Climate and Natural Vegetation of India Book Back Questions & Answers

Unit 2 > Social > Class 10 > Samacheer Kalvi - English Medium

    Choose the correct answer

  • 1. Meteorology is the science of _________.

    a) Weather

    b) social

    c) political

    d) human

    Correct answer: a) Weather

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  • 2. We wear cotton during _________.

    a) Summer

    b) Winter

    c) Rainy

    d) Northeast monsoon

    Correct answer: a) Summer

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  • 3. Western disturbances cause rainfall in _________.

    a) Tamilnadu

    b) Kerala

    c) Punjab

    d) Madhya Pradesh

    Correct answer: c) Punjab

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  • 4. _________ helps in quick ripening of mangoes along the coast of Kerala and Karnataka.

    a) Loo

    b) Norwester

    c) Mangoshowers

    d) Jetstream

    Correct answer: c) Mangoshowers

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  • 5. _________ is a line joining the places of equal rainfall.

    a) Isohyets

    b) Isobar

    c) Isotherm

    d) Latitudes

    Correct answer: a) Isohyets

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  • 6. Climate of India is labelled as _________.

    a) Tropical humid

    b) Equatorial climate

    c) Tropical monsoon climate

    d) Temperate climate

    Correct answer: c) Tropical monsoon climate

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  • 7. The monsoon forests are otherwise called as _________.

    a) Tropical evergreen forest

    b) Deciduous forest

    c) Mangrove forest

    d) Mountain forest

    Correct answer: b) Deciduous forest

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  • 8. . _________ forests are found above 2400m Himalayas.

    a) Deciduous forests

    b) Alpine forests

    c) Mangrove forests

    d) Tidal forests

    Correct answer: b) Alpine forests

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  • 9. Sesahachalam hills, a Biosphere reserve is situated in _________.

    a) Tamilnadu

    b) Andhra Pradesh

    c) Madhya Pradesh

    d) Karnataka

    Correct answer: b) Andhra Pradesh

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  • 10. _________ is a part of the world network biosphere reserves of UNESCO

    A) Nilgiri

    b) Agasthiyamalai

    c) Great Nicobar

    d) Kachch

    Correct answer: A) Nilgiri

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  • 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

    Correct answer: (a) Desert

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  • 2. Climate of India is affected by__________.

    (a) Latitudinal extent

    (b) Altitude

    (c) Distance from the sea

    (d) Soil

    Correct answer: (d) Soil

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  • Assertion and reason

  • 1. (A): Monsoons are a complex meteorological phenomenon.. (R): Meteorologists have developed a number of concepts about the origin of monsoons.

    a) Both (A) and (B) are true: R explains A

    b) Both (A) and (B) are true: R does not explain A

    c) (A) is correct (R) is false

    a) Both (A) and (B) are true: R explains A

    Correct answer: a) Both (A) and (B) are true: R explains A & a) Both (A) and (B) are true: R explains A

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  • 2. (A): The Himalayas acts as a climatic barrier... (R): The Himalayas prevents cold winds from central Asia and keep the Indian Sub-continent warm.

    a) Both (A) and (B) are true: R explains A

    b) Both (A) and (B) are true: R does not explain A

    c) (A) is correct (R) is false

    a) Both (A) and (B) are true: R explains A

    Correct answer: a) Both (A) and (B) are true: R explains A & a) Both (A) and (B) are true: R explains A

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  • Match the following

  • 1. Project Elephant

    Correct answer: Protect the elephants

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  • 2. Biodiversity hptspot

    Correct answer: The Himalayas

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  • 3. North east monsoon

    Correct answer: October- December

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  • 4. Tropical thorn forests

    Correct answer: Desert and semi desert vegetation

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  • 5. Coastal forests

    Correct answer: Littoral forest

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