Climate Quiz for Grade 9

Which of the following causes rainfall in West Bengal during the hot weather season?

• Mango showers

• Kal Baisakhi

• Southwest monsoon

• Retreating Monsoon

Which of the following is a component of upper air circulation?

• North-easterlies

• Jet stream

• South-west monsoon

• Kal Baisakhi

From which of the following pressure belts do the north-easterly trade winds originate?

• Equatorial low pressure belt

• Subtropical high pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere

• Subtropical high pressure belt of the Southern Hemisphere

• Temperate low pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere

Which of the following atmospheric conditions govern the climate and associated weather conditions in India?

• Pressure and surface winds

• Upper air circulation

• Western cyclonic disturbances and tropical cyclones

• All the above

Latitude and altitude of a place determine which of the following climatic elements of a place?

• Pressure and wind system

• Temperature

• Rainfall pattern

• All the above

The peninsular part of India experiences peak summers earlier than northern India because :

• There is less rainfall in the peninsula during that time.

• Cold waves from Central Asia sweeps through the northern plains during the time.

• Due to northward movement of the sun, the global heat belt shifts northward

• Clouds do not form in those months

Due to which of the following reasons are the southwest monsoons rain bearing winds?

• They blow from low pressure area of north eastern India towards the seas

• They are seasonal winds

• They blow over warm Indian Ocean and gather moisture

• They strike the Himalayas

Which of the following prevents the southwest monsoon winds from escaping from India?

• The surrounding seas

• The Himalayas

• Low pressure over Central Asia

• The Indian deserts

Due to which of the following factors does Pune receive much lesser rainfall as compared to Mumbai?

• It is located on the leeward side of Western Ghats

• It is located on windward side of Western Ghats

• Continentality

• Distance from the sea

In which of the following places of India there is very little difference between day and night temperatures?

• Guwahati

• Nagpur

• Thiruvananthapuram

• Delhi