MCQGeeks
0 : 0 : 1
CBSE
JEE
NTSE
NEET
English
UK Quiz
Quiz
Driving Test
Practice
Games
Quiz
Geography
Climate And Weather In Indian Geography
Quiz 5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Q.1
Which of the following is recognised as a season by the meteorological department of India ?
Cold weather
Hot weather
Retreating monsoon
North-eastern monsoon
Q.2
Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world?
Dras (Jammu and Kashmir)
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
Manali (Himachal Pradesh)
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
Q.3
A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is ________.
Teak
Shisam
Sandalwood
Sal
Q.4
Which of the following factors does not have influence on the Indian climate?
Presence of Indian Ocean
Nearness to equator
Monsoons
Ocean currents
Q.5
The most important commercial forests of India are
Tropical evergreen
Mangrove
Tropical deciduous
Coniferous
Q.6
Deforestation results in :
1. flora destruction
2. fauna destruction
3. ecological disbalance
2 and 3
1, 2 and 3
1 only
1 and 3
Q.7
Which one of the following states has the largest forest area to its total land area?
Mizoram
Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Jammu and Kashmir
Q.8
Which of the following state has become India's first carbon free state?
Himachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Q.9
The Mangrove forests of Ganga delta are known as
Monsoon forest
Sundarban
Tropical forest
Swamp forest
Q.10
When did India adopt the International Tsunami Warning System
2004
2005
2006
2007
Q.11
What do you mean by 'reserved forest' ?
Reserved for local use
Reserved for commercial exploitation
Reserved for hunting
Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
Q.12
The driest place in India is ________
Leh
Barmer
Jaisalmer
Bikaner
Q.13
At which one of the following places is the monkey called Lion-tailed macaque naturally found?
Shivaliks
Pachmarhi
Nallamalai hills
Nilgiris
Q.14
Which of the following is not a species of tropical moist deciduous forests?
Mahagony
Sal
Shisham
Teak
Q.15
Among the following states, in which one is the percentage of forest area to total geographical area the highest?
Arunachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Uttarakhand
Q.16
Most of the floods in the lowlands of north India, the Bihar plateau and Orissa are associated with ________
Easterly depression
Orographic rainfall
South-West Monsoon
Thunderstorm
Q.17
________ Oilfield of India has the largest quantity of recoverable reserves.
Moran Oilfield
Mumbai High (off shore) Oilfield
Ankaleshwar Oilfield
Naharkatiya Oilfield
Q.18
The climate of India is ________
Tropical climate
Sub-tropical climate
Savanna type of climate
Subtropical monsoon
Q.19
The retreating monsoon withdraws itself from
The west coast to the east coast
North-East India to the west coast
The north to the south
North-West India to Bengal and then to Kerala
Q.20
In May-June each year, the monsoon winds approach the southern tip of India from ________
Northly direction
North-easterly direction
North-westerly direction
South-westerly direction
Q.21
Arrange the following states on the basis of ascending dates of the onset of monsoon :
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Kerala
3. West Bengal
4. Rajasthan
2-3-1-4
3-2-1-4
3-1-2-4
1-2-3-4
Q.22
The premonsoon mango showers occur predominantly in
West Bengal and Assam
Deccan Plateau
Gujarat and Maharashtra
Kerala and Karnataka
Q.23
Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India?
I. Development of a low pressure in north-west India
II. Deflection of trade winds
III. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean
IV. Heating of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal
I, II and III
I and II
II and III
III and IV
Q.24
Which of the following statements is true with regard to the erratic behaviour of Indian monsoons?
Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from one year to another, as well as at different places
Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal, as well as unequal distribution of rain
Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years
Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from place to place
Q.25
There are nine coastal states in India but half of the sea salt is manufactured in the coast of Gujarat because
Gandhiji started Salt Satyagrah in Gujarat
Less rain and relative humidity is best for the evaporation of the sea water
Salt is exported from Kandla port
The salinity of water near coast of Gujarat is very high
Q.26
National Flood Commission is related to
Flood
Disaster Management
Drought and flood
Poverty Alleviation
Q.27
Indian monsoon is marked by seasonal shift caused by ________
Differential heating of land and sea
Cold winds of Central Asia
Great uniformity of temperature
None of these
Q.28
Select the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution to the forest cover on India ________
Dense forest - Open forest - Mangrove forest
Open forest - Dense forest - Mangrove forest
Dense forest - Mangrove forest - Open forest
Open forest - Mangrove forest - Dense forest
Q.29
Plants are associated with the social forestry programmes in India?
Teak
Neem
Eucalyptus
Banyan
Q.30
Which of the following functions performed by a forest help most in controlling drought?
Forests act as water sheds
Forests bring rainfall in monsoon
Forests lower the temperature of the environment
Forests prevent soil erosion
0 h : 0 m : 1 s
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Report Question
×
What's an issue?
Question is wrong
Answer is wrong
Other Reason
Want to elaborate a bit more? (optional)
Support mcqgeeks.com by disabling your adblocker.
×
Please disable the adBlock and continue.
Thank you.
Reload page