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 Which of the following states receives moderate annual rainfall?

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Important Questions on Climate

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The major natural hazard of India is
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Which one of the following characterises the cold weather season in India?

 

 

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During October and November i.e. the retreat time of monsoon the apparent movement of the sun takes place towards _____.
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In winters, the western cyclonic disturbances originate from which sea?
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What is "Kaal Baishakhi"?
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Name the most flood affected State _____.
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The Indian Meteorological Department declares a day as rainy day after having how much of rainfall on such day?
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The Blue Revolution is related with
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The hot winds blowing in the northern plains of India in summer are called _____. 
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Weather maps are published in India _____.
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The average mean monthly temperatures of four stations are given in the following table. The temperature is influenced by the movements of land and sea breezes.

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Temperature in Degree Celcius

Station JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
A 14.4 16.7 29.3 30.0 33.3 33.3 30.0 29.4 28.9 25.6 19.4 15.6
B 16.8 19.2 26.6 29.8 33.3 33.9 31.3 29.0 20.1 27.0 20.1 14.9
C 24.5 25.7 27.7 30.4 33.0 32.5 31.0 32.2 29.8 28.8 25.9 24.7
D 21.5 23.9 28.3 32.7 35.5 32.0 27.3 27.7 27.9 26.1 23.1 20.7

Which one of these stations experiences the maximum moderating influence of the land and sea breezes?

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Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in north-west region of India?
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Mango showers occur in which one of the following group of two states.
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The following graph shows the distribution of mean monthly temperature and average rainfall of a particular city during the year.

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Which one of the following cities shows the climatic conditions presented in the above graph?

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During the southwest monsoon season, India receives the maximum amount of rainfall. However, it varies from place to place. Choose the correct sequence of regions arranged in descending order of rainfall received from South West Monsoon.
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Why is it that the houses in the Tarai region and in Goa and Mangalore have sloping roofs?

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Define monsoons. What do you understand by 'break' in monsoon?
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Why houses in Assam are built on stilts?

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On an outline map of India, show the following:

(i) Areas receiving rainfall over 400 cm.

(ii) Areas receiving less than 20 cm of rainfall.