Earth and Space - II

In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum?

• During monsoon

• After summer

• During winter

• During autumn

Which one of the following states receives the highest rainfall during winter months?

• Tamil Nadu

• Meghalaya

• Kerala

• Punjab

The climate of India is _____

• tropical climate

• sub-tropical climate

• subtropical monsoon

• savanna type of climate

What do you mean by 'reserved forest'?

• Reserved for local use

• Reserved for growing medicinal herbs

• Reserved for hunting

• Reserved for commercial exploitation

Select the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution to the forest cover on India ______

• Dense forest - Open forest - Mangrove forest

• Dense forest - Mangrove forest – Open forest

• Open forest – Dense forest – Mangrove forest

• Open forest - Mangrove forest - Dense forest

Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world?

• Manali (HimachalPradesh)

• Kullu(HimachalPradesh)

• Itanagar(Arunachal Pradesh)

• Dras(Jammu andKashmir)

Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon?

• Chennai

• Mumbai

• Mangalore

• New Delhi

Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to_____

• earthquakes

• cyclones

• tornadoes

• landslides

Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune

because_______

• Pune is at a-greater elevation

• Mumbai is a coastal city

• Mumbai is on the wind ward side

• Pune has greater vegtetation than Mumbai

Most of India's rainfall is_______

• orographic

• convectional

• elusive

• cyclonic