(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Important Questions

How is the winter rainfall of the northwest part of India different from the winter rainfall of the southeast part of India?

Name a state that is the first to experience the onset of the monsoon.

Give a reason for the following:

Kanyakumari experiences an equable climate.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

Jaipur has a higher annual range of temperature than Mumbai.

Name an area in India where Tropical Monsoon forest is found.

Give two ways by which the trees that are found here have adapted to the climate.

There is plenty of rain in India during the rainy season, yet we need irrigation. Give two reasons to support this statement.

Give a reason for each of the following:

Kolkata receives heavier rain than Lucknow.

Give a reason for each of the following:

The Summer Monsoon winds blow over the Arabian Sea from the South West.

Give a reason for each of the following:

Thar is a desert

Study the climatic data given below and answer the questions that follow:

1) What is the annual range of temperature of the station?

2) What is the total annual rainfall experienced by the station?

3) Why would it be correct to presume that the station lies in the interior and not on the coast?

How do trees in the Tropical desert forests adapt themselves to the dry climate?

What is the name given to the climate of India? Mention any two factors responsible for such a type of climate.

Name the following: 

The winds that bring heavy rain to Cherrapunji.

Name the following: The local wind that brings a light rainfall to South India and is good for tea and
coffee crops.

Give geographical reasons for each of the following

Kanpur has extreme temperature conditions.

Give geographical reasons for each of the following:

Kochi is warmer than Mumbai even though both lie on the western coast of India.

Give geographical reasons for each of the following:

The Ganga Plains gets the monsoon rain much later than the west coast of India.

Study the climatic data of station x given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Calculate the total annual rainfall experienced by the station.
2. What is the annual range of temperature?
3. On which coast of India does the station lie? Give the reason for your answer.

Explain two factors that effect the climate of India giving a suitable example for each.