ed 1. EI Nino is a/an ____ ocean current. (@) Warn (b) Cold © Electric (@ Freezing Ans. (a) Warm 2. The climate of India is described as the Summer (b) Winter ¥ a Factors Affect Fee eea| [Climate of a Place | | India’s Chinate Latitude Pressure land Wind i [Bond in | eee india Oscillation, ENSO. Monsoon] a2 |Unifying | Multiple Choice Questions type. [Advancing A Monsoon 4 AranDeep's ICSE Geography 21 ‘MCQs-10 —| | (©) Monanon (oe) pein | Anas The elfinate af Lindt iy deseritodd wa the aonani (ype, | 3. Patton te . i (0) Javan ann Khe (b)Hinnwelial Pradesh : f (b) Avannetint Pradtent (A) Utaranetal | Anis. Pahalgany is tn Jonnie and Kastonte, \ 408, Nino tnt | (a) Awind blowing from Spain (hb) A tutitude near the equator : (c) An oconn enrrent (1) A jot atveam Ans, E, Nino is an ocean eurent, 5. __ refers to the aun (otal of the weather conditions or variations over # large are: for a long period of time, i { (a) Climate ()Preeipitation (©) Temperature (a) Atmospheric pressure Ans. Climate refers to the sum (otal of the wenther conditions or variations over a large area for a long period of time, ji 6. As altitude decrenses, Cemperature (b) itn (d) Does not get effected (a) Deerens (c) Remains co Ans. As altitude decrea 1 7. The annual precipitation in ___ Is aro (a) Shillong (b) Chennai | (©). Mumbai (@) Cateutta ‘Ans. The annual precipitation in Shillong is around 400 centimetres, i "gin summer, there is a shift in the position of the Inter-Tropieal Convergence Zon: over the : temperature increases, ‘ 1 400 centimetres, (‘Thorny scrub (b) Desert region (©) Ganga Plain (@) Islands of India ‘Ans. In summer, there isa shift in the position of | Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone over the Gan? Plain. { 9. Winds are named on the direction __. (a) Inwhich they blow (b) From where they blow (c) They reach finally (@)_ They circulate ; Ans, Winds are named on the direction from which they blow. Geography 22 ArunDeep + ICagp Nino! is a(0) _ word. English (b) French 10 @ (9 Arabic (@) Spanish 4. puNino i Spanish word, fe Bes most of its rain during October and November. (@) Meghalaya (b) Rajasthan (Tamil Nadu (a) Maharashtra aq: Tamil Nadu gets most of its ran during October and November. “2, The word 'monsoon’ is derived from the__word 'mausam’, literally meaning season. (@ Hindi (b) Sanskrit (© Persian @ Arabic _4ss. The word ‘monsoon’ is derived from the Arabic word 'mausam; literally meaning season. 13. As distance from the sea increases, a___ type of climate is experienced. (@) Coastal (b) Humid (©) Continental (@) Damp Ans, As distance from sea increases, a continental (i.e. extreme) type of climate is experienced. 14, The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone is a broad trough of low pressure near the: (®) Tropic of Cancer (b) Tropic of Capricorn (©) “Aretic Circle (@) Equator Ans, The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone is a broad trough of low pressure near the equatorial latitudes. 15, The Peruvian current is a(n) ___ ocean current. (@ Warm (b) Cold Mes 5 SH00g (Electric (@)_ Freezing e Ans, The Peruvian current is a cold ocean current. 16. Houses in___ have sloping roofs. (2) The Tarai region (b) Rajasthan (©) Ladakh (@) Tiruvanantapuram ‘Ans. Houses in the Tarai region have sloping roofs. 17. The maximum elevation in the coastal areas of India is __. (@) 3 metres (b) 30 metres (©) 300 metres (d) 3000 metres ARS. The maximum elevation in the coastal areas of India is 30 metres. * i as 23 MCQs-10 ICSE Geography18, The annual precipitation in Ladakh is around ___ centimetres. (a) 10 (b) 50-75 (©) 75-100 (a) 100-400 Ans, The annual precipitation in Ladakh is around 10 centimetres 19, On a winter night, the temperature at____ in Jan i Kashmir may be as low, minus 45° C, (a) Jammu (b) Kashinir (©) Srinagar (d) Drass Ans. On a winter night, the temperature at Drass in Jammu and Kashmir may be as low as mip 4sec. 20. __ refers to the state of the atmosphere over an area at a given point of time, (a) Climate (b) Weather (©) Humidity (@) Temperature Ans, Weather refers to the state of the atmosphere over an area at a given point of time. 21. Most parts of the country receive rainfall from: (@) January to May (b) May to August (c) June to September (@) September to December Ans. Most parts of the country receive rainfall from June to September. 22. The monsoons are experienced in the tropical area roughly between __. (a) 10°Nand 10°S (b) 20° N and 20° S (©) 40°N and 40° S (@) 50° Nand 50° S ‘Ans. The monsoons are experienced in the tropical area roughly between 20° N and 20° S. 23, ___ refers to the seasonal reversal in wind direction during the year. (a) Summer (b) Winter (©) Monsoon (@) Autumn ‘Ans. Monsoon refers to the seasonal reversal in wind direction during the year. 24. The climate of India is strongly influenced by _. (a) ‘The monsoon winds (b) Hotwinds (c) Yellow sea winds (a) Rivers of India ‘Ans. The climate of India is strongly influenced by the monsoon winds. 25, ___ blow south of the Himalayas through the year, except in summer. (a) Jet streams (b) Hotair (©) Cool air (a) Normal winds Ans, Jet streams blow south of the Himalayas through the year, except in summmer. ngraphy 24L* ~ hi climate of India is strongly influenced by which of the following winds? The "trade winds (b) Loo i Easterly winds (4) Monsoon winds Monsoon winds mre the first week of June, Monsoon arrives at the yh a North western parts of India ) Eastern parts of India (© Southern tip of the country (@ Northern parts of India ‘Ans. Southern tip of the country 38. Which of the following does not affect the climate of a place? (a) Latitude (b) Distance from the sea (©) Soil (d@) Ocean currents Ans, Soil 39. Which latitude divides India into almost two equal parts? (a) Equator (b) Tropic of Capricorn (©) Tropic of Cancer (a) Arctic Circle ‘Ans. Tropic of Cancer 30. Which of the following places receive the highest rainfall in the world? (®) Siachin (b) Cherrapunji (©) Thiruvananthpuram ~(@) Mawsynram Ans. Mawsynram 31. Which of the following regions receive scanty rainfall? (@) Southern slopes of Eastern Himalayas (b) Eastern Maharashtra (©) West Bengal (2) Western Rajasthan Ans. Western Rajasthan 32. Which of the following places experiences extreme climate during the summers and the winters? (@) Mumbai (b) Chennai (© Bangalore (@) Delhi Ans, Dethi ‘0b CSE Geography S MCQs-10 \Re-It is because Delhi is located in the interior of the continent far away from y, oderating influence of the seas, ns rece (b) Southern Tamil Nadu Northern Andhra Pradesh f rainfall? m ive more than 200 em 0! 33. Which of the following reglor (a) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Eastern Rajasthan «@ ‘Ans, Arunachal Pradesh 34, The Tamil Nadu coast is also known as (a) The Gujarat Const (b) The Malabar Coast (©) The Coromandel Coast (d) The Konkan Coast ‘Ans. The Coromandel! Coast the Monsoon generally begit 35. In the north Indian states, from which month? (@) Mid August (b) Early September (©) Late September (a) Early October ‘Ans. Early October g which of the following seasons in India 36, Western disturbances are active durin (a) Summer season (b) Winter season (c) Monsoon season (a) Season of retreating monsoon Ans. Winter season 37. Name the sources of winter rainfall in Tamil Nadu? (@) North West Monsoon winds the withdrawal of (b) Trade winds (c) South West Monsoon winds (a) North East Monsoon winds Ans. North East Monsoon winds 38. Which of the following regions of India receives more than 200 cm of rainfall (b) North eastern India (a) Deccan Plateau (a) Central India (©) Western Rajasthan Ans. North eastern India 39. Which of the following states may witness dust storms during the summe 1 season? (@) Tamil Nadu (©) Punjab Ans. Punjab 26 MCT (b) Meghalaya (@) None of the above AnunDeep's ICSE Geography at‘rhe climate of India is strongly influenced by which winds? we - qTrade winds : (6) Monsoon winds @ Easterly winds (@) Polar winds i Mosoon winds un whieh part of India receives precipitation Generally in the form of snow fall? @) Deccan region (>) Himalayan region (a) Western parts (@) North eastern parts Ans. Himalayan region 42, Which of the following regions get adequate rainfall from the Winter Monsoon? (a) The Malabar Coast (b) The Konkan Coast () The Southern Coromandel Coast “@ ~The Telangana Plateau Ans. The Southern Coromandel Coast 43. Torrential downpours during summer months are known as ‘Kal Baisakhi? in which of the following states? (a) Gujarat (b) West Bengal () Arunanchal Pradesh (da) Punjab Ans. West Bengal 44. Name a local hot dry wind that blow during summers in the Northern Plains and can cause heat stroke, (=) Kalbaisakhi (b) Loo () Mahawat (d) Mango showers Ans, Loo 45. The Season of retreating monsoon occurs in which of the following months? @) January and February (b) October and November () June and July (d) April and May ‘ns. October and November