Climate

Climate
Question 1.
What factors affect the climate of a place in India?
(i) Location (ii) Surface winds (iii) Relief features (iv) Upper air circulation
(a) (i) and (iv)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (ii)
(d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Answer
Answer: (d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Because climate of a place in India is central by above mention all factors.
Question 2.
The word ‘Monsoon’ has been derived from the Arabic word ‘Mausam’ which means:
(a) Climatic changes
(b) Seasons
(c) Weather condition
(d) Climatic variation
Answer
Answer: (b) Seasons

Others are irrelevant.
Question 3.
What is the average temperature of Chennai during wrinter?
(a) Between 24° – 25°C
(b) Between 10° – 15°C
(c) Between 20° – 25°C
(d) Between 25° – 30°C
Answer
Answer: (a) Between 24° – 25°C

Because the temperature of a place is always circulated influenced by its geographical
location.
Question 4.
Which of the following state affected by Kal-Baisakhi:
(i) Assam (ii) West Bengal (iii) Chennai (iv) Orissa
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (i) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (ii)
(d) All states (i), (ii, (iii) and (iv)
Answer
Answer: (c) (i) and (ii)

Is correct.
Question 5.
Which of the following seasons are recognised in India.
(i) Cold Weather Season (ii) Hot Weather Season (iii) Advancing Monsoon Season (iv)
Retreating Monsoon Season
(a) Only (iv)
(b) Only (iii)
(c) Expect (iv), (i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) All season mention in option (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv)
Answer
Answer: (d) All season mention in option (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv)
These season are experiences in India, due to its unique geographical location.
Question 6.
What is climate?
(a) Sum of total weather conditions and variation over a large area of a long time.
(b) Sum of total weather condition over a particular area.
(c) Temperature condition of a particular region.
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) Sum of total weather conditions and variation over a large area of a long time.
Because it is the defination of climate other are not clear concepts.
Question 7.
Which of the following place receive highest rainfall in India as well as in the world?
(a) Silchar
(b) Cherrapunji
(c) Mawsynram
(d) Guwahati
Answer
Answer: (c) Mawsynram

Because it is surrounded on all sides by mountains. Once the monsoon winds enters here
they can not move forward and causes heavy rainfall here.
Question 8.
The wind blowing in the northern plains in summer is called …………….
(a) Loo
(b) Trade winds
(c) Kaal Baisakhi
(d) All a, b and c.
Answer
Answer: (a) Loo

Other winds bands c have unique geographical features.
Question 9.
Which of the following causes rainfall during winter in the north-western part of India.
(a) Cyclonic depression
(b) Western disturbance
(c) Retreating monsoon
(d) South west monsoon
Answer
Answer: (b) Western disturbance

Other are irrelevants.
Question 10.
Monsoon arrives in India approximately in ……………. :
(a) Early May
(b) Early June
(c) Early July
(d) Early August
Answer
Answer: (b) Early June

It is the time of arriving monsoon in India. May and June are hottest months, July and
August are rainiest months in India.
Question 11.
The most important characteristics of cold weather season in India is:
(a) Warm days and warm nights
(b) Warm days and Cold nights
(c) Cold days and cold nights
(d) Cold days and warm nights
Answer
Answer: (c) Cold days and cold nights

Is the correct feature.
Write true (T) or false (F)
1. The average temperature of Chennai during winter is between 24° – 25° Celsius.
Answer
Answer: True
2. The Coastal area of India receive tropical type of climate.
Answer
Answer: False
3. One of the states affected by Kal-Baisakhi is West Bengal.
Answer
Answer: True
4. Delhi and Kanpur have an extreme climate.
Answer
Answer: False
5. The retreating south-west monsoon season in India begin in November.
Answer
Answer: False
6. On a winter night, temperature at Drass may be as low as minus 45°C.
Answer
Answer: True
7. Most parts of the country receive rainfall from June to September.
Answer
Answer: False
8. Due to the curvation of the earth, the amount of solar energy received varies according
to altitude.
Answer
Answer: False
9. The pressure and wind system of any area depends on the latitude and altitude of the
place.
Answer
Answer: True
10. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of the country from the Rann of
Kachchh on the west to Mizoram in the east.
Answer
Answer: True
11. The sea exerts a moderating influence on climate.
Answer
Answer: True
12. Ocean currents along with onshore winds affect the climate of the desert areas.
Answer
Answer: False
13. The Himalaya prevent the cold winds from Central Asia from entering the subcontinent.
Answer
Answer: True
14. India lies in the region of south easterly winds.
Answer
Answer: False
15. The pressure and wind conditions over India are unique.
Answer
Answer: True
16. The jet-stream are located appropriately over 27°-30° north latitudes.
Answer
Answer: True
17. The climate of India is not influenced by monsoon winds.
Answer
Answer: False
18. A stricking feature of the hot weather season is the ‘loo’.
Answer
Answer: True
19. Pe-monsoon showers are common especially in Kerala and Maharashtra.
Answer
Answer: False
20. By early June, the low pressure condition over the northern plains intensifies.
Answer
Answer: True
Match the following
1.
Column A Column B
(a) Monsoon 1. Periodic change in the wind direction
(b) Monsoon winds 2. Perodic change in pressure condition
(c) Souther, Oscillation 3. Fast blowing winds of a steady velocity
4. Periodic development of a warm ocean
(d) Jet Stream
current
(e) EL Nino 5. Seasonal reversal in the wind direction
Answer
Answer:
Column A Column B
(a) Monsoon 5. Seasonal reversal in the wind direction
(b) Monsoon winds 1. Periodic change in the wind direction
(c) Souther, Oscillation 2. Perodic change in pressure condition
(d) Jet Stream 3. Fast blowing winds of a steady velocity
4. Periodic development of a warm ocean
(e) EL Nino
current
2.
Column I Column II Column III

1. A hot, strong, gasty wind
(a) Frequency stunk by (A) is called ‘Loo’
belong
2. The Godavari, Krishna and
(b) 60 cm of 400 cm of (B) water
Kavery are
3. Parts of western receive
(c) during the day (C) rainfall
over
4. Rajasthan receives about (d) over the north (D) cyclone
5. The monsoon winds bind
(e) country by providing (E) rainfall
the whole
Answer
Answer:
Column I Column II Column III

1. A hot, strong, gasty wind
(d) over the north (A) is called ‘Loo’
belong
2. The Godavari, Krishna and
(a) Frequency stunk by (D) cyclone
Kavery are
3. Parts of western receive
(c) during the day (E) rainfall
over
4. Rajasthan receives about (b) 60 cm of 400 cm of (C) rainfall
5. The monsoon winds bind
(e) country by providing (B) water
the whole
Fill in the blanks
1. ……………. refers to the sum total of weather condition over a long period of time.
Answer
Answer: Climate
2. ……………. refer to the slab of the atmosphere over an area at any point of time.
Answer
Answer: Weather
3. The world is divided into a number of ……………. region.
Answer
Answer: Climatic
4. On a winter right, the temperature at Tiruvananthapuram may be …………….
Answer
Answer: 22°C
5. ……………. coast get most of the rainfall during October and November.
Answer
Answer: Tamil Nadu
6. India has mountain in the …………….
Answer
Answer: north
7. North ……………. winds originate from the subtropical high pressure belt of the northern
hemisphere.
Answer
Answer: easterly
8. The ……………. and wind conditions over India are unique.
Answer
Answer: pressure
9. Over India, the jet stream blow ……………. of the Himalayan.
Answer
Answer: south

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Answer: (d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer: (b) Seasons

Answer: (a) Between 24° – 25°C

Answer: (c) (i) and (ii)

Answer: (c) Mawsynram

Answer: (a) Loo

Answer: (b) Western disturbance

Answer: (b) Early June

Answer: (c) Cold days and cold nights

Write true (T) or false (F)

2. The Coastal area of India receive tropical type of climate.

3. One of the states affected by Kal-Baisakhi is West Bengal.

4. Delhi and Kanpur have an extreme climate.

5. The retreating south-west monsoon season in India begin in November.

6. On a winter night, temperature at Drass may be as low as minus 45°C.

7. Most parts of the country receive rainfall from June to September.

11. The sea exerts a moderating influence on climate.

14. India lies in the region of south easterly winds.

17. The climate of India is not influenced by monsoon winds.

18. A stricking feature of the hot weather season is the ‘loo’.

19. Pe-monsoon showers are common especially in Kerala and Maharashtra.

Match the following

Column I Column II Column III

Column I Column II Column III

Fill in the blanks

4. On a winter right, the temperature at Tiruvananthapuram may be …………….

Answer: Tamil Nadu

6. India has mountain in the …………….

8. The ……………. and wind conditions over India are unique.

9. Over India, the jet stream blow ……………. of the Himalayan.

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