Winter and Summer Season

Q. Why is pre-monsoon known as mango showers?

1. Mangoes ripe before the showers
2. The plantation of mangoes start after the showers
3. It helps in early ripening of mangoes
4. Both a and b

Q. Where does the rays of the Sun fall during the months of January and February in Tamil Nadu?

1. Above the Tropic of Cancer
2. On the Equator
3. Between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Equator
4. Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator
5. Below the Tropic of Capricorn

Q. Due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis, winds blowing in the Northern Hemisphere always deflect to the right, while winds in the Southern Hemisphere always deflect to the left.

What phenomenon is this?

1. Pressure difference
2. Cyclonic depressions
3. Ocean currents
4. Coriolis effect

Q. Explain the climate of Tamil Nadu

Q. Generally, the winter temperatures in Tamil Nadu vary between __________ degrees Celsius.

1. 30 and 40
2. 10 and 15
3. 15 and 25
4. 20 and 30

Q. The pre-monsoon showers in the summer months are also known __________.

1. Mango showers
2. Apple showers
3. Banana showers
4. Orange showers

Q. what does this line mean-the mid day sun is overhead on all latitudes of this region at least once year.

Q.

Following is the list of temperatures of places in India on a particular day of the year.

Delhi: $8°C$ above $0°C$.

Write the temperatures of these places in the form of integers using appropriate sign.

Q. The equatorial regions get a lot of rainfall. Why?

Q.

How does the earth causes wind to deflect towards left in southern hemisphere ? why only south?

Q. What signs do we find in Nature which show that the monsoons are about to end?