Climate & Clima...

What is the seasonal reversal in the wind direction during a year called?

In which of the following states is the annual precipitation over 400 cm?

Which of the following is the coldest place in India?

Which of the following is/are responsible for deflecting winds towards the right in the Northern Hemisphere and towards the left in the Southern Hemisphere?

The winter rainfall is known as 'mahawat' in the northern plains. It is important for the cultivation of which of the following?

With which of the following places is Kal Baisakhi associated?

Mango showers occur in which of the following states?

Mawsynram receives the highest average rainfall in the world. In which hills is it located?

Which of the following is/are correct about the leeward side of the Western Ghats?

a. The area receives high rainfall.
b. The area is drought prone.
c. The area gets affected by cyclonic storms.
d. The area gets rain from the retreating monsoon.

Cyclonic depressions originate over the Andaman Sea during which of the following months?

Which of the following reasons is/are correct for Chennai receiving more rainfall during winters?

a. The north-east winds pick up moisture while crossing the Bay of Bengal.
b. Chennai lies in the rain shadow area of the Western Ghats during summers.
c. The south-west winds pick up moisture from the Arabian Sea.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. The word 'monsoon' is derived from the German language.
b. Monsoon is known for its uncertainties and vagaries.
c. There occur breaks or dry spells during the Indian monsoon.

Monsoon withdraws completely from the northern plains by

An imaginary line drawn on the map to join places that have the same pressure above the sea level is called

________ is/are also known as the cause of monsoon trough during the monsoon season and shift(s) the axis of the monsoon, and determine(s) the spatial distribution of rainfall.