This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Climate > General Features Of Indian Climate – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Features Of Indian Climate Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The place that gets rain from Western disturbance is ..... A) Allahabad. B) Chennai. C) Mumbai. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Punjab. 2. The coldest month A) January. B) February. C) December. D) March. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) January. 3. Mawsynram in ..... gets the maximum rainfall in the world. A) Meghalaya. B) Arunachal Pradesh. C) Assam. D) Tripura. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meghalaya. 4. Which feature of Mohenjodaro was different from other civilizations of the time? A) They made homes out of bricks. B) It was established along a river. C) They had a sewer system. D) The had multi-story homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had a sewer system. 5. Mohenjo Daro was discovered when ..... A) Satellites viewed the ruins from space. B) They deciphered the written language. C) Archaeologists discovered its ruins while building a railway. D) Geographers found some old maps. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archaeologists discovered its ruins while building a railway. 6. What two physical features lie on either side of the Deccan Plateau? A) Thar Desert. B) Eastern & Western Ghats. C) Ganges River Valley. D) Himalayan Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eastern & Western Ghats. 7. Much of the water from the Ganges, & Brahamautra River comes from A) The Arabian Ocean. B) Rain-fed streams in the plateau. C) Underground springs from the desert. D) Melting ice in the Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Melting ice in the Himalayas. 8. India's climate is called A) Tropical. B) Polar. C) Torrid. D) Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoon. 9. Which is a natural barrier at the northern part of India? A) Mountain ranges. B) Bay of Bengal. C) Desert land. D) Swamps and marshlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountain ranges. 10. ..... season starts from December and continues till February. A) Summer. B) Monsoon. C) Spring. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winter. 11. The first state to receive monsoon rainfall is ..... A) Assam. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kerala. 12. Which of these locations would be ideal for Indians to settle down and live in? A) Ganges River. B) Arabian Sea. C) Thar Desert. D) Himalaya Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges River. 13. Which season is the best fit for rainfall experienced by Chennai? A) Rainy season or South west monsoon. B) Retreating Monsoon. C) Hot & dry summer season. D) Cold/Winter season. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cold/Winter season. 14. WHICH IS NOT A FEATURE OF EXTREME CLIMATE? A) SUMMERS ARE VERY HOT AND WINTERS ARE VERY COLD. B) ANNUAL RANGE OF TEMPERATURE IS VERY HIGH. C) IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS MARITIME CLIMATE. D) IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS CONTINENTAL CLIMATE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS MARITIME CLIMATE. 15. The main types of natural vegetation found the world over are ..... A) Forests and grasslands. B) Tundra and scrubs. C) Both. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 16. What natural barrier makes India a subcontinent of Asia? A) Ganges River. B) Himalayan Mountains. C) Gobi Desert. D) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayan Mountains. 17. The hot weather season starts from A) Non of these. B) November. C) October. D) Middle of march. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Middle of march. 18. Another name for the Indus Valley River civilization was/is? A) Incan civilization. B) Harappan civilization. C) Sumerian civilization. D) Mayan civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harappan civilization. 19. What is the name of India's desert? A) Sahara. B) Thar. C) Khyber. D) Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thar. 20. The cold weather season decreases from A) East to west. B) North to south. C) West to east. D) South to north. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) South to north. 21. How were the mountains formed? A) Earthquakes in North India. B) India colliding with Asia. C) Buildup of snow at high altitudes. D) Tsunami flooded the lower lands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India colliding with Asia. 22. Mumbai receives more rainfall than Pune because ..... A) Pune has greater vegetation than Mumbai. B) Pune is at greater elevation. C) Mumbai is a Coastal city. D) Mumbai is on the Windward side. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mumbai is on the Windward side. 23. One of two rivers that gets its source high up in the Himalayas from glaciers and snow. A) Saraswati River. B) Indus River. C) Godavari River. D) Narmada River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus River. 24. Another word for a fort could be? A) Citadel. B) Enemy excluder. C) City. D) Pillow/blanket privacy area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citadel. 25. Convectional rainfall takes place in some parts of India during A) Rainy season. B) Summer. C) Retreating Monsoon. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summer. 26. Which of the following refers to calamity? A) Loo. B) Mango showers. C) Kalbaisakhi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalbaisakhi. 27. Part of Mohenjodaro was surrounded by a wall. What does this suggest about the city A) Enemies may attack. B) They liked to climb walls. C) It's citizens were very tall. D) It had lots of rich people who wanted their privacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enemies may attack. 28. The Cold Weather Season begins and ends at A) June to August. B) March to May. C) September to January. D) December to February. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) December to February. 29. Define a plateau. A) Land that is mountainous and swampy. B) Land that is raised and flat. C) Land that is low and DRY. D) Land that is low and WET. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land that is raised and flat. 30. Which weather season comes during March, April and May? A) Retreating monsoon season. B) South-West monsoon season. C) Cold weather season. D) Hot weather season. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hot weather season. 31. ..... bring a great deal of rainfall and destruction to India. A) Annual Floods. B) Winter Monsoons. C) Heat Waves. D) Summer Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Summer Monsoons. 32. As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature? A) Nothing. B) It increases. C) It decreases. D) It goes up and down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It decreases. 33. Temperature is high in India during summer because A) Sun rays fall oblique over north hemisphere. B) Sun rays slant over north hemisphere. C) Sun rays fall vertically over the north hemisphere. D) Sun rays fall vertically over south hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sun rays fall vertically over the north hemisphere. 34. Where does the world's highest rainfall occur? A) The world's highest rainfall occurs in Mawsynram. B) The world's highest rainfall occurs in forests. C) The world's highest rainfall occurs in Himalayan region. D) The world's highest rainfall occurs in west medinipur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The world's highest rainfall occurs in Mawsynram. 35. Continental type of climate refers to A) Climate of a continent. B) A country in the continent. C) An area which is landlocked. D) An ares close to the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An area which is landlocked. 36. Which of the following months refer to retreating monsoon A) June, July, August, September. B) October, November. C) March, April, May. D) December, January. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) October, November. 37. During the southwest monsoon period, moist warm winds blow from the A) Sea to land. B) Land to sea. C) Plateau to plains. D) River to valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sea to land. 38. ..... LATITUDE DIVIDES THE INDIA INTO ALMOST TWO EQUAL PARTS A) TROPIC OF CAPRICORN. B) STANDARD MERIDIAN. C) EQUATOR. D) TROPIC OF CANCER. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) TROPIC OF CANCER. 39. Some of the hottest places in India during summers are ..... and ..... in Rajasthan. A) Churu and Bikaner. B) Churu and Jaipur. C) Jaipur and Jodhpur. D) Ajmer and Bikaner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Churu and Bikaner. 40. Which place below experience maritime climate A) Shimla. B) Agra. C) New Delhi. D) Bhuvaneshwar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bhuvaneshwar. 41. What is weather over a long period of time? A) A tropical vacation. B) Weather. C) Science. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate. 42. This feature contains rich soil that is beneficial for growing cotton. A) Hindu Kush Mountains. B) Thar Desert. C) Deccan Plateau. D) Himalaya Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deccan Plateau. 43. National animal and bird is A) Peacok and lon. B) Peacock and tiger. C) Lion and giraffe. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peacock and tiger. 44. India experiences what type of climatic condition? A) Temperate climate. B) Tropical climate. C) Cold climate. D) Tropical Monsoon climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tropical Monsoon climate. 45. Harappa and Mohenjodaro were part of what civilization? A) Ancient Sumer. B) Indus River Valley. C) Ancient Egypt. D) Ancient Kush. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus River Valley. 46. The direction to which wind blows is known as ..... A) Windward. B) Leeward. C) Eleaving side. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Windward. 47. What occurs during the dry season of monsoons? A) Winds blow into India from the Indian Ocean bringing heavy rains that can cause terrible flooding. B) Winds blow into India from the Indian Ocean which forces moisture out of India and creates warm, dry winters. C) Winds blow into India from the mountains bringing heavy rains that can cause terrible flooding. D) Winds blow down from the mountains which forces moisture out of India and creates warm, dry winters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winds blow down from the mountains which forces moisture out of India and creates warm, dry winters. 48. The mountains which lie parallel to the direction of the South West monsoon wind is ..... A) Aravali. B) Maikala Range. C) Satpura. D) Vindhya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aravali. 49. Which place in India experience cool climate throughout the year? A) Manali. B) Agra. C) Jaipur. D) Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manali. 50. ..... is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides. A) Subcontinent. B) Summer Monsoon. C) Mount Everest. D) Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peninsula. 51. The Eastern and Western Ghats are A) Glaciers. B) Plateaus. C) Mountain ranges. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountain ranges. 52. What is located between the Eastern and Western Ghats? A) The Deccan Plateau. B) The Himalaya Mountains. C) The Hindu Kush mountains. D) The Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Deccan Plateau. 53. The world's tallest mountain is A) Mount Crumpet. B) Mount Tetanus. C) Mount McKinley. D) Mount Everest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mount Everest. 54. A-from which month cold weather season start B-and continues till A) A-middle of November B-March. B) A-March B-November. C) A-middle of November B-middle of March. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A-middle of November B-middle of March. 55. A large landmass that is smaller than a continent. A) Region. B) Small continent. C) Subcontinent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subcontinent. 56. The first known civilizations of Ancient India were A) Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. B) Sumer and Kush. C) Kush and Gupta. D) Sumer and Mesopotamia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. 57. Winds that blow from the west are called ..... A) Westerlies. B) Polars. C) Easterlies. D) Temperates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Westerlies. 58. The ..... plays a major role in regulating the weather and climate of the planet. A) Ocean. B) Climate. C) Movement. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ocean. 59. Which of the following state receives the highest rainfall during winter months? A) Kashmir. B) Kerala. C) Tamil nadu. D) Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tamil nadu. 60. The hot weather season is also called A) Non of these. B) Pre-monsoon season. C) Humid. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pre-monsoon season. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesGeneral Features Of Indian Climate Quiz 1General Features Of Indian Climate Quiz 3Climate Of India QuizEl Nino And Southern Oscillations QuizIndian Monsoon QuizRainfall India QuizSeasons In India Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books