Monsoon and Its Basics

Q. What is the ITCZ?

1. High pressure region around which the southwest trade winds and the northeast trade winds converge.
2. Low pressure region around which the southeast trade winds and the northeast trade winds converge.
3. Low pressure region around which the southwest trade winds and the northeast trade winds converge.
4. High pressure region around which the southwest trade winds and the northwest trade winds converge.

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What is the Full form of ITCZ

Q. What is the direction of the wind during summers?

1. Land to sea
2. Land to land
3. Sea to sea
4. Sea to land

Q. Monsoon is the seasonal reversal of the wind system.

1. True
2. False

Q. What is explained by the Coriolis effect?

1. How wind direction is affected by Earth’s rotation.
2. How wind direction is affected by Earth’s temperature.
3. How wind direction is affected by Earth’s humidity.
4. How wind direction is affected by Earth’s precipitation.

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What is the direction of wind during summers?

1. Land to sea
2. Land to land
3. Sea to sea
4. Sea to land

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Changes in _____ causes monsoon.

1. ocean currents
2. nature of soil
3. wind pattern
4. soil temperature

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why did monsoon wind change their direction?

Q. How is monsoon caused?

1. Due to change in location
2. Due to change in humidity
3. Due to change in wind pattern
4. Due to change in temperature

Q. Monsoon arrives in India approximately in early .

1. June
2. May
3. August
4. July

Q. Match the following.

1) Equatorial Regions	a) Cold climate
2) Polar regions	b) Hot climate
3) Retreating Monsoon	c) Early June - Mid September
4) Advancing Monsoon	d) October - November

1. 1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - c, 4 - d
2. 1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - a
3. 1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - c
4. 1 - d, 2 - a, 3 - a, 4 - c

Q. The rotation of the Earth deflects wind to the in the Northern Hemisphere.

1. left
2. north
3. south
4. right