Retreating Monsoon

Q.

Discuss the mechanism of the monsoon.

Q. What do you mean by retreating monsoon?

1. The monsoon winds entering the country at the end of the summer season.
2. The monsoon winds leaving the country at the start of the summer season.
3. The monsoon winds entering the country at the start of winter season.
4. The monsoon winds leaving the country at the end of the monsoon season.

Q. From the following options, select the region that receives 100-200cm rainfall annually:

1. Haryana
2. Western Rajasthan
3. Ladakh
4. Manipur

Q. From the following options, pick the region that receives rainfall of less than 50cm:

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Kerala
3. Gujarat
4. Ladakh

Q. Which of the following is not a season in India?

1. Spring
2. Advancing monsoon
3. Summer
4. Retreating monsoon

Q. Arrange the following events that show the retreating of monsoon: 1) Northeast winds replace monsoon winds; 2) Retreat from western Rajasthan; 3) Winds withdraw from Gujarat and Central highlands; 4) Low pressure area created over Northern Bay of Bengal.

1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 4, 2, 3, 1
3. 2, 3, 1, 4
4. 2, 3, 4, 1

Q. By mid December, the southwest monsoon winds disappear and are completely replaced by ____________.

1. northeast trade winds
2. monsoon winds
3. northwest trade winds
4. south east trade winds

Q. Western a and Eastern ghats are the part of ______________.

1. Plains of India
2. Coastal plains of India
3. Both a and b
4. none of these

Q. The place receiving the highest amount of rainfall in the world is _________________.

1. Cherrapunji
2. Mt.Waialeale
3. Mt Cameroon
4. Mawsynram

Q. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding advancing monsoon?

1. It arrives at the southern tip of the Indian peninsula during the first week of March
2. Around its arrival, normal rainfall increases suddenly and continues for several days

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1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1&2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q. When does the monsoon start retreating from western Rajasthan?

1. End of October
2. End of September
3. Beginning of October
4. First week of September

Q. Convectional rainfall usually occurs in __________.

1. deserts
2. equatorial region
3. taiga
4. eastern Europe

Q. By the first week of September monsoon starts retreating from _____________.

1. Eastern Rajasthan
2. Northern parts of the Bay of Bengal
3. Southern parts of the Bay of Bengal
4. Western Rajasthan

Q. In which of the following months does the monsoon wind retreat?

1. June and July
2. October and November
3. August and September
4. March and April

Q. Kerala receives rainfall in the months of October and November because of which of the following factors?

1. Presence of temperate cyclone
2. El Nino
3. Southwest monsoon
4. Retreating monsoon

Q. What do you mean by retreating monsoon?

1. The monsoon winds leaving the country at the start of the summer season.
2. The monsoon winds entering the country at the start of winter season.
3. The monsoon winds entering the country at the end of the summer season.
4. The monsoon winds leaving the country at the end of the monsoon season.

Q. Which of the following regions receives 100 cm to 200 cm rainfall annually?

1. Western Rajasthan
2. Manipur
3. Ladakh
4. Haryana

Q. Which of the following given pairs is/are correctly matched?

1. Retreat of Monsoon- Clear skies and rise in temperature
2. Loo - cold wind from Siberia entering India through Himalayan passes
3. Break of Monsoon- October heat phenomenon
4. Onset of Monsoon- Withdrawal of Easterly Jet Stream from North Indian Plains

Q. In which of the following months does the monsoon wind retreat?

1. June and July
2. March and April
3. October and November
4. August and September

Q. Assertion (A): The Tamil Nadu coast remains dry during Southwest monsoon Season.

Reason (R): It is situated parallel to the Bay of Bengal branch of the Southwest monsoon winds.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. A is true, but R is false.
3. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
4. A is false, but R is true.