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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, BHUBANESWAR.

Class- IX: SOCIAL STUDIES – GEOGRAPHY

CHAPTER - 4- CLIMATE

(VIRTUAL CLASSES)

MODULE No.:07

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

Q.1.Mawsynram ................ place on the earth is also famous for its stalagmites and
stalactite caves.
(a) Coldest (b) Hottest (c) Wettest (d) Driest
Q.2 In which month the transition season changes the hot rainy season to dry winter
season?
(a) December to February (b) February to March (c) June to July
(d) October to November

Q.3: Correct the statement.

The low-pressure conditions, over northwestern India, get transferred to the Bay of
Bengal by early December/ November.
Q.4: Fill in the blanks
Early in the season, the windward side of the Western Ghats receives very heavy
rainfall, more than ______cm.
Q.5: Bengal, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh coasts are frequented by cyclones
because
(a) The level coastline makes the cyclones penetrate these areas earlier
(b) These areas are close to a volcano
(c) Low pressure conditions in northwest India lead to the creation of depression
over Andaman Sea
(d) Heavy rainfall in these parts encourage strong wind conditions
Q.6: Which one of the following is a correct pair
a) Advancing Monsoon---- Early June
b) The rainiest station----- Aurangabad
(c ) Longer dry spells ------ The Himalayas
(d)the beginning of December ---- Monsoon withdraws from the Northern plains

Q.7: Consider the following statement (s) is/are True.

I. Cyclones arrive at the coasts of Odisha, West Bengal and Bangladesh.
II.The bulk of the rainfall of the Coromandel Coast is derived from depressions and
cyclones.