Sir Tarun Rupani

Q1.
MOST OF INDIA’S RAINFALL
IS :

A) CYCLONIC
B) CONVENTIONAL
C) ELUSIVE
D) OROGRAPHIC
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Sir Tarun Rupani

RAINFALL IN INDIA IS NOT

ASSOCIATED WITH ________

A) OROGRAPHY
B) CONVECTION
C) CYCLONES
D) ANTI – CYCLONES
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WHICH PART OF INDIA
RECEIVES RAINFALL FROM
BOTH THE SOUTH WEST AND
NORTH WEST MONSOONS?

A) TAMIL NADU
B) ODISHA
C) LAKSHWADEEP ISLANDS
D) ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
ISLANDS
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Q4.
WHICH REGION GETS FIRST
MONSOON IN SUMMER ?

A) HIMALAYAS
B) WESTERN GHATS
C) EASTERN GHATS
D) GANGETIC PLAINS
Q5
THE AVERAGE RAINFALL OF A
METEOROLOGICAL STATION IS 26
DEGREE C , ITS AVERAGE
RAINFALL IS 63 CM AND THE
ANNUAL RANGE .

A) ALLAHABAD
B) CHENNAI
C) CHHERAPUNJI
D) KOLKATA
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THE REASON FOR RAJASTHAN BEING

DEFIECIENT IN RAINFALL IS :

A) THE MONSOON FAIL TO REACH

THIS AREA
B) IT IS TOO HOT
C) THERE IS NO WATER AVAILABLE AND
THUS WINDS REMAIN DRY
D) THE WINDS DO NOT COME ACROSS ANY
BARRIER TO CAUSE NECESSARY
UPLIFT TO BE COOLED .
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THE EXTREME OF TEMPERATURE Sir Tarun Rupani

BETWEEN SUMMER AND WINTER IS

QUITE LOW IN SOUTHERN PART OF
PENINSULAR INDIA MAINLY BECAUSE
______ .

A) THE ADJOINING OCEANS

MODERATE THE TEMPERATURE
B) THE SKY IS GENERALLY CLOUDY
C) THE SUN’S RAYS ARE ALMOST
VERTICAL THROUGH OUT THE YEAR
D) STRONG WINDS FLOW THROUGH OUT
THE YEAR
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING

RECEIVE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
MONTH OF OCTOBER AND
NOVEMBER ?

A) HILLS OF GARO, KHASI AND

JAINTIA
B) PLEATUE OF CHOTA NAGPUR
C) COROMANDEL COAST
D) MALWA PLEATUE
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
Sir Tarun Rupani

STATE RECEIVES RAINFALL DUE

TO WESTERN DISTURBANCES?

A) PUNJAB
B) WEST BENGAL
C) KERALA
D) GUJARAT
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Q10.
THE WESTERN DISTURBANCES WHICH
CAUSE WINTER RAIN IN INDIA
ORIGINATE IN :

A) PAKISTAN
B) BAY OF BENGAL
C) WEST ASIA
D) HIMALAYAS
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Sir Tarun Rupani

THE PLACE TO RECEIVE ANNUAL

RAINFALL BELOW 50 CM IS :

A) MEGHALAYA
B) LEH IN KASHMIR
C) COROMANDEL COAST
D) KONKAN COAST
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Q12.
MUMBAI RECEIVES MORE RAINFALL THAN
PUNE BECAUSE :

A) MUMBAI IS ON THE WINDWARD SIDE

B) PUNE IS AT A GREATER ELEAVATION
C) MUMBAI IS A COASTAL DRY
D) PUNE HAS GREATER VEGEATATION
THAN MUMBAI
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THE TEMPERATURE OF
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM IS LOWER THAN
THAT OF MUMBAI IN MAY AND HIGHER THAN
THAT OF JANUARY IN MUMBAI BECAUSE :

A) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM HAS COLD CURRENT AND

MUMBAI IS FACED WITH WARM CURRENTS
B) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM HAS HIGHER RAINFALL IN
SUMMER
C) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM IS ON THE WINDWARD SIDE
AND MUMBAI IS ON THE LEEWARD SIZE
D) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM IS VEGETATED WHILE
MUMBAI IS NOT
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WINTER RAINS IN THE NORTH AND

NORTH – WEST ARE GENERALLY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PHENOMENON
OF ________ .

A) RETREATING MONSOON
B) TEMPERATURE CYCLONES
C) LOCAL THUNDERSTORMS
D) SHIFT IN JET STREAM MOVEMENT
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Q15.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING AREA OF INDIAN
SUBCONTINENT BECOMES THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IN SUMMER ?

A) RANN OF KUTCH
B) RAJASTHAN
C) NORTH WESTERN INDIA
D) HIMALAYAS
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WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
STATES RECEIVES THE HIGHEST
RAINFALL DURING WINTER
MONTHS ?

A) PUNJAB
B) KERALA
C) MEGHALAYA
D) TAMIL NADU
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
RECEIVES RAINFALL BY NORTH
EASTERN MONSOON?

A) CLIMATE
B) PRECIPITATION
C) TEMPERATURE
D) ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REGIONS

RECEIVE MORE THAN 200 CM OF
RAINFALL?

A) ARUNACHAL PRADESH
B) SOUTHERN TAMIL NADU
C) EASTERN RAJASTHAN
D) NORTHERN ANDHRA PRADESH
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Sir Tarun Rupani
CHENNAI RECEIVES LESS RAINFALL BY
SOUTH WEST MONSOON THAN OTHER
PLACES, BECAUSE

A) MONSOON TRAVELS PARALLEL TO

COROMANDEL COAST
B) CHENNAI IS VERY HOT PLACE AND DO NOT
ALLOW HUMIDITY TO EVAPORATE
C) THESE WINDS ARE OFFSHORE MONSOON
WINDS
D) ABOVE ALL
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CHERAPUNJI RECEIVES MORE RAINFALL
THAN SHILLONG IS :

A) THE FORMER IS NEARER TO THE

SEA
B) THE AIR OF DIFFERENT DENSITIES
AND TEMPERATURE TENDS TO
CONVERGE TOWARDS CHERAPUNJI
FROM DIFFERENT TO THE DIRECTION
DURING THE RAINY SEASON
C) CHERAPUNJI IS LOCATED ON THE
WINDWARD SIDE
D) CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION BRINGS
MORE RAIN AT CHERAPUNJI
Q21
AMONGST THE FOLLOWING PLACES
WHICH ONE RECEIVES
COMPARATIVELY LOWEST AVERAGE
MONSOON RAINFALL FROM JUNE TO
SEPTEMBER ?

A) EASTERN UTTAR PRADESH

B) SOUTHERN WEST BENGAL
C) PUNJAB
D) WESTERN UTTAR PRADESH
Q22.
THE STATE OF ATMOSPHERE
OVER AN AREA AT ANY POINT
OF TIME IS KNOWN AS

A) WEATHER
B) CLIMATE
C) HEAT
D) COLD
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