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Earth and Space - II

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum?

a)

During monsoon

b)

After summer

c)

During winter

d)

During autumn

2.

Which one of the following states receives the highest rainfall during winter months?

a)

Tamil Nadu

b)

Meghalaya

c)

Kerala

d)

Punjab

3.

The climate of India is _____

a)

tropical climate

b)

sub-tropical climate

c)

subtropical monsoon

d)

savanna type of climate

4.

What do you mean by 'reserved forest'?

a)

Reserved for local use

b)

Reserved for growing medicinal herbs

c)

Reserved for hunting

d)

Reserved for commercial exploitation

5.

Select the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution to the forest cover on India ______

a)

Dense forest - Open forest - Mangrove forest

b)

Dense forest - Mangrove forest – Open forest

c)

Open forest – Dense forest – Mangrove forest

d)

Open forest - Mangrove forest - Dense forest

6.

Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world?

a)

Manali (HimachalPradesh)

b)

Kullu(HimachalPradesh)

c)

Itanagar(Arunachal Pradesh)

d)

Dras(Jammu andKashmir)

7.

Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon?

a)

Chennai

b)

Mumbai

c)

Mangalore

d)

New Delhi

8.

Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to_____

a)

earthquakes

b)

cyclones

c)

tornadoes

d)

landslides

9.

Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune

because_______

a)

Pune is at a-greater elevation

b)

Mumbai is a coastal city

c)

Mumbai is on the wind ward side

d)

Pune has greater vegtetation than Mumbai

10.

Most of India's rainfall is_______

a)

orographic

b)

convectional

c)

elusive

d)

cyclonic

11.

Which one of the following types of forest

covers the maximum area in India?

a)

Tropical dry deciduous forest

b)

Tropical dry evergreen forest

c)

Tropical moist deciduous forest

d)

Tropical rainforest

12.

Which one of the following states has the largest forest area to its total land area?

a)

ArunachalPradesh

b)

Sikkim

c)

Jammu and Kashmir

d)

Mizoram

13.

At which one of the following places is the monkey

called Lion-tailed macaque naturally found?

a)

Nallamalai hills

b)

Pachmarhi

c)

Nilgiris

d)

Shivaliks

14.

Among the following states, in which one is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest?

a)

Uttarakhand

b)

HimachalPradesh

c)

Arunachal Pradesh

d)

Sikkim

15.

The driest place in India is ______

a)

Barmer

b)

Leh

c)

Jaisalmer

d)

Bikaner