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A fisherman in Kochi sees the first monsoon rain on 1 June. Which coast does the southwest monsoon reach first?Read the answer and worked solution →A student in Mumbai waits for the monsoon after it hits Kerala on 1 June. When does it usually reach Mumbai and Kolkata?Read the answer and worked solution →On a December night the temperature at Drass falls to minus 45 degrees. Drass lies in which region?Read the answer and worked solution →A tour guide says one Rajasthan town rarely gets more than 9 cm of rain in a year. Which town?Read the answer and worked solution →Agra and Darjiling lie on the same latitude, yet January is 16 degrees in Agra and only 4 in Darjiling. Why?Read the answer and worked solution →A pilot at 12 km finds the westerly jet stream split into two branches over Asia. What splits it?Read the answer and worked solution →In February the southern branch of the westerly jet sits near 25 degrees north. At what pressure level?Read the answer and worked solution →Light rain falls on Punjab in January from a shallow depression. Over which sea did it originate?Read the answer and worked solution →In June the easterly jet stream races over the southern Peninsula. What is its maximum speed?Read the answer and worked solution →Moist wind climbs the Western Ghats and drenches the windward slope. What kind of rainfall is this?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1990-91 a wild El Nino delayed the monsoon onset over most of India. By how many days?Read the answer and worked solution →A forecaster compares air pressure at Tahiti with an Australian port to measure the southern oscillation. Which port?Read the answer and worked solution →Thiruvananthapuram has 31 degrees in January and 29.5 in June. Why so little seasonal change?Read the answer and worked solution →A farmer in Delhi gets light winter rain that helps wheat. Which crops does this rain benefit?Read the answer and worked solution →In July the monsoon trough stretches from the Thar desert to Patna and which plateau?Read the answer and worked solution →Pre-monsoon showers in Kerala help fruit ripen early. What are they called?Read the answer and worked solution →A tea planter dreads the evening thunderstorm called Kalbaisakhi. Where does it strike?Read the answer and worked solution →A hot dry afternoon wind called Loo blows across the northern plains from Punjab to which state?Read the answer and worked solution →A weather station on the windward Sahyadris logs very heavy monsoon rain. What range does it fall in?Read the answer and worked solution →Pune gets little rain though it is not far from rainy Mumbai. Pune lies in which zone?Read the answer and worked solution →The Bay of Bengal branch is deflected towards India by the Arakan Hills. On which coast are these hills?Read the answer and worked solution →A trekker visits the wettest place in the world, Mawsynram. It sits on the crest of which hills?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the monsoon factsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the dry regionsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the seasonsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the local stormsRead the answer and worked solution →Which monsoon branchRead the answer and worked solution →Rainfall zonesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Monsoon bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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A fisherman in Kochi sees the first monsoon rain on 1 June. Which coast does the southwest monsoon reach first?

  1. Kerala coast
  2. Odisha coast
  3. Gujarat coast
  4. Konkan coast
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Correct answer: A. Kerala coast

1. The southwest monsoon sets in over Kerala by 1 June. 2. It then moves swiftly up both coasts. 3. So the first landfall is the Kerala coast. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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A student in Mumbai waits for the monsoon after it hits Kerala on 1 June. When does it usually reach Mumbai and Kolkata?

  1. 25 to 28 May
  2. 10 to 13 June
  3. 20 to 23 June
  4. 1 to 3 July
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Correct answer: B. 10 to 13 June

1. Onset over Kerala is by 1 June. 2. Mumbai and Kolkata get it between 10 and 13 June. 3. By mid July it covers the whole country. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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On a December night the temperature at Drass falls to minus 45 degrees. Drass lies in which region?

  1. Ladakh
  2. Sikkim
  3. Mizoram
  4. Kerala
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Correct answer: A. Ladakh

1. Drass is in Ladakh. 2. Winter nights there can drop to minus 45 degrees. 3. Chennai on the same night stays near 20 degrees. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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