Climate of India-1

Identify the factors that describe climate of an area.

• Soil

• Vegetation

• Altitude

• Distance from sea

Continental type of climate refers to

• Climate of a continent

• A country in the continent

• An area which is landlocked

• An ares close to the sea

Which season is the best fit for rainfall experienced by Chennai?

• Hot & dry summer season

• Rainy season or South west monsoon

• Retreating Monsoon

• Cold/Winter season

Which of the following is responsible for bringing rain to the North west India in the winter?

• Norwesters

• Trade winds

• Jet streams

• Westerlies

What do you mean by weather?

• Envelope of air surrounding the earth

• State of the atmosphere at any point of time

• Generalized monthly atmospheric conditions

• None of these

Which of the following is an element of weather and climate ?

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Atmospheric Pressure

• All of these

Which of these prevents the south-west monsoon from escaping from India?

• The Indian Deserts

• The Himalayas

• Low Pressure Over Central India

• None of These

Which winds bring widespread rainfall over the mainland of India?

• Sea breeze

• Land breeze

• North easterlies

• South West monsoon

__________________ is the fast flowing cold air current in a narrow zone in the upper atmosphere.

• Loo

• Mango showers

• Kaal Baisakhi

• Jet Streams

Which one of the following warm ocean currents replaces the Peruvian cold current ?

• Kuroshio

• El Nino

• South Pacific Current

• Gulf Stream