Introduction to climate of India

The local storms in the north eastern part of India during hot weather season are called ....

• Monsoon

• Loo

• Norwesters

• Mango showers

The place that gets rain from Western disturbance is .......

• Allahabad

• Chennai

• Mumbai

• Punjab

India experiences what type of climatic condition ?

• Tropical Monsoon climate

• Tropical climate

• Cold climate

• Temperate climate

The coastal areas enjoy _____________ climate.

• Equable

• Hot

• Humid

• Continental

The mountains which lie parallel to the direction of the South West monsoon wind is .....

• Maikala Range

• Satpura

• Aravali

• Vindhya

The main cause of difference in distribution of rainfall in India mainly due to..... (multiple options)

• Latitude position and extent

• Distance from the Sea

• Relief features

• Trees and plants or Vegetation

The direction to which wind blows is known as ....

• Windward

• Leeward

• Eleaving side

• None of these

In Indian sub continent monsoon is mainly caused by ....

• Impact of summer temperatures on the seas

• Movement of clouds

• Seasonal reversal of winds

• Rise in temperature

The state of normal rainfall increasing suddenly and continuing constantly for several days is named as .....

• break

• burst

• mango shower

• kaal baishakhi

What is a mango shower?

• Pre monsoon rainfall in Karnataka and Kerala

• Rainfall in June to September

• Rainfall in winter days

• Rainfall caused by western disturbances