Weather and Climate Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Questions

1 Which of the following places have cooler climate even during summers?

A Allahabad

B Mumbai

C Mussoorie

D Amritsar

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Answer: Mussoorie

2 Which of the following places of India experiences extreme type of climate?

A Shillong

B Bengaluru

C Chennai

D Delhi

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Answer: Delhi

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3 Due to which of the following factors does Pune receive much lesser rainfall as compared to Mumbai?

A It is located on the leeward side of Western Ghats

B It is located on windward side of Western Ghats

C Continentality

D Distance from the sea

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Answer: It is located on the leeward side of Western Ghats

4 In which month the transition season changed the hot rainy season to dry winter season?

A December to February

B February to March

C June to July

D October to November

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Answer: October to November

5 In winter the western cyclonic disturbances orginate from which sea?

A Mediterranean Sea

B Indian Ocean

C Caspian Sea

D Arabian Sea

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Answer: Mediterranean Sea

6 In which one of the following places could winter temperatures drop to minus 45°C:

A Thiruvananthapuram

B Shillong

C Drass

D Pahalgam

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Answer: Drass

7 What generally happens to air temperature as we move from the equator to poles?

A It decreases

B It increases

C It remains constant

D None of the above

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Answer: It decreases

8 Which of the following latitudes passes through the middle of our country giving it the characteristics of tropical as well as sub-tropical climate?

A Tropic of Capricorn

B Tropic of Cancer

C Equator

D 82°30 N

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Answer: Tropic of Cancer

9 Which one of the following receives highest rainfall in the world?

A Silchar

B Cherrapunji

C Mawsynram

D Guwahati

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Answer: Cherrapunji

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

A Kaal Baisakhi

B Trade winds

C Loo

D None of these

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Answer: Trade winds

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

A Cyclonic depression

B Western disturbances

C Retreating monsoon

D South-west monsoon

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Answer: Retreating monsoon

12 Monsoon arrives in India approximately in:

A Early July

B Early June

C Early May

D Early August

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Answer: Early July

13 Which one of the following characterizes the cold weather season in India?

A Warm days and warm nights

B Warm days and cold nights

C Cool days and cold nights

D Cold days and warm nights

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Answer: Warm days and cold nights

14 Which of the following terms refers to the sum total of weather conditions and variations over a large area for a long period of time (more than thirty years)?

A Atmosphere

B Annual range of temperature

C Climate

D Monsoon

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Answer: Climate

15 Which of the following is not an element of weather and climate?

A Atmospheric pressure

B Temperature

C Humidity

D Altitude

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Answer: Altitude

16 Which of the following is not one of the causes of river pollution?

A Dumping of garbage

B Aquatic organisms and algae

C Discharge of untreated sewage

D None of the above

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Answer: Discharge of untreated sewage

17 In which of the following places of India precipitation is in form of snowfall?

A Shillong

B Drass

C Chandigarh

D Haridwar

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Answer: Drass

18 Which of the following places of India experience the highest summer temperature?

A Pahalgam

B Leh

C Thiruvananthapuram

D Jaisalmer

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Answer: Leh

19 Which of the following is the rainiest station?

A Shillong

B Mumbai

C Chennai

D Kolkata

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Answer: Shillong

20 Which one of the following is the driest station?

A Mumbai

B Leh

C Bengaluru

D Delhi

View Answer

Answer: Leh

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