Questions for MET REGULAR SEP 2023

CLIMATOLOGY OF INDIA

Answer the following questions
#1. During winters
Advection fog is common over northern & central India during winters.
#2. Low Temperatures and low humidity is the characteristic of
Winter has low temperatures and low humidity in India.
#3. The Summer season period is
Summer season in India is from March to May.
#4. During Summer season
Western Disturbances cause thunderstorms over NW India during summer.
#5. The monsoon current over the West coast of India is
Southwest winds bring monsoon over west coast of India.
#6. Monsoon period is
Monsoon season is from June to September in India.
#7. The monsoon advances with
Monsoon advances through both Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea currents.
#8. The rainfall over India during monsoon depends on
Rainfall distribution depends on the position of the monsoon trough.
#9. Rainfall occurs all over the country during monsoon when
Rainfall is widespread when monsoon trough extends along the Himalayas.
#10. Break in monsoon occurs when the axis of monsoon trough is along the
Break occurs when the axis shifts to the foothills of Himalayas.
#11. With a Depression over the Head Bay fair weather during monsoon occurs over
Fair weather occurs over Assam when a depression is over the northern Bay of Bengal.
#12. Monsoon is also called
Monsoon is also referred to as the rainy season in India.
#13. Autumn Season period is
Autumn in India is during October to November.
#14. During post monsoon, pressure gradient over India is
Post-monsoon pressure gradient is generally weak.
#15. During monsoon season, low pressure lies over
During monsoon, a low-pressure area develops over central India.
#16. During vigorous monsoon period the pressure gradient over west coast is
During strong monsoon, the pressure gradient over the west coast becomes steep.
#17. Flying in Monsoon from Chennai to Kolkata at 14 km a/c will experience winds
At 14 km altitude, monsoon winds are primarily easterly over this route.
#18. An A/C flying in Winters season from Chennai to Kolkata at 12 km a/c will experience
Winter winds at high altitudes over India are predominantly westerly.
#19. An aircraft flying in Summer season from Delhi to Kolkata at 10 km will experience
Summer winds at 10 km altitude along this route are easterly.
#20. An A/C flying in Monsoon from Mumbai to Ahmadabad at 03 km will experience
Low-level monsoon winds over west India are southwesterly.
#21. A/C flying in winter season from Delhi to Kolkata at 06 km will experience winds
Winter mid-altitude winds over northern India are NW-Wly.
#22. An aircraft flying in winter season from Delhi to Kolkata at 06 km will experience
The aircraft will experience starboard drift due to crosswinds.
#23. Flying in winter season from Kolkata to Nagpur at 02 km will experience
Low-level winter winds cause port drift on this route.
#24. During break monsoon the pressures all over the country
Break monsoon is associated with rising pressures.
#25. During break monsoon sometimes surface winds over East UP and Bihar are
Winds can become very strong in northern plains during monsoon break.
#26. Mid tropospheric cyclone occurs during
Mid-tropospheric cyclones occur during summer over India.
#27. Mid tropospheric cyclone during monsoon form over
These cyclones usually form over Orissa region.
#28. El Nino is
El Nino is the warm phase of ENSO and can affect Indian Monsoon.
#29. Maximum cyclones occur over India in
Most cyclones in India occur during the pre-monsoon season.
#30. Tropical Jet stream occurs in India during
Tropical Jet Stream is active in India during pre-monsoon months.
#31. Pressure gradient over West Coast of India is steep during
Pressure gradient is steep over west coast during pre-monsoon season.
#32. During break monsoon more rain occurs
During break monsoon, rains are concentrated along the foothills of Himalayas.
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