Climate of India MCQ for jkssb examination

 

Climate of India

1. Climate of India is usually referred as
(a) Tropical monsoon [RRB 2006]
(b) Sub-Tropical monsoon
(c) Temperate climate
(d) Sub-temperate climate
2. Which of the following factors do not
influence the climate of India?
(a) Latitude
(b) Altitude
(c) Longitude
(d) Winds
3. India being divided by the Tropic of
Cancer into two halves, experiences
which of the following types of
climates?
(a) Tropical and temperate climate
(b) Tropical climate only
(c) Only temperate climate
(d) Only sub-tropical climate
4. In January, isotherm taken as a basis
for dividing India into tropical and
sub-tropical zones is [IAS (Pre) 1997]
(a) 21°C (b) 18°C
(c) 12°C (d) 15°C
5. Which of the following statement is
true?
(a) India lies completely in tropical zone.
(b) India lies completely in Sub-tropical
zone.
(c) India lies both in Tropical and
sub-tropical zone.
(d) India lies in both Sub-tropical and
polar zones.
6. Which one of the following is not
correct regarding South India?
[CDS 2019]
(a) Diurnal range of temperature is less.
(b) Annual range of temperature is less.
(c) Temperature is high throughout the
year.
(d) Extreme climatic conditions are
found.
7. Assertion (A) India has a tropical
Monsoon type climate.
Reason (R) India is located exactly
between the tropical latitudes.
Codes [JPSC (Pre) 2013]
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
8. Which among the following relief
factors affect climate of India?
(a) Air pressure (b) Wind speed
(c) Temperature (d) All of these
9. Climate of India is influenced by
[RRB 2005]
(a) physiography of landmass.
(b) distance from equator.
(c) himalayas.
(d) All of the above
10. Indian climatic regime is characterised
by its unique diversity. Which one of the
following do not play any role in climatic
diversity of India?
(a) Latitudinal extent
(b) Distance from sea
(c) Orientation of hills and mountains
(d) Longitudinal extent
11. Climate of India depends upon which of
the following factors ?
I. Latitude
II. Axis of inclination of Earth
III. Revolution
IV. Rotation speed
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below.
(a) I, II and IV (b) I, II and III
(c) Only II (d) II and III
12. Assertion (A) India has monsoon type
of climate.
Reason (R) The high Himalayas impart
climatic distinctiveness to India
Codes [UPPSC (Pre) 1996]
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the
correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
13. The term ‘Monsoon’ is originated from
[MPPSC (Pre) 2013]
(a) Arabic language (b) Spanish
(c) Hindi (d) English
14. India has monsoon type of climate,
owing to which of the following factors?
(a) Location (b) Jet stream
(c) Currents (d) All of these
15. In which of the following States does
the monsoon arrive first?
[UPPSC (Pre) 2006]
(a) Assam (b) West Bengal
(c) Maharashtra (d) Kerala
16. The Indian monsoon is indicated by
seasonal displacement because of
[BPSC (Pre) 1994]
(a) differential temperature of land and
sea.
(b) cold wind of middle Asia.
(c) excess similarity of temperature.
(d) None of the above
17. In India, maximum rainfall is received
from [NDA 2017]
(a) Western Disturbances
(b) North-East Monsoon
(c) South-West Monsoon
(d) Retreating Monsoon
18. High temperature and low pressure
over the Indian Sub-continent during
the summer season draws air from the
Indian Ocean leading to the in-blowing
of the [IAS (Pre) 1996]
(a) South-East monsoon winds
(b) South-West monsoon winds
(c) Trade winds
(d) Westerlies

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