Which one of the following places receives the highest rainfall in the world?
  • Silchar
  • Mawsynram
  • Cherrapunji
  • Guwahati
The wind blowing in the northern plains in summers in known as:
  • Kaal Baisakhi
  • Loo
  • Trade winds
  • None of the above
Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in north-western part of India?
  • Cyclonic depression
  • Retreating monsoon
  • Western disturbances
  • Southwest monsoon
Monsoon arrives in India approximately in:
  • Early May
  • Early July
  • Early June
  • Early August
Which one of the following characteristics the cold weather season in India?
  • Warm days and warm nights
  • Warm days and cold nights
  • Cool days and cold nights
  • Cold days and warm nights.
In which place in India are houses built on stilts?
  • Bihar
  • Assam
  • Goa
  • None of these
In which places of India there is very little difference between day and night temperatures?
  • Bihar
  • Bangalore
  • Thiruvananthapuram
  • All of these
Most parts of India receive rainfall during which of the following months?
  • June to September
  • May to July
  • September to March
  • None of these
Kal Baisakhi is associated with:
  • Punjab
  • Odisha
  • Karnataka
  • West Bengal
What do you mean by weather?
  • State of the atmosphere over an area at any point of time
  • Envelope of air surrounding earth
  • Generalised monthly atmospheric conditions.
  • None of these
Which one of the following is an element of weather and climate?
  • Atmospheric pressure
  • Temperature
  • Humidity
  • All of these
Around the time of its arrival, the normal rainfall increases suddenly and continues constantly for several days. This is called:
  • North-easterlies
  • Jet stream
  • South-west monsoon
  • Burst of the monsoon
Which of the following is a component of westerly flow?
  • North-easterlies
  • Jet stream
  • South-west monsoon
  • Kal Baishakhi
Which prevents the southwest monsoon winds from escaping from India?
  • The Indian deserts
  • The Himalayas
  • Low pressure over Central Asia
  • None of these
Which winds brings widespread rainfall over the mainland of India?
  • Sea breeze
  • North easterly
  • Southwest monsoon winds
  • None of these
Which one of the following places in India have cooler climate even during summers?
  • Jaisalmer
  • Surat
  • Mussoorie
  • All of these
What does the word monsoon literally means?
  • Wind pattern
  • Change
  • Seasons
  • All of these
Which is the coldest place in India?
  • Shillong
  • Srinagar
  • Drass
  • None of these
Which one of the following states in India suffers from loo?
  • Maharashtra
  • Bihar
  • Gujarat
  • All of these
What causes rainfall in West Bengal during the hot weather season?
  • Kal Baishakhi
  • Southwest monsoon
  • Retreating Monsoon
  • None of these
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