Climate grade 9

Which is the coldest place in India?

• Drass

• Shrinagar

• shillong

• bikaner

The word monsoon is derived from a word which literally means which of the following?

• seasons

• wind pattern

• change

• musambi

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

• Mango showers
  

• 
  Retreating Monsoon

• Southwest monsoon
  

• Kal Baishakhi
  

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 of the above

The Indian subcontinent experiences comparatively milder winters as compared to Central Asia due to which of the following factors?

• Tropic of cancer

• The surrounding seas

• The himalayas

• Ocean currents

Which of the following places in India experiences a very high diurnal range of temperature?

• Chennai

• jhodpur

• Kolkata

• Himalayan Mountains

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

• guwahati

• nagpur

• Thiruvananthapuram

• delhi

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

• Urbanization and industrialization effects
• Proximity to the ocean
• It is located on the leeward side of Western Ghats

• Geographical location and the influence of the Western Ghats.

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

• Surrounding seas

• Himalayas

• low pressure over central asia

• Indian desert