1. What percentage of India’s land receives less than 75 cm of annual rainfall?
a) 35%
b) 45%
c) 40%
d) 30%
Answer: a
2. Which of the following does not influence India’s climate?
a) Monsoon winds
b) Ocean currents
c) Proximity to the equator
d) Presence of the Indian Ocean
Answer: b
3. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha frequently experience which natural disaster?
a) Cyclones
b) Earthquakes
c) Landslides
d) Tornadoes
Answer: a
4. Why does Chennai receive less rainfall from the southwest monsoon than other coastal areas?
a) Winds move parallel to the Coromandel Coast
b) High temperature prevents evaporation
c) Winds are offshore in this region
d) All of the above
Answer: d
5. How does the nature of monsoon rainfall change from Guwahati to Chandigarh?
a) Irregular
b) Increasing
c) Decreasing
d) Cyclic
Answer: c
6. Which place in India receives less than 50 cm of rainfall annually?
a) Meghalaya
b) Leh (Ladakh)
c) Coromandel Coast
d) Konkan Coast
Answer: b
7. The forests of Sundarbans are classified as:
a) Thorn forests
b) Mangrove forests
c) Deciduous forests
d) Tundra forests
Answer: b
8. Where are tropical rainforests found in India?
a) Central India
b) Eastern India
c) Northeastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
d) Northwestern Himalayas and Eastern Ghats
Answer: c
9. Which wind originates from the Mediterranean and affects northwest India?
a) Western disturbances
b) Norwesters
c) Loo
d) Mango showers
Answer: a
10. A distinctive tropical deciduous tree of the Deccan Plateau is:
a) Teak
b) Shisham
c) Sandalwood
d) Sal
Answer: c
11. Which region is considered the driest in India?
a) Telangana
b) Marwar
c) Vidarbha
d) Marathwada
Answer: b
12. Which Indian coast is most prone to severe tropical cyclones?
a) Malabar Coast
b) Andhra Coast
c) Konkan Coast
d) Gujarat Coast
Answer: b
13. During the retreating monsoon, which states are most cyclone-prone?
a) Karnataka and Kerala
b) Punjab and Haryana
c) Bihar and Assam
d) Andhra Pradesh and Odisha
Answer: d
14. Which region receives heavy rainfall in October–November?
a) Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia Hills
b) Chotanagpur Plateau
c) Coromandel Coast
d) Malwa Plateau
Answer: c
15. Which Indian state receives rainfall from western disturbances?
a) Punjab
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
d) Gujarat
Answer: a
16. What type of climate does India have?
a) Equatorial
b) Monsoonal
c) Mediterranean
d) Continental
Answer: b
17. What draws southwest winds toward the Indian subcontinent during the rainy season?
a) Low pressure over northwest India
b) Effect of northeast trade winds
c) Formation of cyclonic winds
d) Influence of easterly winds
Answer: a
18. Which Indian region receives rain from the northeast monsoon?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Assam
c) Kerala
d) West Bengal
Answer: a
19. Despite nine coastal states, Gujarat produces over 50% of India’s sea salt because:
a) Salt Satyagraha started in Gujarat
b) Low rainfall and ideal humidity for evaporation
c) Salt is exported via Kandla port
d) High water salinity near the Gujarat coast
Answer: b
20. Why does Tamil Nadu remain dry during the southwest monsoon?
a) It lies in a rain shadow region
b) Temperatures are too high for condensation
c) Monsoon winds don’t reach the area
d) There are no mountains in the region
Answer: a
21. Paddy fields in India are typically located in areas with annual rainfall of:
a) 120 cm
b) 140 cm
c) 100 cm
d) 80 cm
Answer: c