AIR FORCE GOLDEN JUBILEE INSTITUTE
CLASS: 9 SOCIAL SCIENCE (GEOGRAPHY)
ASSIGNMENT
CHAPTER: CLIMATE
Q1. Which is the coldest place in India?
a. Shimla b. Drass c. Kashmir d. Mussoorie
Q2. Which part of India experience be highest range of temperature in a day?
a. Gujarat c. Madhya Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh [Link] Desert in Rajasthan
Q3. India live in the region of ______________ winds.
a. North Easterly wind
b. South westerly wind
c. trade winds
d. none of the above
Q4. Mango showers occur in which group of two States
a. Kerala and Karnataka
b. Kerala and Tamilnadu
c. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
d. Goa and Kerala
Q5. Monsoon arrives in India approximately in
a. Early May c. Early July
b. Early June d. Early August
Q6. The wind blowing in the Northern Plains in summer is known as
a. Kaal Baisakhi c. Trade winds
b. none of the above d. loo
Q7. Winter rainfall called - is is off immense importance for the cultivation of - crops
a. Monsoon showers rabi crops
b. Mango showers kharif crops
c. Mahawat Rabi crop
d. Kala Baisakhi kharif crop
Q8.
A. Assertion: From March to May it is hot weather season in India
Reason: Due to the apparent northward movement of the sun, the global heat belt shifts northward.
B. Assertion: The monsoon winds binds the whole country by providing water to set the agriculture activities
and motion.
Reason: The unifying influence of the monsoon on the Indian subcontinent is quite perceptible.
C. Assertion: Air temperature generally decreases from the equator to work a poles.
Reason: Due to the curvature of the earth the amount of solar energy received varies according to latitude.
D. Assertion: Any coastal area with warm and cold current flowing past it, will be warmed or cooled if the
Winds are onshore.
Reason: ocean currents along with onshore winds affect the climate of the Coastal areas.