SSC CGL Geography – Climate of India & the Monsoon – Level 3 · Challenge

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SSC CGL Geography – Climate of India & the Monsoon – Level 3 · Challenge – 8 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.  
Statement-basedWhich are correct?
I. In summer the ITCZ shifts north over the Ganga plain.
II. Heating of the Tibetan plateau creates high pressure about 9 km above sea level.
III. The tropical easterly jet blows north of the Himalayas in summer.

Correct Answer: B [I and II only]

Explanation:

The tropical easterly jet blows over the southern peninsula, not north of the Himalayas.

2.  
According to NCERT, jet streams are narrow belts of westerly winds found at a height of about:

Correct Answer: A [above 12,000 m]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 9: jet streams are narrow belts of high-altitude (above 12,000 m) westerly winds in the troposphere.

3.  
Under the IMD normal dates in use since 2020, the monsoon covers the entire country by about:

Correct Answer: B [8 July]

Explanation:

IMD 2020 revision: entire country covered by about 8 July (the older normal was 15 July).

4.  
According to NCERT, the cyclonic depressions of early November that cross the east coast originate over the:

Correct Answer: C [Andaman Sea]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 9: the cyclonic depressions originate over the Andaman Sea and cross the eastern coast of the peninsula.

5.  
Assertion–Reason
A: Winters in India are milder than in Central Asia.
R: The Himalayas block the cold winds of Central Asia.

Correct Answer: D [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

NCERT: the Himalayas protect the subcontinent from cold Central Asian winds.

6.  
Match the pairWhich pair is NOT correctly matched (Koeppen)?

Correct Answer: D [E – Thar desert]

Explanation:

E (polar) is the high Himalaya; the Thar is BWhw/BShw.

7.  
In India, areas of low rainfall generally have rainfall variability that is:

Correct Answer: C [high – rain is less dependable]

Explanation:

NCERT: low-rainfall areas show greater variability.

8.  
Tropical cyclones of October–November most often strike which coast?

Correct Answer: B [the east coast (deltas of the Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri)]

Explanation:

Low pressure moves to the Bay of Bengal; cyclones cross the east coast.

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