Daily Subject wise Quiz Day 87 Geography X ( Online Prelims Test)

1) Which of the following statements is/are incorrect about Duration of the monsoon in India

1. The Southern part of India, being near to the sea, gets rainfall early and for a longer duration than in the northern part.
2. Humidity increases when rain bearing winds cross Western Ghats due to huge forest cover and brings good rainfall in northern India.

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2) Consider the following statements with respect to Distribution of Rainfall

1. The monsoon rainfall has a declining trend with increasing distance from the sea.
2. Rainfall in sub-Himalayan areas in the northeast and the hills of Meghalaya exceeds 200 cm.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Indian Monsoons

1. Indian Monsoons are Convection cells on a very large scale.
2. North-east monsoons are formed due to an intense low-pressure system formed over the Tibetan plateau.

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4) Consider the following statements with respect to Madden-Julian Oscillation MJO

1. It is a moving low-pressure disturbance of clouds that intensifies over three different regions.
2. Due to its low-pressure nature, it triggers cyclone formation over the Indian Ocean.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

5) Consider the following statements with respect to El Nino

1. El Nino refers warming of sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific.
2. El Nino adversely impacts the Indian monsoons and hence, agriculture in India.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?