ICSE ICSE Class 8 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

What do you mean by western disturbances?

How are evergreen and deciduous trees different?

What is a loo?

Name the showers that help in the ripening of mangoes in Kerala?

Why are storms in Assam and West Bengal called Kalbaisakhi?

Which is the first and the last state to receive monsoon in India?

Name few festivals of India which celebrate the arrival of monsoons, changes in seasons and the harvest season.

What do you understand by retreating monsoons?

Why does Tamil Nadu receive rainfall in winter?

Name two areas in India which receive winter rainfall.

On what factors does rainfall at a place depend on?

Write short notes on :
Thorn and Desert forest

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The southern part of India is _______ all year round.

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Agriculture, forestry and fishing are directly influenced by the amount of _________.

Temperature ______ with increase in height above sea level.

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The winter rainfall is very important for the cultivation of _________ crops such as wheat.

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The __________  branch of south-west monsoon winds causes heavy rainfall to Western Ghats.

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The ________ branch of south-west monsoon brings heavy rainfall to the north-east India Ganga plains and north-west India.

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India receives most of its rainfall from the __________  monsoons from June to October.

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The __________ monsoons cause rainfall on the Coromandel Coast during winter months.