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  1. Rainfall from the south-west monsoon reaches ________

  2. A.

     Lahauland Spiti

    B.

     Ladakh

    C.

     Tamil Nadu

    D.

     Delta region of Mahanadi


  3. Among the following regions of India, which one receives comparatively least amount of annual rainfall?

  4. A.

     An 80 km wide coastal belt from Nellore to Point Calimere

    B.

     The middle and lower Asom valley

    C.

     North-eastern Rajasthan

    D.

     The coastal plains of Gujarat south of Narmada


  5. The winter rain in Chennai is caused by

  6. A.

     South-West Monsoons

    B.

     North-East Monsoons

    C.

     Intense Land and Sea Breezes

    D.

     Cyclonic winds in the Bay of Bengal


  7. The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall is

  8. A.

     Leh

    B.

     Jaisalmer

    C.

     Bikaner

    D.

     Jodhpur


  9. Nagpur gets scanty rainfall because it is located with reference to Sahyadri Mountains, towards ________.

  10. A.

     Windward Side

    B.

     Seaward Side

    C.

     Onshore Side

    D.

     Leeward Side


  11. The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of ________

  12. A.

     South-west monsoons

    B.

     Retreating monsoons

    C.

     North-east monsoons

    D.

     Westerly disturbances


  13. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude?

  14. A.

     Bengaluru and Chennai

    B.

     Mumbai and Visakhapatnam

    C.

     Ajmer and Shillong

    D.

     Nagpur and Kolkata


  15. How do dust storms in summer affect the temperature?

  16. A.

     Increase it

    B.

     Decrease it

    C.

     No effect

    D.

     Cannot say


  17. Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall?

  18. A.

     It is a rain shadow area

    B.

     It is located parallel to wind direction

    C.

     It is away from the coast

    D.

     Rain bearing clouds are absent


  19. The place which experiences minimum and maximum temperature of - 28.3°C and 15°C respectively is ________

  20. A.

     Srinagar

    B.

     Shimla

    C.

     Kullu

    D.

     Leh