CH 4 CLIMATE CLASS 9

Which one of the following places receives the highest rainfall in the world?

• (a) Silcher

• b) Mawsynram

• c) Cherrapunji

• d)Guwahati

What causes rainfall in West Bengal during the hot weather season?

• a) Kaal Baisakhi

• b) South west Monsoons

• c) Retreating

• d) None of these

Which one of the following states in India suffers from loo?

• a) Madhya Pradesh

• b) Chhattisgarh

• c) Gujarat

• d) All of these

From which of the following pressure belts do the north-easterly trade winds originate?

• a) Equatorial low pressure belt

• b) Subtropical high pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere

• c) Subtropical high pressure belt of the Southern Hemisphere

• d) Temperate low pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere

The Indian subcontinent experiences comparatively milder winters as compared to Central Asia due to which of the following factors?

• a) The Tropic of Cancer

• b) The surrounding seas

• c) The Himalayas

• d) Ocean currents

In which of the following places are houses built on stilts?

• a) Assam

• b) Rajasthan

• c) Arunachal Pradesh

• d) Bihar

The peninsular part of India experiences peak summers earlier than northern India because :

• a) There is less rainfall in the peninsula during that time.

• b) Cold waves from Central Asia sweeps through the northern plains during the time.

• c) Due to northward movement of the sun, the global heat belt shifts northward

• d) Clouds do not form in those months

Due to which of the following reasons are the southwest monsoons rain bearing winds?

• a) They blow from low pressure area of northeastern India towards the seas

• b) They are seasonal winds

• c) They blow over warm Indian Ocean and gather moisture

• d) They strike the Himalayas

Which of the following latitudes passes through our country, giving it the characteristics of tropical as well as subtropical climate?

• a) Tropic of Capricorn

• b) Tropic of Cancer

• c) Equator

• d) 82°30’N

Which of the following places of India experiences extreme type of climate?

• a) Shillong

• b) Bengaluru

• c) Chennai

• d) Delhi