This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Climate > El Nino And Southern Oscillations – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books El Nino And Southern Oscillations Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. During an El Nino, trade winds are typically ..... A) About average. B) Stronger. C) Weaker. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weaker. 2. River Damodar is called 'Sorrow of Bengal' because it: [CPO SI 2003] A) Gets flooded often causing havoc. B) Causes maximum soil erosion. C) Forms number of dangerous waterfalls. D) Is not a perennial river. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gets flooded often causing havoc. 3. The El Nino is caused by A) Cold water off the Atlantic coast of South America. B) Warm water in the Pacific off the coast of South America. C) Warm water in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico. D) Cold water in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm water in the Pacific off the coast of South America. 4. From north towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India? [IAS 2006] A) Shyok-Spiti-Zaskar-Sutlej. B) Shyok-Zaskar-Spiti-Sutlej. C) Zaskar-Shyok-Sutlej-Spiti. D) Zaskar-Sutlej-Shyok - Spiti. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zaskar-Shyok-Sutlej-Spiti. 5. Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of which one of the following rivers? [NDA 2008] A) Mahanadi. B) Godavari. C) Cauvery. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cauvery. 6. ..... of the earth is covered with water. A) 70%. B) 71%. C) 77%. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 71%. 7. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga? A) Yamuna. B) Son. C) Gomti. D) Sutlej. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sutlej. 8. During an El Nino, it rains A) In the central Pacific. B) In the Eastern Pacific. C) In the Western Pacific. D) In all of the Pacific. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the central Pacific. 9. Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin? [NDA 1993] A) Gujarat. B) Maharashtra. C) Rajasthan. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rajasthan. 10. El Nino and La Nina are two periodic changes in ocean circulation patterns. which of these statements best describes their effect on global climate? A) El Nino and La Nina tend to peak during winter months, so by the summer months the climate patterns return to normal conditions. B) El Nino carries warm water, increasing rainfall along the coast of Chile, while La Nina brings cold water upwellings to western South America. C) El Nino and La Nina are recent disturbances in ocean currents oscillating between warm and cold conditions caused by the greenhouse effect. D) El Nino and La Nina exclusively affect the climate of the southern Pacific Ocean including South America, Australia and Indonesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) El Nino carries warm water, increasing rainfall along the coast of Chile, while La Nina brings cold water upwellings to western South America. 11. What IS NOT one of the effects of La Nina during winter in America? A) Large portions of central North America experience cold, dry weather. B) Increased frequency of significant cold-air outbreaks. C) Southern states experience less storminess and precipitation. D) Northern states experience heat waves throughout. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Northern states experience heat waves throughout. 12. In a La Nina event, the SOI is strongly ..... and the air pressure in Darwin is ..... than in Tahiti A) Positive, Lower. B) Positive, Higher. C) Negative, Lower. D) Negative, Higher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive, Lower. 13. La Nina is characterized by ..... of the Western Pacific Ocean. A) A warming. B) A cooling. C) Average temperatures. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A cooling. 14. How could La Nina affect weather during the summer in North Carolina? A) It could decrease wind. B) It could increase rainfall. C) It could decrease rainfall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It could decrease rainfall. 15. By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh? A) Padma. B) Bhagirathi. C) Rupnarayan. D) Nubra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Padma. 16. Which of the following peninsular rivers is westward flowing? A) Mahanadi. B) Godavari. C) Tapti. D) Cauvery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tapti. 17. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down warping? [IAS 1998] A) Damodar. B) Mahanadi. C) Son. D) Yamuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Damodar. 18. Which of the following states has the largest number of salt lakes in India? A) West Bengal. B) Rajasthan. C) Gujarat. D) Maharashtra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajasthan. 19. The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is: [IAS 2002] A) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai. B) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar. C) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vagai. D) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vagai. 20. The largest area of change for both events is located A) In the northern US, Canada, and Alaska. B) In the southern US, and Mexico. C) In the eastern US and Canada. D) It changes all geographic areas about evenly. 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