Climate of India

India experiences which type of climate?

• 1. Temperate climate

• 1. Tropical Monsoon climate

• 1. Temperate Continental Climate

• 1. Mediterranean Climate

Which is the wettest place in the world?

• Mumbai

• Mawsynram

• Agartala

• Meghalaya

Why does North- Western India experience continental climate?

• Inland location

• Very close to the equator

• Very less rainfall

• Less forest cover

Most of the rainfall in India occurs in

• Winter

• Summer

• Autumn

• Spring

KalBaisakhi is local wind which blows in the month of

• March

• April

• July

• June

In which state Southwest monsoons reach first and leave the last?

• Goa

• Karnataka

• Kerala

• Tamilnadu

North-Western states of Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh get rains in winter from

• Retreating monsoon winds

• Eastern disturbances from South Korea

• Western disturbances from the Arabian sea

• Western disturbance is from the Mediterranean sea

Kanyakumari is situated about 8 degree north of the equator. In context of this information, what type of climate does it experience?

• Moderate

• Very hot

• Diurnal range of temperature high

• None of these

Tamil Nadu gets most of the rainfall in the winter months of October to December from

• Temperate cyclones

• Retreating and northeast monsoons

• Local winds

• South west monsoons

Why does Jaipur record higher temperatures than Mumbai even though Mumbai is closer to equator?

• Mumbai experience moderating influence of sea

• Jaipur is located away from the sea

• Being closer to Aravali range

• All of these