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SSC CGL Geography – Climate of India & the Monsoon – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level – 12 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
One-line fact recallThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) was set up in the year:

Correct Answer: C [1875]

Explanation:

IMD was established in 1875; it fixes the normal onset and withdrawal dates of the monsoon.

2.  
Pre-monsoon showers that make coffee flowers blossom in Keralam and nearby areas are called:

Correct Answer: A [Blossom showers]

Explanation:

Blossom showers → coffee flowers; mango showers → ripening of mangoes.

3.  
The “loo” is:

Correct Answer: B [a hot, dry summer wind of the northern plains]

Explanation:

Loo = hot, dry, oppressive wind from Punjab to Bihar in summer.

4.  
Mawsynram, noted by NCERT for the highest average rainfall in the world, lies in which state?

Correct Answer: D [Meghalaya]

Explanation:

Mawsynram is in the southern ranges of the Khasi hills, Meghalaya.

5.  
Winter rainfall in north-west India (Punjab, Haryana) is caused mainly by:

Correct Answer: D [western disturbances]

Explanation:

Western disturbances from the Mediterranean side bring winter rain (mahawat) to the north-west.

6.  
Fill in the blankIn summer the ITCZ lying over the Ganga plain is called the ______.

Correct Answer: A [monsoon trough]

Explanation:

The ITCZ over the northern plains = monsoon trough.

7.  
According to NCERT, the retreating monsoon season covers the months of:

Correct Answer: C [October–November]

Explanation:

CHAR: Retreating monsoon = October–November.

8.  
According to NCERT, annual precipitation of less than 10 cm is found in:

Correct Answer: B [Ladakh and western Rajasthan]

Explanation:

NCERT: precipitation ranges from over 400 cm in Meghalaya to less than 10 cm in Ladakh and western Rajasthan.

9.  
According to NCERT, the cold weather season in northern India begins from about:

Correct Answer: C [mid-November]

Explanation:

NCERT: the cold weather season begins from mid-November in northern India and lasts till February.

10.  
Hot, humid and oppressive weather after the withdrawal of the monsoon is known as:

Correct Answer: A [October heat]

Explanation:

NCERT: the oppressive post-monsoon weather is 'October heat'.

11.  
Which of the following is NOT one of the six climatic controls listed by NCERT?

Correct Answer: D [Soil colour]

Explanation:

LAP-DOR: latitude, altitude, pressure & winds, distance from sea, ocean currents, relief.

12.  
True/False drillHow many statements are true?
I. Kalbaisakhi storms occur in West Bengal.
II. Mango showers help the early ripening of mangoes.
III. The loo blows in Keralam.

Correct Answer: B [Only two]

Explanation:

I and II true; the loo blows in the northern plains, not Keralam.

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