SAT Geography - Climate
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
The coastal areas enjoy _____ climate
- (a)
Continental
- (b)
Equable
- (c)
Humid
- (d)
Hot
The _____ latitude passes across the country dividing it as north and south
- (a)
Equator
- (b)
Arctic circle
- (c)
Tropic of Cancer
- (d)
Tropic of Capricorn
The place that gets rain from western disturbance is
- (a)
Punjab
- (b)
Mumbai
- (c)
Allahabad
- (d)
Chennai
The mountain which lie parallel to the direction of the south west monsoon wind is
- (a)
Aravallis
- (b)
Satpura
- (c)
Vindhya
- (d)
Maikala range
Parts of the country to the North of Tropic of Cancer lie in the warm ____ zone
- (a)
Torrid
- (b)
Frigid
- (c)
Temperature
- (d)
Polar
The places to the north of Tropic of Cancer experience _____ climate
- (a)
Equable
- (b)
Polar
- (c)
Continental
- (d)
Desert
Position of _____ plays a vital role in determining the climate of any place
- (a)
Seas
- (b)
Mountains
- (c)
Buildings
- (d)
Trees
India experiences Tropical ________ climate
- (a)
Monsoon
- (b)
Wet
- (c)
Hot
- (d)
Dry
Pune lies on the leeward side of ________
- (a)
Eastern ghats
- (b)
Siwaliks
- (c)
Western ghats
- (d)
None of these
The violent thunderstorms and lightning along the coast of Kerala is termed as
- (a)
Norwesters
- (b)
Mango showers
- (c)
Loowinds
- (d)
Monsoon burst
This coast receives heavy rain fall from the north east monsoon winds.
- (a)
Coromandal
- (b)
Malabar
- (c)
Konkan
- (d)
Gujarat
Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives an average rainfall of ____ in a year
- (a)
1200 cm
- (b)
1187cm
- (c)
1088cm
- (d)
1302cm
Thar desert in North West India receives less than _____ of rainfall in a year.
- (a)
25cm
- (b)
10cm
- (c)
15sm
- (d)
30cm
Areas receiving less than 50 cm of rainfall are classified as regions of _____ rainfall
- (a)
heavy
- (b)
moderate
- (c)
very heavy
- (d)
scantry
Match the following
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| a. Mango showers | 1. Strong Hotwinds |
| b. Kalbaisakhi | 2. Kerala |
| c. Loo wind | 3. The onset of the monsoon |
| d. Monsoon burst | 4. Punjab |
- (a)
A B C D 2 4 1 3 - (b)
A B C D 1 2 4 3 - (c)
A B C D 4 2 3 1 - (d)
A B C D 3 2 1 4
India experiences a
- (a)
Temperate climate
- (b)
Tropical monsoon climate
- (c)
Tropical climate
- (d)
Cold climate
________ is the day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere at any place
- (a)
Climate
- (b)
Weather
- (c)
Clouds
- (d)
Fog
Temperature decreases with increasing __ from the earth's surface
- (a)
Latitude
- (b)
Altitude
- (c)
Longitude
- (d)
Atmosphere
The local storms in the North western part of India during hot weather season are called
- (a)
Norwesters
- (b)
Loo
- (c)
Mango showers
- (d)
Monsoon
The word monsoon is derived from the Arabic word mausim which means
- (a)
Climate
- (b)
Season
- (c)
Wind
- (d)
Stream
Which among the following is not a factor affecting India's climate?
- (a)
Latitude
- (b)
Altitude
- (c)
Pressure and winds
- (d)
snowfall
The topical cyclone winds originate in the _________ and blow along east coast of India causing heavy rainfall.
- (a)
Bay of Bengal
- (b)
Palk Strait
- (c)
Arabian Sea
- (d)
Gulf of Mannar
Air currents in the upper layers of the atmosphere is known as
- (a)
Jet Stream
- (b)
Westerties
- (c)
Easterties
- (d)
None of the above
In Punjab during summers local thunder storms called ___________ occur.
- (a)
Western Disturbance
- (b)
Kalbaisakthi
- (c)
Norwesters
- (d)
Mango showers
The highest rainfall is received by this place
- (a)
Darjeeling
- (b)
Mawsynram
- (c)
Shillong
- (d)
Assam
TamilNadu and Andhra Pradesh get heavy rainfall during
- (a)
Spring
- (b)
Autumn
- (c)
Summer
- (d)
Winter
Failure of monsoon leads to ______ in Gujarat and interior Deccan Plateau.
- (a)
floods
- (b)
thunderstorms
- (c)
cyclones
- (d)
drought
The _____ of rainfall is determined by the direction of rain bearing winds and the position of mountain range
- (a)
Withdrawal
- (b)
Concentration
- (c)
Distribution
- (d)
Occurrence
Rainwater harvesting is a part of water _________
- (a)
storage
- (b)
management
- (c)
re-cycling
- (d)
usage
Re-treating monsoon withdraws from the
- (a)
west coast to the east coast
- (b)
north to south
- (c)
north east of India to the west coast
- (d)
north west India to Bengal
