Climate and Natural Vegetation of India
One Mark Questions and Answers
Chapter: 10th Social Science : Geography : Chapter 2 : Climate and Natural Vegetation of India
I. Choose the correct answer
1. Western disturbances cause rainfall in _________.
- a) Tamilnadu
- b) Kerala
- c) Punjab
- d) Madhya Pradesh
2. _________ helps in quick ripening of mangoes along the coast of Kerala and Karnataka.
- a) Loo
- b) Norwester
- c) Mango showers
- d) Jet stream
3. _________ is a line joining the places of equal rainfall.
- a) Isohyets
- b) Isobar
- c) Isotherm
- d) Latitudes
4. Climate of India is labelled as _________.
- a) Tropical humid
- b) Equatorial Climate
- c) Tropical Monsoon Climate
- d) Temperate Climate
5. The monsoon forests are otherwise called as _________.
- a) Tropical evergreen forest
- b) Deciduous forest
- c) Mangrove forest
- d) Mountain forest
6. Sesahachalam hills, a Biosphere reserve is situated in _________.
- a) Tamil Nadu
- b) Andhra Pradesh
- c) Madhya Pradesh
- d) Karnataka
7. _________ is a part of the world network biosphere reserves of UNESCO
- a) Nilgiri
- b) Agasthiyamalai
- c) Great Nicobar
- d) Kachch
II. Match the following
Match the items in Column A with the appropriate items in Column B.
Column A
- Sundarbans
- Biodiversity hotspot
- North east monsoon
- Tropical thorn forests
- Coastal forests
Column B
- Desert and semi desert vegetation
- October - December
- Littoral forest
- West Bengal
- The Himalayas
Correct Matches:
- 1. Sundarbans — West Bengal
- 2. Biodiversity hotspot — The Himalayas
- 3. North east monsoon — October - December
- 4. Tropical thorn forests — Desert and semi desert vegetation
- 5. Coastal forests — Littoral forest
III. Consider the given statements
1. Read the following statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion(A): The Himalayas acts as a climatic barrier.
Reason(R): The Himalayas prevents cold winds from central Asia and keep the Indian Sub-continent warm.
- a) Both (A) and (R) are true: R explains A
- b) Both (A) and (R) are true: R does not explain A
- c) (A) is true (R) is false
- d) (A) is false (R) is true
IV. Choose the inappropriate answer
1. Tidal forests are found in and around____.
- (a) Desert
- (b) The deltas of Ganga and Brahmaputra
- (c) The delta of Godavari
- (d) The delta of Mahanadhi
2. Climate of India is affected by__________.
- (a) Latitudinal extent
- (b) Altitude
- (c) Distance from the sea
- (d) Soil