ASL370 – QUIZ 2 (10 marks)

17th March 2023

Answer

1. ElNino works on weakening the Indian summer monsoon by:

a. Increased subsidence on the subcontinent
b. intensifying the thermal gradient between the Indian subcontinent and the ocean
c.moving the monsoon circulation towards the Pacific
d. none of the above

2. A positive Indian Ocean Dipole :

a. occurs when High and low Sea surface temperatures develop in the western and
eastern Indian Ocean respectively.
b. occurs because of Low and high Sea surface temperatures in the western and eastern
Indian Ocean respectively.
c. occurs at the same time as the ElNino
d. causes monsoon to fail in India

3. Mark the ‘Active’ and ‘Break’ phases on this figure and state what causes them?

Blue: Active
Yellow: Break (three consecutive days less/ more than normal curve in red will make
break/active phase)

4. What features of eastern Africa contributes to establishment of monsoon over the Indian
subcontinent?
a. Somali jet
b. Madagascar island
c. Eastern African highlands
d. ITCZ on northern Africa

5. Which of the following regions receive almost all of its precipitation from the Indian
summer monsoon?
a. Western Ghats
b. Eastern Ghats
c. Vindhyas
d. Lower Himalayas

6. Primary indicator of occurance of ElNino is:

a. High SSTs in the western and low in the eastern equatorial Pacific
b. Low SST in the western and high SSTs in the equatorial Pacific
c. Weakening of the Indian summer monsoon
d. Low pressure in the western and high in the eastern equatorial Pacific

7. Which index tends to have the largest and smallest variance of the Niño SST
indices?
a. Niño 1+2, Niño 4
b. Niño 3, Niño 3.4
c. Niño 3, Niño 1+2
d. Changes with year

8. Retreating monsoon brings rain to which part of the country, which months and
what’s the moisture source? South-east Coast; Tamil Nadu, Oct-Dec; Bay of Bengal