Most of India's rainfall is ________
A. Cyclonic
B. Convectional
C. Elusive
D. Orographic
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Rainfall in India is not associated with ________
A. Orography
B. Convection
C. Cyclones
D. Anticyclones
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Which part of India receives rainfall from both the South-West and North-West monsoons?
A. Tamilnadu
B. Odisha
C. Lakshadweep Islands
D. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Which of the following characteristics are associated with the dry monsoon forest of India?
1. Annual rainfall is below 50 cm
2. The trees are short rooted
3. Thorny shrubs and grassland
4. Mango, Mahua, Sisam and Keeker are the prominent trees.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 4
C. 3 and 4
D. 1, 2 and 3
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The Paddy fields of India are located in the areas of annual rainfall
A. 120 cm
B. 140 cm
C. 100 cm
D. 80 cm
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Which region gets first monsoon in summer?
A. Himalayas
B. Western Ghats
C. Eastern Ghats
D. Gangetic Plain
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The northeastern hills that block the South West Monsoon winds and cause heavy rains in Assam are
A. Arakan Yoma and Pegu Yoma
B. Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills
C. Barail and Patkai hills
D. Khasi and Pegu Yoma
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The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26°C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9°C. The station in question is ________
A. Allahabad
B. Chennai
C. Cherapunji
D. Kolkata
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The reason for Rajasthan being deficient in rainfall is ________
A. The monsoon fail to reach this area
B. It is too hot
C. There is no water available and thus the 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 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 throughout the year
D. Strong winds flow throughout 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. Plateau of Chota Nagpur
C. Coromandel Coast
D. Malwa Plateau
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For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent?
A. La Nina
B. Movement of jet streams
C. El Nino and southern oscillations
D. Green-house effect on global level
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Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances?
A. Punjab
B. West Bengal
C. Kerala
D. Gujarat
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During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because ________
A. Monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier
B. Western regions are warmer than the eastern region
C. Hills do not form barriers for winds
D. The area is far away from the sea
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Arrange the following cities in decreasing order of the rainfall they receive from the south-west monsoons in summer months:
1. Allahabad
2. Kolkata
3. Delhi
4. Patna
A. 2, 4, 1, 3
B. 3, 1, 4, 2
C. 1, 4, 3, 2
D. 2, 4, 3, 1
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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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The place to receive annual rainfall below 50cm is
A. Meghalaya
B. Leh in Kashmir
C. Coromandal Coast
D. Konkan Coast
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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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Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because ________
A. Mumbai is on the windward side
B. Pune is at a-greater elevation
C. Mumbai is a coastal city
D. Pune has greater vegetation than Mumbai
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The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because ________
A. Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current
B. Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator
C. Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side
D. Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not
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