MCQ On Monsoon in India by home Academy
Q1. Which of the following areas are not influenced by the monsoon winds?
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) Bangladesh and Myanmar
(c) Indonesia and Philippines
(d) Brazil and Bolivia
(d) Brazil and Bolivia
Q2. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?
(a) La Nina
(b) Movement of Jet Stream
(c) El Nino and Southern oscillations
(d) Greenhouse effect on global level
(c) El Nino and Southern oscillations
Q3. Which of the following is not the characteristic feature of the monsoon winds?
(a) There is complete reversal of direction of wind
flow according to season.
(b) Affects most parts of south-east Asia
(c) Rainfall is seasonal
(d) Not affected by El-Nino
(d) Not affected by El-Nino
Q4. Consider the following statements
1. Loo winds are hot, moist oppressing winds blowing in northern plains.
2. Most part of central highlands and Meghalaya plateau is
influenced by loo winds.
Select the correct answer from the following codes
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q5. Which of the following is/are the consequences of ElNino?
1. Delay in onset of monsoon in India.
2. Reduction in amount of planktons which in turn reduces fishes. 3. It is majorly an oceanic phenomenon which is the appearance of warm current off Peru coast.
Select the correct answer from the following codes
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 1 and 2
(c) Only 2 and 3 (d) 1,2 and 3
(b) Only 1 and 2
Q6. La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino?
1. La Nina is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
2. El Nino has adverse effect on monsoon climate Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q7. Which of the following statements is not correct in connection with monsoon winds?
(a) Edmond Halley attributed the origin of monsoon winds to
differential heating of land and sea.
(b) Flohn considered monsoon as a modification of planetary
winds of the tropics.
(c) El Nino adversely affects the monsoon winds.
(d) La Nina has no effect on the monsoon winds
(d) La Nina has no effect on the monsoon winds
Q8. Monsoons are best developed in I. India II. China III. Japan IV. Bangladesh
(a) Only I
(b) I and II only
(c) I, II, III only
(d) I, II, III, IV
(d) I, II, III, IV
Q9. The north-east trade winds cause which of the following in India?
(a) Winter rains in northwestern India
(b) Winter rains in Chennai
(c) Dust storm in the Thar Desert
(d) Inclement conditions in the Indian Himalayas
(b) Winter rains in Chennai
Q10. The concept of differential heating was primarily given to explain which of the following geographical phenomena in India?
(a) Monsoon
(b) Jet Streams
(c) Cyclones
(d) Desert storms
(a) Monsoon
Q11. Which among following generally brings rain fall to Bihar, UP and West Bengal?
(a) Western Disturbances
(b) Eastern Disturbances
(c) Westerly winds
(d) All of the above
(a) Western Disturbances
Q12.India does not fall in Torrid Zone?
(a) Chennai
(b) Mumbai
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Jaipur
(d) Jaipur
Q13. Every year Bulk of the rainfall received during the Monsoon seasons in almost all parts of India. Which among the following state is an exception to this?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
(d) Tamil Nadu
Q14. Consider the following statements with reference to the main features of monsoon rains-
1. It is mainly Convectional rainfall.
2. The amount of rainfall varies from time to time, often resulting in floods and droughts. Which of the above given statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Only 2
Q15. What causes a monsoon in India?
(a) During the summer months, sunlight heats the surfaces of both lands and oceans, but land temperatures rise more
quickly due to a lower heat capacity.
(b) The ocean remains at a lower temperature than the land and so the air above it retains a higher pressure.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these statements is correct.
(c) Both (a) and (b)