Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari

Q-1. During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab
plains. It is because:
A) monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier✓
B) western regions are warmer than the eastern region
C) hills do not form barriers for winds
D) the area is far away from the sea

Q-2. The extreme of temperature between summer and winter is quite low in southern part
of Peninsular India mainly because:
A) the adjoining oceans moderate the temperature✓
B) the sky is generally cloudy
C) The sun's rays are almost vertical throughout the year
D) strong winds flow throughout the year

Q-3. Which one of the following types of vegetation is referred as Monsoon forest?
A) Tropical Dry-evergreen forests
B) Tropical Moist-deciduous forests✓
C) Tropical Semi-evergreen forests
D) Tropical Dry-deciduous forests

Q-4. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the "Norwesters" of Bengal?

A) It is caused due to strong surface heating
B) It originates in the Chhotanagpur plateau region
C) It is a kind of thunderstorm
D) None of the above✓

Q-5. The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26°C, its average annual
rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9°C. The station in question is :

A) Allahabad
B) Chennai✓
C) Cherapunji
D) Kolkata