climate of india section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 11 [SSC CML 2000]

‘Kalbaisakhi’ is a kind of

a) ritual practised in Kerala

b) None of these

c) cropping pattern

d) cyclonic storm

Answer: (d)

Often during early summer, dusty squalls followed by spells of thunderstorm and heavy rains lash Assam and West Bengal, bringing relief from the humid heat.

These thunderstorms are convective in nature and are locally known as Kal Baisakhi or calamity of the month of Baisakh.

Question : 12 [IAS (Pre) 1997]

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I List II
(Climatic condition) (Reasons)
A. Chennai is warmer than Kolkata 1. North-East monsoon
B. Snowfall in Himalayan 2. Altitude
C. Rainfall decreases from West Bengal to Punjab 3. Western depressions
D. Sutlej-Ganga plain gets some rain in winter 4. Distance from sea
  5. Latitude
Codes: A B C D

a) 4 5 1 3

b) 5 1 3 4

c) 1 2 4 5

d) 5 2 4 3

Answer: (d)

Question : 13 [PSC (Pre) 2017]

Which one of the following is the driest place?

a) Delhi

b) Bengaluru

c) Mumbai

d) Leh

Answer: (d)

Question : 14 [SSC CPO SI 2007]

Which one of the following is the wettest place in India?

a) Cherrapunji

b) Mawsynram

c) Mahabaleshwar

d) Udhagamandalam

Answer: (b)

Mawsynram is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 65 kilometres from Shillong. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an annual rainfall of 11,872 millimetres.

According to the Guinness Book of World, Records Mawsynram received 26,000 millimetres (1,000 in) of rainfall in 1985. Mawsynram is located about 16 km west of Cherrapunji, on the Khasi Hills.

Question : 15 [PCS (Pre) 2016]

As per Koppen’s classification of climate, which one of the following is suitable description of North-East India including North Bengal?

a) Sub-tropical monsoon rainforest (Am)

b) Humid sub-tropical climate with dry winter (Cwg)

c) Tropical monsoon rainforest (Amw)

d) Tropical wet and dry climate (Monsoon Savannah)(Aw)

Answer: (b)

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