1. Flash floods are mainly associated with:
a) Continuous storms
b) Cyclonic storms
c) Tsunami
d) Tornadoes
Answer: b
2. Which type of forest grows in waterlogged areas?
a) Evergreen forest
b) Deciduous forest
c) Tropical forest
d) Mangrove forest
Answer: d
3. Recent rise in flood incidents in India is primarily due to:
a) Increase in annual rainfall
b) Silt deposition in dams
c) Deforestation in drainage zones
d) None of the above
Answer: c
4. In which type of forest do trees shed their leaves in a particular season?
a) Evergreen
b) Mangrove
c) Deciduous
d) Thorny
Answer: c
5. Why does India’s west coast receive more rainfall from the southwest monsoon than the east coast?
a) Because the west coast is straight
b) Due to obstruction by Western Ghats
c) East coast is broader
d) Eastern Ghats run parallel to wind direction
Answer: b
6. By which date does the southwest monsoon cover all of India?
a) 5th June
b) 15th June
c) 1st July
d) 15th July
Answer: b
7. Nagpur receives less rainfall because it lies on the __________ side of the Sahyadri range.
a) Windward
b) Seaward
c) Onshore
d) Leeward
Answer: d
8. The driest region in India is:
a) Western Rajasthan
b) Jammu & Kashmir
c) Gujarat
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: a
9. In summer, which region of the Indian subcontinent becomes a low-pressure zone?
a) Rann of Kutch
b) Rajasthan
c) North-West India
d) Meghalaya
Answer: c
10. Which region receives heavy rainfall during October and November?
a) Garo, Khasi, Jaintia Hills
b) Chota Nagpur Plateau
c) Coromandel Coast
d) Malwa Plateau
Answer: c
11. What is the main source of heat in the atmosphere?
a) Insolation
b) Condensation
c) Radiation
d) Convection
Answer: a
12. Which is the most humid place in India?
a) Mahabaleshwar
b) Cherrapunji
c) Udhagamandalam
d) Mawsynram
Answer: d
13. The mangrove forests of the Ganga Delta are called:
a) Monsoon forests
b) Sundarbans
c) Tropical forests
d) Swamp forests
Answer: b
14. “Central India Teak” is an example of which type of forest?
a) Tropical Evergreen
b) Moist Deciduous
c) Dry Deciduous
d) Montane
Answer: b
15. Which Indian state became the first carbon-free state?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
Answer: a
16. Which part of India is covered with tropical evergreen forests?
a) Semi-arid Gujarat
b) Eastern Ghats
c) Western Ghats
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: c
17. Winter rainfall in Delhi is caused by:
a) Southwest monsoon
b) Northwest monsoon
c) Conventional rainfall
d) Western disturbances
Answer: d
18. The main cause of ‘October Heat’ in India is:
a) Hot and dry weather
b) Low-velocity winds
c) Low-pressure systems over Indo-Gangetic plain
d) High temperature combined with high humidity
Answer: d
19. Which of these regions is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
a) Eastern Ghats
b) Vindhyachal
c) Aravalli
d) Western Ghats
Answer: d
20. Why does the Deccan Plateau receive less rainfall despite the Western and Eastern Ghats getting sufficient rain?
a) It lies in a rain shadow region
b) It is parallel to wind direction
c) It is far from the coast
d) No rain-bearing clouds reach it
Answer: a
21. Norwesters are thunderstorms mostly observed in:
a) India
b) Bhutan
c) India and Bangladesh
d) Bangladesh and Myanmar
Answer: c