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In West Bengal, the storms in the hot weather season are known as the "Kaal Baisakhi'.

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Important Questions on Climate

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In winters, the western cyclonic disturbances originate from which sea?

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Which one of the following characterises the cold weather season in India?

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During October and November i.e. the retreat time of monsoon the apparent movement of the sun takes place towards _____.

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Weather maps are published in India _____.

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What is "Kaal Baishakhi"?

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The major natural hazard of India is

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The Indian Meteorological Department declares a day as rainy day after having how much of rainfall on such day?

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Name the most flood affected State _____.

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What is ‘Mavath’?

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The hot winds blowing in the northern plains of India in summer are called _____.

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Mango showers occur in which one of the following group of two states.

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The average mean monthly temperatures of four stations are given in the following table. The temperature is influenced by the movements of land and sea breezes.

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Temperature in Degree Celcius

Station	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
A	$14.4$	$16.7$	$29.3$	$30.0$	$33.3$	$33.3$	$30.0$	$29.4$	$28.9$	$25.6$	$19.4$	$15.6$
B	$16.8$	$19.2$	$26.6$	$29.8$	$33.3$	$33.9$	$31.3$	$29.0$	$20.1$	$27.0$	$20.1$	$14.9$
C	$24.5$	$25.7$	$27.7$	$30.4$	$33.0$	$32.5$	$31.0$	$32.2$	$29.8$	$28.8$	$25.9$	$24.7$
D	$21.5$	$23.9$	$28.3$	$32.7$	$35.5$	$32.0$	$27.3$	$27.7$	$27.9$	$26.1$	$23.1$	$20.7$

Which one of these stations experiences the maximum moderating influence of the land and sea breezes?

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The following graph shows the distribution of mean monthly temperature and average rainfall of a particular city during the year.

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Which one of the following cities shows the climatic conditions presented in the above graph?

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During the southwest monsoon season, India receives the maximum amount of rainfall. However, it varies from place to place. Choose the correct sequence of regions arranged in descending order of rainfall received from South West Monsoon.

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Why is it that the houses in the Tarai region and in Goa and Mangalore have sloping roofs?

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Why is the monsoon considered a unifying bond?

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Why houses in Assam are built on stilts?

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On an outline map of India, show the following: