This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Climate > General Features Of Indian Climate – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Features Of Indian Climate Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Two factors to determine climate are A) Precipitation and temperature. B) Hurricanes and tornadoes. C) Humidity and pressure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precipitation and temperature. 2. Large bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them because A) Water heats up and cools more slowly than land. B) Water heats up and cools faster than land. C) Water and land cool at the same time. D) Water and land heat at the same rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water heats up and cools more slowly than land. 3. Which describes the geography of India? A) "Gift of the Nile". B) "Land Between Two Rivers". C) Fertile Crescent. D) Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peninsula. 4. Define monsooon A) Large river that overflows its banks in southern Asia in winter. B) Severe drought that causes famine in southern Asia in the summer. C) Large lake that causes a cool wind to drift over southern Asia in summer. D) Strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer. 5. This feature had snakes and discouraged people to travel A) Deccan Plateau. B) Thar Dessert. C) Indus River. D) Ganges River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thar Dessert. 6. The local storms in the north eastern part of India during hot weather season are called ..... A) Monsoon. B) Loo. C) Norwesters. D) Mango showers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loo. 7. What natural barrier prevented the Indus people from traveling and trading with people from China? A) The Himalayas. B) The Hindu Kush Mountains. C) The Western Ghats. D) The Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Himalayas. 8. What is a mango shower? A) Pre monsoon rainfall in Karnataka and Kerala. B) Rainfall in June to September. C) Rainfall in winter days. D) Rainfall caused by western disturbances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre monsoon rainfall in Karnataka and Kerala. 9. The Himalaya Mountains form India's northern border. What is one possible benefit of the mountains being there? A) Protection from enemies. B) Roads for trade routes. C) Constant supply of goat skins. D) Infertile farmland for crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protection from enemies. 10. Which option best describes the location of the Thar Desert? A) North of the Himalayas. B) In northwest India. C) South of the Himalayas. D) In southern India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In northwest India. 11. The winter monsoon is ..... than the summer monsoon. A) Wetter. B) Drier. C) More dangerous. D) Deadlier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drier. 12. What are called bushes?Small plants are called bushes. A) Small plants are called bushes. B) Big plants are called bushes. C) Creepers. D) Money plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small plants are called bushes. 13. What made Mohenjo-daro superior to other ancient Indus cities? A) They lived in a better city. B) They had better houses than most other people. C) They had money to buy whatever they wanted. D) They had a drainage & water storage system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They had a drainage & water storage system. 14. The north-east monsoon picks moisture from A) Non of these. B) Mediterranean sea. C) Indian ocean. D) Bay of Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bay of Bengal. 15. The state of normal rainfall increasing suddenly and continuing constantly for several days is named as ..... A) Break. B) Burst. C) Mango shower. D) Kaal baishakhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burst. 16. As altitude ..... temperature ..... A) Decreases, decreases. B) Increases, increases. C) Increases, decreases. D) Decreases, increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increases, decreases. 17. What river starts in the Himalayas and then joins the Ganges on the plain? A) Indus River. B) Nile River. C) Brahmaputra River. D) Mississippi River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmaputra River. 18. Which statement is true about ancient India? A) There were no cities since people only lived on farms. B) Cities were well planned with narrow streets. C) Homes were built on stilts because of flooding. D) Homes had running water and electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cities were well planned with narrow streets. 19. Name the climate of India. A) Monsoon. B) Tropical Monsoon. C) Torrid. D) Temperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical Monsoon. 20. Flooding of the Indus provided good A) Times. B) Friends. C) Soil. D) Swimming conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil. 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