CLIMATE

1. India experiences which type of climate?

• Temperate climate
• Tropical Monsoon climate
• Temperate Continental Climate
• Mediterranean Climate

The Deccan Plateau gets less rainfall than the Western Ghats because:

• it lies in the way of South West Monsoon winds.
• it lies in the rainshadow area of the Himalayas.
• it lies in the rainshadow area of the Western Ghats.
• it is triangular in shape.

What causes the winter rain along the Coromandel Coast?

• Sea breeze
• Retreating monsoon
• South-west monsoon
• Western disturbances

Which of the following is NOT a source of rainfall for Punjab and Haryana?

• Western disturbances
• Arabian Sea branch of South-west monsoon
• Bay of Bengal branch of South-west monsoon
• Retreating monsoon.

Which of the following factors does not affect the climate of a place?

• Varied relief
• B. The Monsoon Winds
• C. Distance from the Sea