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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, BHUBANESWAR.

Class IX: SOCIAL STUDIES – GEOGRAPHY
CHAPTER - 4- CLIMATE

(VIRTUAL CLASSES)

MODULE No.:06

Multiple Choice Questions
(NOTE: - Choose the correct option and put a tick mark.)

Q.1 Which one of the following characterises the cold weather season in India?
(a) Warm days and warm nights (b) Warm days and cold nights
(c) Cool days and cold nights (d) Cold days and warm nights

Q.2 Which one of the following causes rainfall during winters in north-western part of India?
(a) Cyclonic depression (b) Western disturbances
(c) Retreating monsoon (d) Southwest monsoon
Q.3: Correct the statement.

Frost is common in the north and the higher slopes of the Himalayas experience Rainfall/snowfall.

Q.4: Fill in the blanks
By early _________, the monsoon has withdrawn from the rest of the country.
Q.5: Mango showers occur in which one of the following group of two states?
(a) Bihar and West Bengal (b) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka and Kerala (d) Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
Q.6: Which one of the following is a correct pair

a) Mahawat------------ Kharib crops b) The cold weather season begins-----------
mid September
(c ) Loo -------------- North and Northwestern India (d) Kaal Baisakhi-------------- Utter Pradesh
Q.7: How many seasons do we have in India according to Metrological Dept (IMD)?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
Q.8: Match the following items given in column A with those in column B. Choose the correct answer
from the options given below :
COLUMNA COLUMN B
A. Pre Monsoon shower 1. March to May
B. Strong gusty,hot,dry wind 2.Rabi Crops
C. Mahawat 3. Loo
D. The hot weather season 4. Early ripening of Mangoes

a) A-1,B-2,C-3,D-4
b) A-3,B-4,C-1,D-2
c) A-2,B-4,C-3,D-1
d) A-4,B-3,C-2,D-1