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MCQs on Climate and Monsoons for UPSC and State PSC exams

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MCQs on Climate and Monsoons

1. India’s climate is classified as:

 
 
 
 

2. The term ‘monsoon’ is derived from Arabic word:

 
 
 
 

3. Indian monsoon is caused primarily by:

 
 
 
 

4. ITCZ stands for:

 
 
 
 

5. In winter, ITCZ shifts:

 
 
 
 

6. The Indian monsoon has two branches:

 
 
 
 

7. Arabian Sea branch first hits:

 
 
 
 

8. Bay of Bengal branch first hits:

 
 
 
 

9. Mawsynram receives highest rainfall due to:

 
 
 
 

10. Cherrapunji is located in:

 
 
 
 

11. The Western Ghats cause:

 
 
 
 

12. Tamil Nadu receives most rain in:

 
 
 
 

13. Retreating monsoon occurs in:

 
 
 
 

14. The burst of monsoon refers to:

 
 
 
 

15. Monsoon break refers to:

 
 
 
 

16. El NiΓ±o is:

 
 
 
 

17. La NiΓ±a is:

 
 
 
 

18. Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) positive phase:

 
 
 
 

19. Western disturbances are:

 
 
 
 

20. Jet streams influence Indian monsoon by:

 
 
 
 

21. Subtropical Westerly Jet (STJ) in winter flows:

 
 
 
 

22. Tropical Easterly Jet (TEJ) forms in summer at:

 
 
 
 

23. Monsoon trough is:

 
 
 
 

24. Break monsoon occurs when trough shifts:

 
 
 
 

25. Normal date of monsoon onset over Kerala:

 
 
 
 

26. Normal date of monsoon withdrawal from Rajasthan:

 
 
 
 

27. Annual rainfall in India averages:

 
 
 
 

28. Rajasthan desert receives low rain due to:

 
 
 
 

29. Coromandel coast gets winter rain due to:

 
 
 
 

30. KΓΆppen climate classification for most of India:

 
 
 
 

31. Thar Desert climate is:

 
 
 
 

32. Himalayan climate varies with altitude due to:

 
 
 
 

33. Loo is:

 
 
 
 

34. Nor’westers (Kalbaisakhi) are:

 
 
 
 

35. Mango showers are:

 
 
 
 

36. Cherry blossoms are:

 
 
 
 

37. Monsoon depressions originate in:

 
 
 
 

38. Cyclones in Bay of Bengal mostly occur in:

 
 
 
 

39. Arabian Sea has fewer cyclones due to:

 
 
 
 

40. Climate change is affecting monsoon by:

 
 
 
 

41. IMD defines drought when rainfall is:

 
 
 
 

42. Floods in Brahmaputra due to:

 
 
 
 

43. Western Ghats receive >200 cm rain due to:

 
 
 
 

44. Leeward side of Western Ghats (Deccan) is:

 
 
 
 

45. Meghalaya plateau gets rain from:

 
 
 
 

46. Tamil Nadu coast is dry in SW monsoon due to:

 
 
 
 

47. Winter rainfall in Punjab is crucial for:

 
 
 
 

48. Southwest monsoon contributes:

 
 
 
 

49. Northeast monsoon contributes:

 
 
 
 

50. Monsoon is considered pulse of Indian economy because:

 
 
 
 

51. ENSO cycle period:

 
 
 
 

52. Walker Circulation is:

 
 
 
 

53. Tibetan Plateau heating creates:

 
 
 
 

54. Jet stream meandering causes:

 
 
 
 

55. Climate regions of India include:

 
 
 
 

56. Cherrapunji now receives less rain due to:

 
 
 
 

57. Urban heat islands affect:

 
 
 
 

58. Monsoon prediction in India is done by:

 
 
 
 

59. Long range forecast accuracy has improved due to:

 
 
 
 

60. Climate change may shift monsoon by:

 
 
 
 

61. Rainfall variability highest in:

 
 
 
 

62. Assam floods are worsened by:

 
 
 
 

63. Western disturbances originate from:

 
 
 
 

64. Tropical cyclones need SST above:

 
 
 
 

65. India’s climate is affected by:

 
 
 
 

66. Southern India has less seasonal variation due to:

 
 
 
 

67. Northern India has continental climate due to:

 
 
 
 

68. Dust storms in North India pre-monsoon due to:

 
 
 
 

69. Break in monsoon leads to:

 
 
 
 

70. Good monsoon year defined as:

 
 
 
 


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