Practice Climate and Monsoon of India – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

Consider the following statements about weather and climate in India:

1. Climate is the overall pattern of weather over a large area for a long period of more than thirty years.

2. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of India, so its climate is both tropical and subtropical.

3. Weather refers to the average atmospheric condition of a place over many decades.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is NOT one of the six controls of the climate of a place?

The word 'monsoon' is derived from:

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Arrange the following seasons of India in the order in which they begin in a calendar year, starting from January:

1. Retreating monsoon season

2. Hot weather season

3. Advancing monsoon season

Select the correct chronological order.

Consider the following statements about western disturbances:

1. They are low pressure systems coming from the Mediterranean Sea and western Asia.

2. The winter rain they bring, locally called mahawat, is important mainly for kharif crops.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Tamil Nadu coast receives rain during the cold season, while most of India stays dry. Why?

Which one of the following pairs of local weather phenomenon and region or crop is correctly matched?

Find the odd one out:

Consider the following statements about the advance of the monsoon:

1. It generally reaches the southern tip of the Indian peninsula by the first week of June.

2. It covers the whole country by mid-September.

3. Breaks in the monsoon, with wet and dry spells, are linked to the movement of the monsoon trough.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?