Indian Geography | Rainfall

Indian Geography | Rainfall

Dec 4, 2024 - 11:46 Updated: Dec 4, 2024 - 11:56
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1. Which amongst the following States gets the highest average annual rainfall?

Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Kerala
Jammu and Kashmir

2. Which among the following pairs of places have most marked differences in total annual rainfalls even though located approximaterly along the same latitude?

Bengaluru and Chennai
Mumbai and Visakhapatnam
Ajmer and Shillong
Nagpur and Kolkata

3. India gets maximum rainfall mainly from

North-East Monsoon
Retreating Monsoon
South-West Monsoon
Convectional rainfall

4. The state which receives maximum rainfall due to North-East monsoon is

Assam
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
Odisha

5. The average annual temperature of a meterological station is 26°C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range temperature is 9°C. The station in question is

Allahabad
Chennai
Cherrapunji
Kolkata

6. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Indian cities in the decreasing order of their normal annual rainfall?

Kochi, Kolkata, Delhi, Patna
Kolkata, Kochi, Patna, Delhi
Kochi, Kolkata, Patna, Delhi
Kolkata, Kochi, Delhi, Patna

7. Mango shower is

Shower of mangoes
Dropping of mangoes
Rainfall in March-April in Bihar and Bengal
Crop of mango

8. Among the following places which one gets the least rainfall?

Leh
Bikaner
Jaisalmer
Cherrapunji

9. Which one of the following places has the lowest annual rainfall?

Bellary
Jaisalmer
Jodhpur
Leh

10. Which one of the following places has the lowest rainfall during the South-West Monsoon?

Kolkata
Mangalore
Chennai
Delhi

11. Cherrapunji is located in

Assam
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram

12. The highest rainfall in India occurs in

Western Ghats, Himalayan Region and Meghalaya
Madhya Pradesh and Bihar
Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab
Andhra Pradesh and Vidarbha

13. India has an abundant volume of rainfall but is still regarded as a thirsty land. This is due to

Rapid run off of water
Quick evaporation of rain water
Concentration of rainfall during a few months only
All of the above

14. Which of the following Water Management Strategy in India is cost-effective?

Improvement of the flusti system
Treatment and use of waste water
Rain water harvesting
Recycling and Re-use of water

15. Which of the following areas have an average of 200 mm rainfall in India?

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Jammu and Kashmir
West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar
Assam, Manipur, Tripura

16. By which monsoon does Jharkhand receive rainfall?

North-East Monsoon
South-West Monsoon
Norwester
None of the above

17. The hallmark of watershed development in the semi-arid regions of India is the

Establishment of sheds on large scale, so that the rain water does not evaporate
Undertaking of earthworks, soil conservation, moisture and recharge under ground water
Drilling deep tube well so as to tap water at the rock-strate level
Setting up a system of tanks by embanking water from seasonal rivers

18. When there is a very heavy rainfall in the Pushkar Hills, where does floods occur?

Ajmer
Sawai Madhopur
Balotra
Sojat

19. A rainy day as defined by the Indian meterological department is a day when the rainfall at a point received is

0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hours
1.1 mm to 1.5 mm in 24 hours
1.6 mm to 2 mm in 24 hours
Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours

20. How many districts in India are included under desert development programme?

11 districts
14 districts
17 districts
21 districts