ICSE ICSE Class 8 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

Describe the seasons experienced in India and also state the months and their duration.

Explain the importance of monsoon.

Which winds bring rainfall to the Western Ghats? 

Why is the Deccan Plateau relatively dry during the rainy season? 

Why do Punjab and Rajasthan get very little rainfall during the monsoons?

List the different types of vegetation found in India. Describe any two.

How are the tropical evergreen forests different from the tropical deciduous forests?

Where are the tidal forests found in India? What are the characteristics of these forests? Name a few trees found in. these forests.

Give an account of the biosphere reserves in India.

On an outline map of India, do as directed :

Mark with red arrows the paths of the Arabian Sea branch and the Bay of Bengal branch of the south-west monsoon.

On an outline map of India, do as directed :

Shade in yellow the rain shadow regions of the Western Ghats.

On an outline map of India, do as directed :

Colour with light green the areas of India that receive moderate rainfall between 100-200 cm annually.

On an outline map of India, do as directed :

Mark the Kaziranga and Kanha national parks, and the Nokrek biosphere reserve

Which latitude divides India into two nearly equal parts?

What are monsoons?

What are the factors affecting the climate of India?

Why do places at higher altitudes and the coastal regions have moderate temperatures in summers ?

Name the hottest place in India.

Name the coldest place in India.

Name :
The wettest place in India.