Home / General Knowledge / Climate and Weather :: section-1

General Knowledge :: Climate and Weather

  1. Which of the following receive, heavy rainfall in the month of October and November?

  2. A.

     Hills of Garo, Khasi and Jaintia

    B.

     Plateau of Chota Nagpur

    C.

     Coromandel Coast

    D.

     Malwa Plateau


  3. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?

  4. A.

     La Nina

    B.

     Movement of jet streams

    C.

     El Nino and southern oscillations

    D.

     Green-house effect on global level


  5. Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances?

  6. A.

     Punjab

    B.

     West Bengal

    C.

     Kerala

    D.

     Gujarat


  7. During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because ________

  8. A.

     Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier

    B.

     Western regions are warmer than the eastern region

    C.

     Hills do not form barriers for winds

    D.

     The area is far away from the sea


  9. Arrange the following cities in decreasing order of the rainfall they receive from the south-west monsoons in summer months:
    1. Allahabad
    2. Kolkata
    3. Delhi
    4. Patna

  10. A.

     2, 4, 1, 3

    B.

     3, 1, 4, 2

    C.

     1, 4, 3, 2

    D.

     2, 4, 3, 1


  11. The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate in

  12. A.

     Pakistan

    B.

     Bay of Bengal

    C.

     West Asia

    D.

     Himalayas


  13. The place to receive annual rainfall below 50cm is

  14. A.

     Meghalaya

    B.

     Leh in Kashmir

    C.

     Coromandal Coast

    D.

     Konkan Coast


  15. Which one of the following states receives the highest rainfall during winter months?

  16. A.

     Punjab

    B.

     Kerala

    C.

     Meghalaya

    D.

     Tamil Nadu


  17. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because ________

  18. A.

     Mumbai is on the windward side

    B.

     Pune is at a-greater elevation

    C.

     Mumbai is a coastal city

    D.

     Pune has greater vegetation than Mumbai


  19. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because ________

  20. A.

     Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current

    B.

     Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator

    C.

     Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side

    D.

     Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not