Climate

Monsson winds coming from Southwest in India carry moisture from which ocean?

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

Which of the following is/are the reasons for good monsoon being crucial for India?
I. It is crucial for crop production.

II. It reduces production of electricity.
III. It helps in increasing food imports.
Iv. It prevents drying up of rivers.

• Only I

• I,II, III

• I and IV

• All the above

Assertion (A): South Asia (Indian Subcontinent) experiences comparatively milder winters as compared to Central Asia.

Reason (R): The Himalayas prevent the cold winds from Central Asia from entering South Asia (Indian Subcontinent)

• Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

• A is correct but R is not.

• R is correct but A is not

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Monsoon winds which bring rainfall over India are also known as____.

• Summer monsoon winds

• Southeast monsoon winds

• Northeast monsoon winds

• winter monsoon winds

I am responsible for deflecting winds towards the right in the northern hemisphere and towards the left in the southern hemisphere. Who am I?

• Gravitational force

• centripetal force

• centrifugal force

• Coriolis force

Which of the following is correctly matched

• onset of monsoon: withdrawal of easterly jet stream

• break of monsoon: October heat phenomenon

• retreat of monsoon: clear skies and rise in temperature

• all of the given options

there is (are)____________types of monsoon

This type of monsoon wind blows over the warm oceans, gathers abundant moisture and brings widespread rainfall all over India. Which of the following is talked about here?

• East-west monsoon winds

• Northwest monsoon winds

• south west monsoon winds

• south east monsoon winds

consider the following statements about the Indian Monsoon :

A. India receives most of its rainfall during the advancing monsoon.
B. Kerala is the first state on Indian mainland to receive rainfall during the advancing monsoon season.

Which of the statement (s) is/are correct?

• A

• B

• Both are correct

• Both are false

Why are monsoon winds generated?

• Due to uneven heating of land and water in different seasons.

• due to the revolution of earth.

• due to the rotation of earth.

• Due to the even heating of land and water in different seasons.