Choice Questions (MCQs) regarding the weather, climate, and crops of India.

 

### **Part 1: Weather and Climate Concepts**

 

**1. What is the primary difference between weather and climate in terms of duration?**

A) Weather is long-term, Climate is short-term

B) Weather is short-term, Climate is long-term

C) Both are short-term

D) Both are long-term

**Answer: B) Weather is short-term, Climate is long-term**

 

**2. Climate refers to the sum total of weather conditions over a large area for a period of at least how many years?**

A) 5 years

B) 10 years

C) 20 years

D) 30 years

**Answer: D) 30 years**

 

**3. Which of the following is NOT an element of climate mentioned in the sources?**

A) Temperature

B) Atmospheric Pressure

C) Soil Type

D) Rainfall

**Answer: C) Soil Type**

 

**4. How are temperature and atmospheric pressure related to each other?**

A) They are directly proportional

B) They have no relationship

C) They are inversely proportional

D) They are the same thing

**Answer: C) They are inversely proportional**

 

**5. Which device is used to measure atmospheric pressure?**

A) Hygrometer

B) Barometer

C) Thermometer

D) Anemometer

**Answer: B) Barometer**

 

**6. Who is the founder of the Barometer?**

A) Newton

B) Galileo

C) Torricelli

D) Einstein

**Answer: C) Torricelli**

 

**7. In which direction does wind always blow?**

A) From low pressure to high pressure

B) From high pressure to low pressure

C) North to South only

D) East to West only

**Answer: B) From high pressure to low pressure**

 

**8. What device is used to measure humidity (the amount of water present in the air)?**

A) Barometer

B) Hygrometer

C) Altimeter

D) Ammeter

**Answer: B) Hygrometer**

 

**9. What is the "Normal Lapse Rate"?**

A) Temperature increases with height

B) Temperature decreases with height

C) Pressure increases with height

D) Humidity decreases with height

**Answer: B) Temperature decreases with height**

 

**10. At what point is it called an "Inversion Rate"?**

A) When temperature decreases as you go higher

B) When temperature starts increasing with height

C) When pressure remains constant

D) When wind speed becomes zero

**Answer: B) When temperature starts increasing with height**

 

**11. What force is generated due to the rotation of the Earth?**

A) Gravitational Force

B) Centripetal Force

C) Coriolis Force

D) Magnetic Force

**Answer: C) Coriolis Force**

 

**12. Where is the Coriolis Force at its minimum (nil)?**

A) Poles

B) Equator

C) Tropic of Cancer

D) Tropic of Capricorn

**Answer: B) Equator**

 

**13. Where is the Coriolis Force at its maximum?**

A) Equator

B) Poles

C) Oceans

D) Deserts

**Answer: B) Poles**

 

**14. In which atmospheric layer do humans live?**

A) Stratosphere

B) Mesosphere

C) Troposphere

D) Ionosphere

**Answer: C) Troposphere**

 

**15. In which layer of the atmosphere do most airplanes fly?**

A) Troposphere

B) Stratosphere

C) Exosphere

D) Thermosphere

**Answer: B) Stratosphere**

 

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### **Part 2: Indian Monsoons and Rainfall**

 

**16. What type of climate does India primarily have?**

A) Temperate

B) Continental

C) Tropical Monsoon Climate

D) Mediterranean

**Answer: C) Tropical Monsoon Climate**

 

**17. Which state is the first to receive rainfall from the monsoon in India?**

A) Tamil Nadu

B) Maharashtra

C) Kerala

D) West Bengal

**Answer: C) Kerala**

 

**18. Which place in India (and the world) receives the highest rainfall?**

A) Cherrapunji

B) Mawsynram

C) Shimla

D) Kochi

**Answer: B) Mawsynram**

 

**19. Mawsynram is located in which Indian state?**

A) Assam

B) Meghalaya

C) Sikkim

D) Arunachal Pradesh

**Answer: B) Meghalaya**

 

**20. Major rainfall in India during the summer is caused by which monsoon?**

A) North East Monsoon

B) South West Monsoon

C) Western Disturbances

D) Local Winds

**Answer: B) South West Monsoon**

 

**21. What is another name for the North East Monsoon?**

A) Pre-monsoon

B) Retreating Monsoon

C) Mango Showers

D) Loo

**Answer: B) Retreating Monsoon**

 

**22. Which part of India receives significant rainfall from the North East/Retreating Monsoon during winter?**

A) North West India

B) South East Coast (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh)

C) Rajasthan

D) Punjab

**Answer: B) South East Coast (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh)**

 

**23. Wind blowing from Sea to Land is known as:**

A) Offshore wind

B) Onshore wind

C) Cyclonic wind

D) Trade wind

**Answer: B) Onshore wind**

 

**24. Wind blowing from Land to Sea is known as:**

A) Onshore wind

B) Offshore wind

C) Seasonal wind

D) Monsoon wind

**Answer: B) Offshore wind**

 

**25. Which type of rainfall occurs when ground surface heats up, causing air to rise, cool, and condense?**

A) Orographic Rainfall

B) Convectional Rainfall

C) Frontal Rainfall

D) Cyclonic Rainfall

**Answer: B) Convectional Rainfall**

 

**26. Orographic rainfall is also known as:**

A) Convectional rainfall

B) Relief rainfall

C) Frontal rainfall

D) Monsoon rainfall

**Answer: B) Relief rainfall**

 

**27. In orographic rainfall, the side of the mountain that receives heavy rain is the:**

A) Leeward side

B) Windward side

C) Peak side

D) Valley side

**Answer: B) Windward side**

 

**28. Why does Kashmir receive less rain during the rainy season compared to Jammu?**

A) Kashmir is on the windward side

B) Kashmir is on the leeward side

C) Kashmir has no mountains

D) Jammu is at a higher altitude

**Answer: B) Kashmir is on the leeward side**

 

**29. What is "Frontal Rainfall"?**

A) Rainfall caused by heating of the ground

B) Rainfall caused by mountains

C) Rainfall caused when two different air masses meet

D) Rainfall caused by local heat

**Answer: C) Rainfall caused when two different air masses meet**

 

**30. What are the hot, dry winds blowing in Northern India during summer called?**

A) Mango Showers

B) Loo

C) Monsoons

D) Cyclones

**Answer: B) Loo**

 

**31. Which city is known as the "Queen of Deccan" due to its climate?**

A) Mumbai

B) Pune

C) Bengaluru

D) Hyderabad

**Answer: B) Pune**

 

**32. What phenomenon causes winter rainfall in North West India (including J&K)?**

A) South West Monsoon

B) Western Disturbances

C) Tropical Cyclones

D) Loo

**Answer: B) Western Disturbances**

 

**33. What are "Mango Showers"?**

A) Heavy rains in the desert

B) Pre-monsoon showers in Kerala helping mango ripening

C) Rain that only falls on mango trees

D) Winter rains in North India

**Answer: B) Pre-monsoon showers in Kerala helping mango ripening**

 

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### **Part 3: Crops of India**

 

**34. Which crop category is known as "Monsoon Crops"?**

A) Rabi Crops

B) Zaid Crops

C) Kharif Crops

D) Cash Crops

**Answer: C) Kharif Crops**

 

**35. When are Kharif crops typically sown?**

A) October - November

B) March - April

C) June - July

D) January - February

**Answer: C) June - July**

 

**36. When are Kharif crops harvested?**

A) March - April

B) September - October

C) June - July

D) December - January

**Answer: B) September - October**

 

**37. Which of the following is a Kharif crop?**

A) Wheat

B) Rice

C) Mustard

D) Barley

**Answer: B) Rice**

 

**38. Cotton is a major crop of which category?**

A) Rabi

B) Zaid

C) Kharif

D) None of the above

**Answer: C) Kharif**

 

**39. Which crop is known as "White Gold"?**

A) Rice

B) Wheat

C) Cotton

D) Jute

**Answer: C) Cotton**

 

**40. Which state is the leading producer of Cotton in India?**

A) Punjab

B) Gujarat

C) Kerala

D) West Bengal

**Answer: B) Gujarat**

 

**41. Rabi crops are also known as:**

A) Monsoon crops

B) Winter crops

C) Summer crops

D) Rain-fed crops

**Answer: B) Winter crops**

 

**42. When are Rabi crops typically sown?**

A) June - July

B) October - November

C) March - April

D) May - June

**Answer: B) October - November**

 

**43. Which of the following is a major Rabi crop?**

A) Rice

B) Maize

C) Wheat

D) Cotton

**Answer: C) Wheat**

 

**44. Which category of crops is grown in the short season between Rabi and Kharif (March to June)?**

A) Cash Crops

B) Zaid Crops

C) Plantation Crops

D) Food Crops

**Answer: B) Zaid Crops**

 

**45. Watermelon, Muskmelon, and Pumpkin are examples of which crop type?**

A) Kharif

B) Rabi

C) Zaid

D) Non-food crops

**Answer: C) Zaid**

 

**46. What are "Cash Crops"?**

A) Crops grown for personal consumption only

B) Crops grown to be sold in the market for profit

C) Crops that require no water

D) Crops grown only in winter

**Answer: B) Crops grown to be sold in the markt for profit**

 

**47. Which crop is referred to as "Golden Fiber"?**

A) Cotton

B) Jute

C) Silk

D) Wool

**Answer: B) Jute**

 

**48. Which state is the leading producer of Jute in India?**

A) Gujarat

B) Kerala

C) West Bengal

D) Karnataka

**Answer: C) West Bengal**

 

**49. Which state is the largest producer of Coffee in India?**

A) Assam

B) Kerala

C) Karnataka

D) Tamil Nadu

**Answer: C) Karnataka**

 

**50. Which state is the leading producer of Sugar Cane in India?**

A) Maharashtra

B) Uttar Pradesh (UP)

C) Punjab

D) Bihar

**Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh (UP)**

 

**51. Which country is the leading producer of Sugar Cane globally?**

A) India

B) Brazil

C) China

D) USA

**Answer: B) Brazil**

 

**52. According to recent reports mentioned in the source, which state has overtaken West Bengal as the leading producer of Rice?**

A) Punjab

B) Telangana

C) Uttar Pradesh

D) Haryana

**Answer: B) Telangana**

 

**53. Which country is the world's leading producer of Rice?**

A) India

B) China

**Answer: B) China**

 

**54. Which state is known as the "Spice Garden of India"?**

A) Karnataka

B) Kerala

C) Andhra Pradesh

D) Tamil Nadu

**Answer: B) Kerala**

 

**55. Which state is the highest producer of Wheat in India?**

A) West Bengal

B) Punjab

C) Uttar Pradesh (UP)

D) Haryana

**Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh (UP)**

 

**56. Globally, which country leads in Wheat production?**

A) India

B) USA

C) China

D) Russia

**Answer: C) China**

 

**57. Which state leads in Maize production in India?**

A) UP

B) Karnataka

C) Gujarat

D) Bihar

**Answer: B) Karnataka**

 

**58. Which country is the leading producer of Maize globally?**

A) China

B) India

C) USA

D) Brazil

**Answer: C) USA**

 

**59. Gujarat is the leading producer of which oilseed?**

A) Mustard

B) Groundnut

C) Sunflower

D) Soyabean

**Answer: B) Groundnut**

 

**60. Which Indian state is famous for "Alphonso" mangoes?**

A) Kerala

B) Uttar Pradesh

C) Maharashtra

D) West Bengal

**Answer: C) Maharashtra**