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Weather and Climate MCQs | 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

Answer: Mussoorie
2 Which of the following places of India experiences extreme type of climate?
A Shillong
B Bengaluru
C Chennai
D Delhi

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer: Tropic of Cancer
9 Which one of the following receives highest rainfall in the world?
A Silchar
B Cherrapunji
C Mawsynram
D Guwahati

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

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

Answer: Retreating monsoon
12 Monsoon arrives in India approximately in:
A Early July
B Early June
C Early May
D Early August

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

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

Answer: Climate
15 Which of the following is not an element of weather and climate?
A Atmospheric pressure
B Temperature
C Humidity
D Altitude

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

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

Answer: Drass
18 Which of the following places of India experience the highest summer temperature?
A Pahalgam
B Leh
C Thiruvananthapuram
D Jaisalmer

Answer: Leh
19 Which of the following is the rainiest station?
A Shillong
B Mumbai
C Chennai
D Kolkata

Answer: Shillong
20 Which one of the following is the driest station?
A Mumbai
B Leh
C Bengaluru
D Delhi

Answer: Leh

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