Chapter 4 Climate

1. Which one of the following characterises the cold-weather season in India?

2. Consider the following statement with relation to Coriolis force.

1. In the northern hemisphere, it deflects the wind to the right, while in the southern hemisphere, it deflects the wind to the left.
2. The angle of latitude is directly proportional to the Coriolis force.
3. It is greatest in the poles and negligible near the equator.

Select the correct response.

3. consider the following statement .

1. Statement : (A) Subtropical westerly jet streams are a type of jet stream.
2. Reason : (R)  Except in the summer, jet streams blow south of the Himalayas all year.

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4. Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in the north-western part of India?

5. thinks about the following statement.

1. Monsoon winds have a significant impact on India’s climate.
2. The monsoon season occurs between 20° N and 20° S in the tropical region.

Select the correct response.

6. Take a look at the following statement on the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).

1. The International Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is a zone that connects the northern and southern hemispheres.
2. Climate change causes the ITCZ to drift north and south seasonally.

Select the correct response.

7. Consider the following statement with relation to factors that influence the Indian Monsoon.

1. The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone’s position has shifted (ITCZ).
2. The presence of a low-pressure region to Madagascar’s east.
3. The westerly jet stream’s migration to the north of the Himalayas.
4. During the summer, the tropical easterly jet stream passes over the Indian peninsula.

select the correct response

8. thinks about the following statement?

1. The Monsoon winds are consistent. Winds are present, however the trade breeze is absent.
2. By the first week of June, the monsoon has reached the southern tip of the Indian peninsula.

Select the incorrect option. Answer

9. The wind blowing in the northern plains in summers is known as:

10. with reference to The monsoon arrives at the southern tip of the Indian peninsula

generally by the first week of June. Subsequently, it proceeds into two   the Arabian

Sea branch and the Bay of Bengal branch. , consider the following statement .

The Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal branches of the monsoon merge over

11. considers the following comment on the monsoon’s departure.

1. The monsoon is  left the rest of the country by early December.
2. By early September, the monsoon is stopped raining in India’s northwestern states.

Select the incorrect response.

12. coldest months in the northern part of India.

13. consider the following statement .

1. Statement : (A) The northeast trade winds blow from land to sea throughout the cold weather season.
2. Reason : (R) The northeast trade winds blow from sea to land throughout the cold weather season.

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14. Consider the statement below.

1. Due to the cooling effect of the oceans, temperatures in peninsular India remain lower during the hot weather season.
2. During the day, strong, gusty, hot, dry winds blow across northern and western India.

Select the correct response.

15. Which one of the following places receives the highest rainfall in the world?

16. Considers the following statement in relation to Retreating/Post Monsoons.

1. The monsoon’s departure is highlighted by overcast sky and heavy rain.
2. The days are hot, but the nights are cold and delightful.

Select the correct response.

17. With reference to the Himalayan Mountains, which of the following statements is correct?

1. It serves as a screen to protect the Indian subcontinent from cold winds that originate around the Arctic Circle.
2. It traps monsoon winds, causing them to shed moisture within the Indian subcontinent.

Select the correct response.

18. What causes rainfall on the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu in the beginning

of winters?

19. Which of the following statements is /are correct factor / factors DETERMINING THE CLIMATE OF INDIA ?

1. a) Distribution of Land and Water
2. b) Latitude
3. c) Altitude..
4. d) The Himalayan Mountains.

Choose the correct Answer

20. What causes rainfall on the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu in the beginning

of winters?

21. thinks about the following statement?

1. The distribution of pressure in Central and Western Asia has an impact on India’s weather.
2. In comparison to water bodies, land heats and cools slowly.

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22. What is the proportion of area of India which receives annual rainfall less

than 75 cm?

23. Which one of the following is not a fact regarding South India?

24. Which one of the following phenomenon happens when the sun shines

vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere?

25. takes into account the following statement.?

1. The Tibetan highlands operate as a physical barrier to jet streams.
2. The Arabian Sea is the source of western cyclonic disturbances that reach the Indian subcontinent.

Select the correct response.

26. Take a look at the following remark on tropical cyclones.

1. These tropical cyclones, which impact the coasts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Orissa, feature very strong wind speeds and significant rainfall.
2. Tropical cyclones form in the Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean.

Select the correct response.

27. What is the proportion of area of India which receives annual rainfall less

than 75 cm?

28. examines the following remark in relation to the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)]

1. It’s a low-pressure area near the equator.
2. The ITCZ advances southward in the winter.
3. It shifts northwards approximately 20°N-25°N latitudes by the middle of July.

Select the correct response.

29. consider the following statement regarding factors influenced indian monsoon   .

1. Easterly jet stream.
2. shift in the position of the ITCZ
3. sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Cancer

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30. Which one of the following is not a fact regarding South India?

31. Considers the following statement in relation to Rain-bearing Systems?

1. It originates in the Bay of Bengal, causing rain to fall throughout northern India’s plains.
2. It originates in the southwest monsoon’s Arabian Sea current, which brings rain to India’s west coast.

Select the incorrect response.

32. considers the following statement about the Monsoon Break.

1. A break in the monsoon occurs when rain does not fall for one or more weeks.
2. Rainfall in northern India is likely to be insufficient if rain-bearing storms are infrequent along the monsoon trough or the ITCZ over this region.

Select the incorrect response.

33. Which one of the following phenomenon happens when the sun shines

vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere?

34. Consider the statement below.

1. There is no clearly defined cold weather season in India’s Peninsular region.
2. As they migrate from land to sea, winter monsoons do not produce rain.

Select the correct response.

35. match the following

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36. Consider the following statement in relation to the Arabian Sea’s Monsoon Winds.

1. The Arabian Sea Monsoon slams into the Mumbai shoreline north of the city.
2. The Western Coastal Plain receives extremely significant rainfall due to Monsoon Winds.
3. The Arabian Sea branch meets the Bay of Bengal branch in Punjab and Haryana.

Select the correct response.

37. In which of the following states in India do we find ‘As’ type of climate as

per Koeppen’s classification?

38. Which one of the factor influence Monsoon Winds of the Bay of Bengal

branch towards the Indian subcontinent ?

39. In which of the following states in India do we find ‘As’ type of climate as

per Koeppen’s classification?

40. Which of the following statements are correct related to The tropical zone being

nearer to the equator?