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Climates of India — Practice

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Q1. 'weather' is best described as
- A. The long-term pattern of temperature and rainfall over several decades.
- B. What we experience every hour or day — such as rain, sunshine or wind.
- C. The recurring cycle of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
- D. The traditional division of the year into six ritus.
Q2. How long must a weather pattern persist before it is called the 'climate' of a region, according to?
- A. A few weeks
- B. One full year
- C. Several decades at least
- D. One thousand years
Q3. Traditionally many parts of India divide the year into how many ritus, and which six are they?
- A. Four — spring, summer, autumn, winter
- B. Six — vasanta, grishma, varsha, sharad, hemanta, shishir
- C. Three — summer, monsoon, winter
- D. Five — vasanta, grishma, varsha, sharad, shishir
Q4. The climate of the high Himalayan mountains in northern India is described as
- A. Tropical wet
- B. Alpine
- C. Arid
- D. Semi-arid
Q5. The climate of India's northern plains is subtropical, with very hot summers and cold winters. Most of India's __________ is grown here.
- A. rice
- B. wheat
- C. spices
- D. cotton
Q6. The Thar Desert in western India has an arid climate. Its days and nights are described as
- A. Extremely hot days and cool nights, with very little rainfall
- B. Moderately cold days and very cold nights, with heavy snowfall
- C. Mild days and warm nights, with heavy rainfall
- D. Cool days and cool nights, with moderate rainfall
Q7. Kanniyakumari and the Nicobar Islands stay warm or hot throughout the year mainly because they are
- A. At a very high altitude
- B. Close to the Equator (low latitude)
- C. Far from the sea
- D. Surrounded by high mountains
Q8. Mumbai's summer and winter temperatures as approximately
- A. 44°C in summer and 10°C in winter
- B. 32°C in summer and 18°C in winter
- C. 38°C in summer and 25°C in winter
- D. 25°C in summer and 5°C in winter
Q9. Hill stations like Shimla and Darjeeling are cooler than the plains because, as altitude increases
- A. Atmospheric pressure and air density increase
- B. Atmospheric pressure and air density decrease, so the air gets cooler
- C. The sun's rays become more perpendicular
- D. The sea breeze reaches them more strongly
Q10. The word 'monsoon' comes from which language and originally means what?
- A. Sanskrit, meaning 'rain god'
- B. Persian, meaning 'wind'
- C. Arabic 'mausim', meaning 'season'
- D. Latin, meaning 'cloud'
Q11. The place that receives the highest average annual rainfall in the world, about 11,000 mm, is located in
- A. Cherrapunji, Meghalaya
- B. Mawsynram, Meghalaya
- C. Mumbai, Maharashtra
- D. Kochi, Kerala
Q12. The monsoon rains typically advance from the southern tip of India and cover the entire subcontinent by which month?
- A. End of April
- B. End of May
- C. Mid-July
- D. End of September
Q13. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has battalions located at how many places in India?
- A. 8
- B. 10
- C. 12
- D. 28
Q14. Records that in 2013, Uttarakhand experienced a sudden glacial burst near the Kedarnath temple. About how many people lost their lives?
- A. About 600
- B. About 2,000
- C. About 6,000
- D. About 60,000
Q15. 'fossil fuels' is defined as sources of energy formed from the remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago. These are
- A. Solar, wind and hydro power
- B. Coal, petroleum oil and natural gas
- C. Wood, charcoal and biogas
- D. Uranium, thorium and plutonium

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