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12 questions
  1. In which months does Tamil Nadu get its main monsoon rain?
    1. March-April
    2. June-July
    3. July-August
    4. October-December
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    Answer: (D) October-December

    The retreating / north-east monsoon picks up moisture over the Bay of Bengal.

  2. The Indian monsoon is marked by a seasonal reversal of winds. Its basic cause?
    1. Unequal heating of land and sea
    2. Cold air from Central Asia
    3. Uniformity of temperature
    4. None of these
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    Answer: (A) Unequal heating of land and sea

    Low pressure over land and high over the sea in summer — the reverse in winter.

  3. Signs of the monsoon's withdrawal — 1. Clear skies 2. High pressure over the Bay of Bengal 3. Rise in land temperature
    1. 1 only
    2. 1 and 2
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (C) 1 and 3

    The Bay has low pressure at that time; clear skies and the "October heat" are correct.

  4. Where is the daily range of temperature greatest?
    1. East coast
    2. Interior of the Chhattisgarh plain
    3. Andaman islands
    4. Desert of Rajasthan
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    Answer: (D) Desert of Rajasthan

    Dry air and sand — very hot days, cold nights.

  5. Which condition is associated with a weak monsoon in India?
    1. La Niña
    2. El Niño and the Southern Oscillation
    3. Speed of ocean currents
    4. Global greenhouse effect
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    Answer: (B) El Niño and the Southern Oscillation

    The warm phase of ENSO often brings less rain to India.

  6. Statements — 1. The duration of the monsoon decreases from south to north. 2. Annual rainfall in the northern plains decreases westward. Correct? (IAS 2010)
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both 1 and 2
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

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  7. The state that gets the most rain from the winter (north-east) monsoon?
    1. Assam
    2. West Bengal
    3. Tamil Nadu
    4. Odisha
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    Answer: (C) Tamil Nadu

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  8. In summer the heat and low pressure over the subcontinent draw air from the Indian Ocean — producing?
    1. South-east monsoon
    2. South-west monsoon
    3. Trade winds
    4. Westerlies
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    Answer: (B) South-west monsoon

    Crossing the equator, the south-east trades turn south-westerly.

  9. Without the Himalaya — 1. Siberian cold waves would reach most of the country 2. The Indus-Ganga plain would lack such rich alluvium 3. The monsoon pattern would differ. Correct?
    1. 1 only
    2. 1 and 3
    3. 2 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (D) All three

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  10. Cause of a break in the monsoon over the northern plains?
    1. Fewer depressions/cyclones
    2. Change in the position of the ITCZ
    3. Moist winds blowing parallel to the Ganga basin
    4. Both (a) and (b)
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    Answer: (D) Both (a) and (b)

    Winds blowing parallel cause breaks on the west coast.

  11. Correctly matched — 1. Bardoli Chheerha — Assam 2. Mango showers — South India 3. Cherry blossom — Karnataka-Kerala 4. Kalbaisakhi — West Bengal
    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 2, 3 and 4
    3. 1, 3 and 4
    4. All
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    Answer: (D) All

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  12. Köppen climate of the Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu?
    1. Amw
    2. As
    3. Aw
    4. Cwg
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    Answer: (B) As

    Dry summer, winter rain (from the NE monsoon) — As.

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