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Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers for Students
Quick Quiz
What does Kalbaisakhi refer to?
A) Snow and hailstorms
B) Intense heatwaves and loo winds
C) Thunderstorms and pre-monsoon showers
D) Cold spells and rainfall
Option c – Thunderstorms and pre-monsoon showers
When was the Indian Meteorological Department officially founded by the Government of India?
A) 1875
B) 1873
C) 1879
D) 1876
Option a – 1875
Identify the INCORRECT statement about the monsoon.
A) The high-pressure zone east of Madagascar has an effect on the Indian Monsoon.
B) Southwest Monsoon winds gather moisture from warm oceans and bring rainfall to India.
C) The pressure variation between Tahiti and Darwin helps in predicting monsoon strength.
D) Western cyclonic systems occur due to the monsoon’s retreat.
Option d – Western cyclonic systems occur due to the monsoon’s retreat.
Which of the following statements about Indian monsoons is FALSE?
A) Monsoonal rain is vital for Indian farming.
B) Monsoonal rainfall is not affected by India’s geographical features.
C) The Himalayas play a crucial role in influencing monsoonal rainfall.
D) Jet streams have an impact on the Indian monsoon.
Option b – Monsoonal rainfall is not affected by India’s geographical features.
Select the INCORRECT statement from the options below.
A) Rainfall tends to increase from east to west across the Northern Plains.
B) Most parts of India receive rainfall between June and September.
C) Meghalaya records annual rainfall exceeding 400 cm.
D) Tamil Nadu’s coastal region gets most of its rainfall during October and November.
Option a – Rainfall tends to increase from east to west across the Northern Plains.
Which location receives the lowest monsoon rainfall?
A) Kerala
B) Assam
C) Leh
D) Meghalaya
Option c – Leh
What is ‘Mahawat’ in the Indian weather system? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) Cold waves during winter
B) Intense rainfall caused by cloudbursts during the monsoon
C) Winter cyclonic rains
D) Hot, dry winds during the summer season
Option c – Winter cyclonic rains
What is the name of the event when rainfall pauses for several weeks during the southwest monsoon?
A) Monsoon withdrawal
B) Break in the monsoon
C) El Nino
D) Monsoon depression
Option b – Break in the monsoon
Where do the monsoon winds from the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea branches converge? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) Southern Peninsular India
B) Coromandel Coast
C) North-western Ganga Plains
D) Northern Deccan Plateau
Option c – North-western Ganga Plains
What is the possible outcome if Tahiti’s pressure difference turns negative?
A) Higher than average rainfall, but delayed monsoon
B) Drought conditions
C) Lower than average rainfall with a delayed monsoon
D) Higher than average rainfall with an early monsoon
Option c – Lower than average rainfall with a delayed monsoon
ENSO relates to atmospheric pressure variations. What does ENSO stand for? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) El Nina Southern Occasions
B) El Nino Southern Oscillation
C) El Nino South Occasion
D) El Nina South Oscillations
Option b – El Nino Southern Oscillation
What term describes the seasonal reversal of wind direction?
A) Monsoon
B) Emission
C) Breeze
D) Climate
Option a – Monsoon
What typically happens in the northern parts of India during the summer?
A) Rising air pressure
B) Falling air pressure
C) Drop in temperatures
D) Heavy rainfall
Option b – Falling air pressure
Arrange these Indian states in descending order of average yearly rainfall. ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) Uttar Pradesh > Bihar > West Bengal
B) Assam > Bihar > Rajasthan
C) Haryana > Bihar > Rajasthan
D) Rajasthan > Assam > Bihar
Option b – Assam > Bihar > Rajasthan
What is the typical climatic pattern of India?
A) Polar climate
B) Tropical monsoon climate
C) Desert climate
D) Arid climate
Option b – Tropical monsoon climate
What best describes the climate of Assam? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) Subtropical humid conditions
B) Mountainous climate
C) Tropical dry conditions
D) Tropical monsoon rainforest climate
Option d – Tropical monsoon rainforest climate
Which Indian state gets rainfall from both the Arabian Sea branch and the Bay of Bengal branch of the monsoon? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) Punjab
B) Maharashtra
C) Meghalaya
D) Tamil Nadu
Option a – Punjab
As per Köppen’s climate classification, which climate type most accurately represents the western border region of Rajasthan?
A) Amw
B) Aw
C) Bwhw
D) Cwg
Option c – Bwhw
Which of the following is NOT an effect of El Nino? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) Changes in the normal atmospheric flow near the equator
B) Southeast Trade Winds moving toward the Indian Ocean
C) Unusual seawater evaporation patterns
D) Decrease in plankton levels, leading to reduced fish populations
Option b – Southeast Trade Winds moving toward the Indian Ocean
According to the Koeppen climate system, what does ‘BW’ signify?
A) Desert climate
B) Steppe climate
C) Tundra climate
D) Mesothermal climate
Option a – Desert climate
Which Indian state is the first to receive rainfall from the Arabian Sea branch of the monsoon?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Assam
C) Kerala
D) Mizoram
Option c – Kerala
Which Indian State or Union Territory experiences the highest annual average rainfall? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) Ladakh
B) Rajasthan
C) Meghalaya
D) Delhi
Option c – Meghalaya
Winter rainfall in north-western India mainly occurs due to:
A) Western disturbances
B) Eastern disturbances
C) Summer monsoon
D) Intense cold and snowstorms
Option a – Western disturbances
Which of these cities gets rainfall from the Bay of Bengal branch of the southwest monsoon? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) Surat
B) Panaji
C) Ratnagiri
D) Kolkata
Option d – Kolkata
What are the main two branches of the southwest monsoon in India?
A) Himalayan Mountain branch and Gulf of Mannar branch
B) Arabian Sea branch and Tibetan Plateau branch
C) Tibetan Plateau branch and Bay of Bengal branch
D) Arabian Sea branch and Bay of Bengal branch
Option d – Arabian Sea branch and Bay of Bengal branch
According to Koeppen’s climate classification, what is the feature of ‘Group E’ climates?
A) Average monthly temperature is below 10°C throughout the year.
B) The coldest month’s average temperature is 18°C or higher.
C) The average temperature of the coldest month is -3°C or lower.
D) The coldest month’s average temperature ranges between -3°C and 18°C.
Option a – Average monthly temperature is below 10°C throughout the year.
In Koeppen’s classification, dry climates use the letter ‘S’ for semi-arid areas. What does ‘W’ represent?
A) Highland
B) Desert
C) Winter dry
D) Wet regions
Option b – Desert
In India, what does the climate code ‘Cwg’ stand for in Koeppen’s system? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) Monsoon with dry winter
B) Semi-arid steppe climate
C) Polar climate
D) Monsoon with dry summer
Option a – Monsoon with dry winter
According to Koeppen’s classification, which area has cold, moist winters with brief summers? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) Southern Goa
B) Western Rajasthan
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Northern Madhya Pradesh
Option c – Arunachal Pradesh
Which Koeppen climate code represents tropical regions with dry winters found in peninsular India south of the Tropic of Cancer?
A) BWk
B) Aw
C) CWh
D) Dw
Option b – Aw
Which Koeppen climate code indicates cold winter conditions?
A) Df
B) Dw
C) EF
D) ET
Option b – Dw
In Koeppen’s climate classification, what type of climate is represented by ‘Aw’?
A) Tropical wet and dry climate
B) Humid subtropical climate
C) Marine west coast climate
D) Tropical monsoon climate
Option d – Tropical monsoon climate
What are ‘Mango Showers’ commonly known as? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) Monsoon rains
B) Winter showers
C) Pre-monsoon rains
D) Post-monsoon rains
Option c – Pre-monsoon rains
In India, which months are linked to the retreating monsoon season?
A) January and February
B) March and April
C) October and November
D) May and June
Option c – October and November
If the weather is hot, frequently rainy, and mostly cloudy in June, which season is it?
A) Summer
B) Winter
C) Monsoon
D) Spring
Option c – Monsoon
Which state in India first receives rainfall from the monsoon? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Karnataka
C) Kerala
D) Goa
Option c – Kerala
Western disturbances are typically responsible for:
A) Extremely cold weather in northeast India
B) Dust storms on India’s eastern coast
C) Hot summer winds in northern India
D) Winter rain in northwestern India
Option d – Winter rain in northwestern India
Which of the following is NOT associated with the Indian monsoon? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) Arabian Sea branch
B) Western disturbances
C) Cloudburst
D) Break in rainfall
Option b – Western disturbances
El Nino refers to the unusual warming of sea surface temperatures in which ocean?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Arctic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Atlantic Ocean
Option c – Pacific Ocean
What is the cold phase of the ENSO pattern that describes abnormal cooling of sea surface temperatures?
A) NINO-3 region
B) La Nina
C) Trans-Nino
D) ENSO-neutral
Option b – La Nina
Which Indian city is the first to experience monsoon rains? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) Bhubaneswar
B) Kolkata
C) Thiruvananthapuram
D) Chennai
Option c – Thiruvananthapuram
Mawsynram records the world’s highest average annual rainfall because the Bay of Bengal monsoon winds collide with which hills?
A) Western Ghats
B) Khasi Hills
C) Aravalli Hills
D) Chota Nagpur Plateau
Option b – Khasi Hills
Which of the following statements is/are accurate? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
Jet streams are high-altitude winds that move from east to west.
El Nino refers to a warm oceanic current.
El Nino occurs along the coastline of Peru.
A) Only 1
B) Only 2 and 3
C) Only 1 and 3
D) 1, 2, and 3
Option b – Only 2 and 3
Which of these crops generally benefits from the rainfall brought by western disturbances in India?
A) Rice
B) Wheat
C) Cotton
D) Bajra
Option b – Wheat
Based on Koeppen’s climate classification, what is the climate type of India’s Great Northern Plains?
A) Aw type climate
B) Cwg type climate
C) Amw type climate
D) Dfc type climate
Option b – Cwg type climate
Which of the following climatic regions is mainly identified by a seasonal shift in wind direction? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) British type climate
B) Mediterranean climate
C) China type climate
D) Monsoon climate
Option d – Monsoon climate
Which of the following statements about the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is incorrect?
A) These islands experience a humid, tropical coastal climate.
B) The highest rainfall is recorded between March and April.
C) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are divided by a 10-degree channel that is 150 km wide.
D) Negrito tribes inhabit the islands.
Option b – The highest rainfall is recorded between March and April.
Which of the following is NOT classified as a marine west coast climate zone? ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
A) North-West Europe
B) South-Eastern Australia
C) New Zealand
D) North-West Africa
Option d – North-West Africa
Which of the following statements about breaks in the southwest monsoon is/are correct?
Rainfall in Northern India is likely to pause if rain-producing systems are not regularly present along the monsoon trough.
On the western coastline, dry periods happen when winds move parallel to the shore.
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2
Option c – Both 1 and 2
Read the following climate description: ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
The variation between annual and daily temperatures is minimal.
Rainfall happens all year.
The yearly precipitation ranges from 50 cm to 250 cm.
Which climate type does this describe?
A) Equatorial climate
B) China type climate
C) Marine west coast climate
D) Humid subtropical climate
Option c – Marine west coast climate
Identify the climate type based on these features: ( Monsoon Season in India MCQ with Answers )
Temperatures remain high throughout the year.
Rainfall is inconsistent, with a brief wet season and an extended dry season.
Examples include countries like Sudan and Paraguay.
A) Sub-tropical steppe climate
B) Mid-latitude steppe climate
C) Tropical monsoon climate
D) Tropical wet and dry climate
Option d – Tropical wet and dry climate
In which of the following places is the humid subtropical climate NOT found?
A) Coastal areas of South Africa
B) Eastern coast of Australia
C) Southern Japan
D) Southern Argentina
Option d – Southern Argentina
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