MCQ On Climatology

MCQ on Climatology: Climate of India

Read MCQ on Climatology. Topics: Introduction to climatology, climate cycles and models, climate of India, monsoon etc.

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Climatology MCQ: Introduction

Question 01. Climatology is the scientific study of earth’s climate. In this, the minimum study of how many years of climate is included?

(a). 10 years
(b). 20 years
(c). 30 years
(d). 50 years

Question 02. Who is the father of the modern climatology?

(a). Wladimir Peter Köppen 
(b). Warren M. Washington
(c). Phil D. Jones
(d). Michael E. Mann

Question 03. Who is the father of agricultural meteorology in India?

(a). Nir Shaviv
(b). Ganpati Shankar Bhat
(c). L. A. Ramdas
(d). None of the above

Question 04. Who is not an Indian climatologist?

(a). Veerabhadran Ramanathan
(b). Uma Charan Mohanty
(c). Prashant Goswami
(d). Simona Bordoni

Question 05. Which is the main topic of research in the field of climatology?

(a). Climate variability
(b). Mechanisms of climate change
(c). Modern climate change
(d). All of the above

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Question 06. The climate changing includes which of the following process?

(a). Variations in solar radiation
(b). Variations in the albedo or reflectivity of the continents
(c). Both a and b
(d). None of the above

Question 07. Climate cycles are

(a). Perfectly periodic
(b). Not perfectly periodic
(c). It is normal and periodic
(d). None of the above

Question 08. Which is a type of climate model?

(a). Box model
(b). Zero dimensional model
(c). Radiative convective model
(d). All of the above

Question 09. Which is also known as Energy Balance Model?

(a). Box model
(b). Zero dimensional model
(c). Radiative convective model
(d). None of the above

Question 10. Where is the World Meteorological Organization located?

(a). Paris
(b). Geneva
(c). Washington DC
(d). Cape Town

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MCQ on climate of India

Question 11. According to the Koppen system, how many climatic sub-types does India host?

(a). 6
(b). 4
(c). 7
(d). 3

Question 12. What is the average annual rainfall in India?

(a). 115 cm
(b). 126 cm
(c). 118 cm
(d). 109 cm

Question 13. Monsoon causes which of the following situation

(a). Dry season
(b). Wet season
(c). Both a and b
(d). None of the above

Question 14. Which of the following determines the climate of India?

(a). Summer monsoon
(b). Winter monsoon
(c). Both a and b
(d). None of the above

Question 15. What is the direction of the dry winter monsoon?

(a). North-east
(b). South-east
(c). East-west
(d). None of the above

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Answer key

01.c06.c11.a
02.a07.b12.c
03.c08.d13.c
04.d09.b14.c
05.d10.b15.a

Explanation

01. Climatology is the scientific study of earth’s climate which averages over at least 30 years.

02. Wladimir Peter Köppen is the father of modern climatology.

03. L. A. Ramdas is the father of agricultural meteorology in India.

04. Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Uma Charan Mohanty and Prashant Goswami are Indian climatologist.

05. The main topic of research in the field of climatology are as follows:

  • Climatological processes
  • Climate classification
  • Mechanisms of climate change
  • Climate variability
  • Modern climate change

06. The climate changing includes:

Variations in solar radiation
Variations in the albedo or reflectivity of the continents

07. Climate changes are not perfectly periodic.

08. Climate models are as follows:

  • Box model
  • Zero dimensional model
  • Radiative convective model
  • Higher dimension model
  • Earth systems model of intermediate complexity
  • General circulation model

09. Zero dimensional model is also known as Energy Balance Model.

10: The World Meteorological Organization is headquartered in Geneva.

11: According to the Koppen system, there are 6 climatic sub-types in India.

12: The average annual rainfall in India is 118 cm.

13: Monsoon causes wet and dry spells in India.

14: Both the winter and summer monsoon determines the climate of India.

15: The direction of the dry winter monsoon is North-east.

Reference 15: Monsoon. National Geographic. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/monsoon/

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