CLIMATE (Chapter 14,Contemporary India - I) | Class IX, NCERT (CBSE) Geography | Sample Objective Questions

Chapter-14, Contemporary India - I, CLIMATE

Class IX NCERT (CBSE) Social Science (Geography)

CBSE Guess Questions - Answers

Question.1: Give reasons as to why,

(i)      The bulk of rainfall in India is concentrated over a few months. [Textbook Q. No 4 ii]

(ii)    The Tamilnadu coast receives winter rainfall. [Textbook Q. No 4 iii]

(iii)  The delta region of the eastern coast is frequently struck by cyclones. [Textbook Q. No 4 iv]

(iv)   Parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat and the leeward side of the Western Ghats are drought-prone. [Textbook Q. No 4 v]

Question.2: What is an ‘Equable Climate’? Give example.

Question.3: What is ‘Extreme Climate’? Give examples.

Question.4: What is ‘Rain Shadow’?

Question.5: What are the elements of Weather and Climate?

Question.6: Which place in India records the highest rainfall in the world?

Question.7: Which part of India experiences the highest range of temperature in a day?

Question.8: Name the season in which Eastern Coast (Coromondal) receives rainfall.

Question.9: What are Jet Streams?

Question.10: What are the reasons behind the disasters like flood, cyclones etc. along the coastal regions of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh?

Question.11: Why Chennai has more rains only after the fury of the monsoons is over in most parts of the country?

Question.12: Write short notes on:

(a) Loo

(b) Kaal Baisakhi

(c) Mango Shower

(d) Mahawat

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