GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 16

GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 16

151. Which of the following states receives the heaviest rainfall?
A. Meghalaya
B. Manipur
C. Bihar
D. Kerala

152. Which hill tract in India receives the maximum rainfall?
A. Nilgiris
B. Aravalli
C. Khasi hills
D. Eastern ghats

153. A rainy month is one which receives more than.....of the mean annual rainfall.
A. 1/12
B. 1/15
C. 1/10
D. 1/5

154. The western disturbances originate over:
A. Bay of Bengal
B. Arabian Sea
C. Mediterranean Sea
D. Indian Ocean

155. In Kerala and parts of western coastal land the pre-monsoon showers are known as:
A. western disturbances
B. Mango shower
C. Nor westers
D. Kalbaisakhi

156. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
A. Mango shower — Kerala
B. Kalbaisakhi — Assam and West Bengal
C. Norwester— Maharashtra
D. Loo — Haryana and Uttar Pradesh

157. The south-west monsoon causes rainfall over most of the country except.
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Punjab
C. Rajasthan
D. Gujarat

158. Which of the following region/area is not affected by the monsoon of the Arabian Sea branch?
A. The Western Ghat
B. The Punjab Plain
C. The Deccan Plateau
D. Madhya Pradesh

159. The easterly depressions develop over:
A. Bay of Bengal
B. Bay of Arab Sea
C. Gulf of Cambay
D. Rann of Kutchh

160. Assertion (A): Rajasthan remains very warm during the day and cold in the night.
Reason (R): Temperature of sandy area does not fluctuate.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
 

ANSWER: 

151    A
152    C
153    A
154    C
155    B
156    C
157    A
158    B
159    A
160    C