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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 10 Social Science Geography Chapter 3 Indian Climate
Class 10 Social Science Indian Climate Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers
I. Completer The Following Blanks With Suitable Answers
Question 1.
India has type of climate
Answer:
Tropical monsoon
Question 2.
In India is receives the highest rainfall
Answer:
Mawsynram
Question 3.
In India has recorded the lowest temperature
Answer:
Kargil
Question 4.
The coldest month of India is
Answer:
January
II. Answer The Following After Discussing Them In Groups
Question 1.
Which factors influence the climate of India?
Answer:
The main factors which influence on the climate of India are location, water bodies, relief features and Monsoon winds.
Question 2.
Which are the important seasons of India?
Answer:
- The winter season [December to February]
- The summer season [March to May]
- The Rainy season [June to mid-September]
- The Retreating Monsoon season [Mid September to November]
Question 3.
Explain the process of the South-West Monsoons.
Answer:
- Since the temperature rises by the end of summer season, a low pressure area is developed over central India.
- On the other hand there is high pressure over the Indian ocean.
- Hence the moisture laden winds blow from the south-west towards India.
- About 75% of the rainfall causes during this season.
- The rain fall decreases towards the eastern slopes of Western Ghats, as it lies in the ‘Rain-Shadow area’.
Question 4.
Explain the weather condition in the summer season.
Answer:
- During this season the sun’s rays fall vertically over the Northern Hemisphere.
- Hence the temperature is high in India
- It is hot, dry and sultry
- The highest recorded temperature is 49.4°C at Ganganagar in Rajasthan
- Convectional rain occurs locally in some parts in the country.
- Indih receives only 10% of its annual rainfall during summer.
Question 5.
Mention the area with low rainfall in India.
Answer:
- It includes Western Kutch, the Thar desert of Rajasthan and its adjoining areas like Western Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat, North of Zaskar range and the rain shadow area of the Western Ghats.
- Ruyly in Jaisalmar of Rajasthan is receives least amount of rainfall and is the driest place in India.
Class 10 Social Science Indian Climate Additional Questions and Answers
I. One Mark Questions
Question 1.
What is Rain Shadow Area?
Answer:
The rainfall decreases towards the Eastern slopes of Western Ghats, as it lies in the ‘Rain-Shadow Area’.
Question 2.
Why did we call Post Monsoon as North-East monsoon?
Answer:
A low pressure area is developed over the Bay of Bengal. As a result the South West Monsoon starts to retreating and blowing from North-East.
Question 3.
‘Heaviest Rainfall occurs at Mowsynram’ Why?
Answer:
The Bay of Bengal branch causes heavy rainfall when it strikes against the hills of Meghalaya and Assam.
Question 4.
Why India has tropical monsson type of climate?
Answer:
Because, a greater part of India lies in the tropical zone and its climate is greater influenced by the monsoon winds.
Question 5.
What is ‘Mango Showers’
Answer:
Due to local temperature, convectional rain occurs to in Kerala as it help to the mango crop. It is called as “Mango showers”.
Question 6.
The moisture-laden winds blow form South wet towards India. Why?
Answer:
A low pressure area is developed over central India. On the other hand there is high pressure over the Indian ocean.
Question 7.
Name the 2 branches of South-west Monsoons.
Answer:
The 2 branches of South-West monsoons are Arabian sea branch and Bay of Bengal Branch.
II. Two Marks Questions
Question 1.
Write a note on the Retreating Monsoon Season.
Answer:
A low-pressure area is developed over the Bay of Bengal. As a result the South West Monsoon starts to retreating and it blowing from North-East. Hence this season is also known as North-East.
Question 2.
Mention the medium rainfall areas of India.
Answer:
it is a long belt extending from Northern Punjab to cape of Kanyakumari. It is boarder in the North and Narrower in Peninsular India between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats.
III. Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
India has Tropical Monsoon type of climate because
a. A greater part of India lies in Northern zone.
b. The sun rays fall vertically over Souther Areas
c. The location, relief features
d. A greater part of India lies in the tropical zone.
Answer:
d. A greater part of India lies in the tropical zone.
Question 2.
During the winter season the temperature and humidity are low in India because
a. The sun rays fall vertically over the Northern Hemisphere.
b. India gets oblique rays of the sun
c. Sun rays fall vertically over the India
d. Geographical features influence on India.
Answer:
b. India gets oblique rays of the sun
Question 3.
During the summer season the temperature is high in India because
a. Sun’s rays fall vertically over southern hemisphere
b. Oblique sun rays fall on Northern hemisphere
c. Sun rays fall vertically over Northern hemisphere
d. Oblique sun rays fall on India.
Answer:
c. Sun rays fall vertically over Northern hemisphere
Question 4.
During April-may months some areas of India receives rainfall because
a. Nearness of sea areas and conventional currents
b. low pressure and low temperature
c. High temperature and low pressure
d. Convectional rain occurs locally
Answer:
d. Convectional rain occurs locally
Question 5.
Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives heaviest rainfall because
a. South west monsoon strikes by hills of Meghalaya state
b. Shivalik Mountains controlled all Monsoon winds
c. Evergreen forests and hilly area of Eastern states
d. Normal climate and Dense forest region.
Answer:
a. South west monsoon strikes by hills of Meghalaya state
Question 6.
Tropical cyclones frequently occur in the Bay of Bengal during the retreating Monsoon season and cause to
a. Heavy destruction in orissa
b. Some damage along east coast
c. Heavy destruction in West bengal
d. Damage along west coast.
Answer:
b. Some damage along east coast
IV. Map Of India
