TextBook Solutions for Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Class 9 Social Science Contemporary India I Chapter 4 Climate

Which one of the following places receives the highest rain fall in the world?

• Silchar

• Mawsynram

• Cherrapunji

• Guwahati

The wind blowing in the northern plains in summer is known as

• Kaal Baisakhi

• Trade winds

• Loo

• None of the above

Which one of the following causes rainfall during winter in N.W. part of India?

• Cyclonic depression

• Retreating Monsoons

• Western disturbances

• Southwest monsoon

Monsoon arrives in India approximately in

• Early May

• Early July

• Early June

• Early August

Which one of the following characteristics has the cold season in India?

• Warm days and warm nights

• Warm days and cold nights

• Cool days and cold nights

• Cold days and warm nights

What are the controls affecting the climate of India?

Why does India have a monsoon type climate?

Which part of India does experience the highest diurnal range of temperature and why?

Which winds account for rainfall along the malabar coast?

What are Jet streams and how do they affect the climate of India?