Seasons in India

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

Phases of monsoon	Characteristics
1. Onset of Monsoon	Withdrawal of Easterly Jet Stream from North Indian Plain
2. Break of Monsoon	October heat phenomenon
3. Retreat of Monsoon	Clear skies and rise in temperature

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 3 only
4. 2 only

Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Statement I: It usually rains from July to October in India.
Statement II: Retreating monsoon season starts between May and July.

1. Statement I only
2. Statement II only
3. Both statements are correct.
4. Both statements are incorrect.

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

1. Onset of Monsoon- Withdrawal of Easterly Jet Stream from North Indian Plains
2. Retreat of Monsoon- Clear skies and rise in temperature
3. Break of Monsoon- October heat phenomenon
4. Onset of monsoon- March windstorm followed by cyclones

Q. The westerly wind reaches the X and divides itself and blows towards north of the X and south of the Y.

Identify X and Y.

1. X: Himalayas, Y: Western Ghats
2. X: Shivalik Range, Y: Tibetan Highlands
3. X: Tibetan Highlands, Y: Himalayas
4. X: Himalayas, Y: Amarkantak Plateau

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

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

Q. The amount of rainfall of southwest monsoon _____ from west to east.

1. Increases
2. Decreases
3. Remains same
4. None of these

Q. Which one of the following districts receive 800 mm to 1000 mm rainfall in Tamil Nadu?

1. Namakkal
2. Thirunelveli
3. Pudukottai
4. Kancheepuram

Q. Rainfall on the east coast of Tamil Nadu occurs during October to November due to _________.

1. Winter monsoons
2. Retreating monsoons
3. North-west monsoons
4. Local winds

Q. The Northeast monsoon season occurs between _____.

1. September and December
2. October and December
3. November and December
4. None of these