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Class 11 Climate worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Factors of India’s climate, the monsoon, the four seasons, local storms and the distribution of rainfall. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
The south-west monsoon sets in over the Kerala coast by about:
- 15th July
- 1st September
- 1st May
- 1st June
Answer
(d) 1st June
- 2.
What is meant by “blossom showers”?
- the name for nor’westers in Assam
- hot, dry, oppressive winds over the northern plains
- showers that make coffee flowers bloom in Kerala
- dreaded evening thunderstorms of Bengal and Assam
Answer
(c) showers that make coffee flowers bloom in Kerala
- 3.
In which months does the traditional season of Hemanta fall?
- January–February
- May–June
- March–April
- November–December
Answer
(d) November–December
Section B · short answer
- 4.
What is the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone?
Answer
A low-pressure zone where the trade winds converge and air rises; in July it lies over the Ganga plain as the monsoon trough.
- 5.
What is each? (a) mango showers (b) the loo
Answer
(a) pre-monsoon showers in Kerala and coastal Karnataka that help mangoes ripen (b) hot, dry, oppressive winds over the northern plains
Section C · long answer
- 6.
India’s climate has unity and diversity. Explain with examples.
Answer
All of India has a monsoon rhythm, yet temperatures range from about 55 °C in western Rajasthan to minus 45 °C near Leh, and rainfall from over 1,000 cm in the Khasi hills to under 10 cm in Jaisalmer.
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Climate sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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