extend parallel to wind direction

c) Unlike the east coast this coast is straight

d) The east coast is broader than the west coast

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