CBSE Class 9 Geography Climate MCQs

Question: Mango showers occur in which one of the following group of two states?
(a) Karnataka and Kerala
(b) Bihar and West Bengal
(c) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh

Answer : A 

Question: Bengal, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh coasts are frequented by cyclones because
(a) Low pressure conditions in northwest India lead to the creation of depression over Andaman Sea
(b) The level coastline makes the cyclones penetrate these areas earlier
(c) These areas are close to a volcano
(d) Heavy rainfall in these parts encourage strong wind conditions

Answer : A 

Question: The peninsular part of India experiences peak summers earlier than northern India because:
(a) Due to northward movement of the sun, the global heat belt shifts northward
(b) There is less rainfall in the peninsula during that time.
(c) Cold waves from Central Asia sweeps through the northern plains during the time.
(d) Clouds do not form in those months

Answer : A 

Question. 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

Answer :  B

Question. Which of the following states suffer from loo?
(a) Chattisgarh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala|
(d) None of the above

Answer :   D

Question: Kal Baisakhi is associated with
(a) Bengal
(b) Punjab
(c) Kashmir
(d) Karnataka

Answer : A 

Question: The term monsoon is originated from?
(a) Arabic
(b) German
(c) Hindi
(d) Latin

Answer : A 

Question: In which month the transition season changes the hot rainy season to dry winter season?
(a) October to November
(b) December to February
(c) February to March
(d) June to July

Answer : A 

Question: Which of the following causes rainfall in West Bengal during the hot weather season?
(a) Kal Baishakhi
(b) Mango showers
(c) Southwest monsoon
(d) Retreating Monsoon

Answer : A 

Question: Which of the following stations of India experiences snowfall in winter?
(a) Srinagar
(b) Aurangabad
(c) Guwahati
(d) Ooty

Answer : A 

Question: By which of the following dates do southern parts of our islands receive their first monsoon showers?
(a) First week of April
(b) First week of May
(c) First week of June
(d) Mid-October

Answer : A 

Question: In which of the following stations of Indias mainland do the monsoons arrive first?
(a) Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai
(d) Delhi

Answer : A 

Question: The word monsoon is derived from a word which literally means which of the following?
(a) Seasons
(b) Wind pattern
(c) Change
(d) Mausumbi

Answer : A 

Question: Which of the following prevents the southwest monsoon winds from escaping from India?
(a) The Himalayas
(b) The surrounding seas
(c) Low pressure over Central Asia
(d) The Indian deserts

Answer : A 

Question: Due to which of the following reasons is the southwest monsoons rain bearing winds?
(a) They blow over warm Indian Ocean and gather moisture
(b) They blow from low pressure area of north-eastern India towards the seas
(c) They are seasonal winds
(d) They strike the Himalayas

Answer : A 

Question: From which of the following pressure belts do the north-easterly trade winds originate?
(a) Subtropical high pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere
(b) Equatorial low pressure belt
(c) Subtropical high pressure belt of the Southern Hemisphere
(d) Temperate low pressure belt of the Northern Hemisphere

Answer : A 

Question: Which of the following is a component of upper air circulation?
(a) Jet stream
(b) North-easterlies
(c) South-west monsoon
(d) Kal Baishakhi

Answer : A 

Question: Which of the following winds brings widespread rainfall over the mainland of India?
(a) Southwest monsoon winds
(b) Northeasterly
(c) Westerlies
(d) Sea breeze

Answer : A 

Question: Which of the following atmospheric conditions govern the climate and associated weather conditions in India?
(a) All the options
(b) Pressure and surface winds
(c) Upper air circulation
(d) Western cyclonic disturbances and tropical cyclones

Answer : A 

Question. Which of the following is not an elements of weather and climate?
(a) Atmospheric pressure
(b) Temperature
(c) Humidity
(d) Altitude

Answer :  D

Question. In which of the following months does the Tamil Nadu coast get most of its rainfall?
(a) December to February
(b) March to May
(c) October to November
(d) June to September

Answer :  C

Question. Which is the coldest place in India?
(a) Drass
(b) Srinagar
(c) Shillong
(d) Bikaner

Answer :  A

Question. Which of the following is a component of upper air circulation?
(a) North-easterlies
(b) Jet stream
(c) South-west monsoon
(d) Kal Baishakhi

Answer :  B

Question. In which of the following places are houses built on stilts?
(a) Assam
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Goa
(d) Kerala

Answer :  A

Question. The extreme climate is generally associated with
(a) Tropical areas
(b) Temperature areas
(c) Interior areas
(d) None of the above

Answer :  C

Question. Which of the following atmospheric conditions govern the climate and associated weather conditions in India?
(a) Pressure and surface winds
(b) Upper air circulation
(c) Western cyclonic disturbances and tropical cyclones
(d) All the above

Answer :  D

Question: In winter the western cyclonic disturbances originate from which sea?
(a) Mediterranean Sea
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Caspian Sea
(d) Arabian Sea

Answer : A 

Question: Which area is not an area of low precipitation?
(a) Assam
(b) Western Rajasthan and Gujarat
(c) Leh in Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Deccan plateau

Answer : A 

Question: Which is the coldest place in India?
(a) Drass
(b) Srinagar
(c) Shillong
(d) Bikaner

Answer : A 

Question. Which of the following places of India experiences the highest summer temperature?
(a) Pahalgam
(b) Leh
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Jaisalmer

Answer :  D

Question. Due to which of the following factors does Pune receive much lesser rainfall as compared to Mumbai?
(a) It is located on the leeward side of Western Ghats
(b) It is located on windward side of Western Ghats
(c) Continentality
(d) Distance from the sea

Answer :  A

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

(a) The Himalayas
(b) The Tropic of Cancer
(c) The surrounding seas
(d) Ocean currents

Answer : A

Question: Which of the following latitudes passes through the middle of our country, giving it the characteristics of tropical as well as subtropical climate?
(a) Equator
(b) Tropic of Capricorn
(c) Tropic of Cancer 
(d) 82 degree 30N

Answer : C

Question: Due to which of the following factors does Pune receive much lesser rainfall as compared to Mumbai?
(a) It is located on the leeward side of Western Ghats
(b) It is located on windward side of Western Ghats
(c) Continentality
(d) Distance from the sea

Answer : A

Question: Which of the following places of India experiences extreme type of climate?
(a) Delhi
(b) Shillong
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Chennai

Answer : A

Question: Which of the following places have cooler climate even during summers?
(a) Amritsar 
(b) Allahabad
(c) Mumbai
(d) Mussoorie

Answer : D

Question: Latitude and altitude of a place determine which of the following climatic elements of a place?
(a) All the options
(b) Pressure and wind system
(c) Temperature
(d) Rainfall pattern

Answer : A

Question: Which one of the following is not one of the six major controls of the climate of any place?
(a) Temperature
(b) Latitude
(c) Pressure and wind system
(d) Distance from the sea

Answer : A

Question: In which of the following places are houses built on stilts?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Assam 
(c) Goa
(d) Kerala

Answer : B

Question: In which of the following places of India there is very little difference between day and night temperatures?
(a) Nagpur
(b) Guwahati
(c) Thiruvananthapuram  
(d) Delhi

Answer : C

Question: Which of the following places in India experiences a very high diurnal range of temperature?
(a) Jodhpur
(b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai
(d) Delhi

Answer : A

Question: In which of the following months does the Tamil Nadu coast get most of its rainfall?
(a) October to November
(b) December to February
(c) March to May
(d) June to September

Answer : A

Question: Most parts of India receive rainfall during which of the following months?
(a) June to September
(b) December to February
(c) March to May
(d) October to November

Answer : A

Question: Which one of the following is the driest station?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Leh 
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Delhi

Answer : B

Question: Which of the following is the rainiest station?
(a) Kolkata 
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Shillong

Answer : D

Question: Which of the following places of India experiences the highest summer temperature?
(a) Jaisalmer
(b) Pahalgam
(c) Leh
(d) Thiruvananthapuram

Answer : A

Question: In which of the following places of India precipitation is in form of snowfall?
(a) Drass
(b) Shillong
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Haridwar

Answer : A

Question: Which one of the following terms is used for the state of atmosphere over an area at any point of time?
(a) Winds
(b) Weather 
(c) Climate
(d) Pressure

Answer : B

Question: Which of the following statements defines weather?
(a) State of the atmosphere over an area at any point of time
(b) Envelope of air surrounding earth
(c) Atmospheric conditions over a large area for a long period of time
(d) Generalized monthly atmospheric conditions.

Answer : A

Question: Which of the following terms refers to the sum total of weather conditions and variations over a large area for a long period of time (more than thirty years)?
(a) Atmosphere
(b) Monsoons
(c) Annual range of temperature
(d) Climate 

Answer : D

Question: Which of the following is not an element of weather and climate?
(a) Altitude
(b) Atmospheric pressure
(c) Temperature
(d) Humidity

Answer : A