The climate of Odisha || Odisha General Knowledge pdf
1. Which type of climate prevails in Odisha?
A. Temperate
B. Tropical
C. Mediterranean
D. All of these
2. The coastal part of Odisha gets copious rainfall from the:
A. South-west monsoon
B. North-east monsoon
C. Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal
D. None of these
3. Which of the following regions in Odisha does not come under
scanty rainfall zone?
A. Nuapada
B. Kalahandi
C. Bolangiri
D. Eastern Sambalpur
4. The hottest month in Odisha is:
A. April
B. May
C. June
D. March
5. As per Koppen’s climatic classifications most part of Odisha comes
under the:
A. Tropical Savannah Type (Aw)
B. Tropical Rainforest Type (Af)
C. Tropical Monsoon Type (Am)
D. None of the above
6. Odisha lies to the
…………. Of the Tropic of Cancer.
A. East
B. West
C. North
D. South
7. In which of the following regions in Odisha the rainfall is marginally
low?
A. Eastern
B. Western
C. North-Eastern
D. South-Eastern
8. About what percentage of the total geographical area of Odisha is
flood prone?
A. 18%
B. 20%
D. 33%
C. 22%
9. Which of the following geographical regions doesn’t fall under low
rainfall zone?
A. The Phulbani Plateau
B. The Lower Tel catchment basin
C. The catchment basin of Ib
D. The Rushikulya basin
10. Which of the following places in Odisha does not experience high
rainfall?
A. Bhadrak
B. Patnagarh
C. Sukinda
D. Kendrapara
11. Which of the following places in Odisha does not experience high
winter rainfall?
A. Mayurbhanj
B. Northern part of Kendujhar
C. Middle portion of Balasore
D. Malkangiri
12. Humidity is the highest in which of the following geographical regions
in Odisha?
A. Rolling Uplands
B. Middle Mountainous regions
C. Coastal regions
D. All the above
13. According to the American geographer and climatologist C.W
Thorn Thwaite, Odisha comes under which category of climate
classification?
A. Semi-arid
B. Dry sub-humid
C. Moist sub-humid
D. Sub-humid
14. The cyclonic peaks is experienced in Odisha during:
A. January – March
B. May – July
C. October – November
D. Both B & C
15. Apart from Daringbadi which of the following places also experiences
0 degree celsius in winter?
A. Mahendragiri
B. Nilagiri
C. Devagiri
D. Hemagiri
16. The rate of evaporation in Odisha is very high in which of the
following month?
A. March
B. May
C. June
D. October
17. The Kal-Baisaikhi or the Northwester rain helps in sowing which of
the following crops in the coastal regions of Odisha?
A. Jute
B. Paddy
C. Wheat
D. Sugarcane
18. The very Severe Cyclonic Storm Pailin had affected Odisha coastline
recently. The term Phailin was derived from which of the following
language?
A. Japanese
C. Thai
B. Chinese
D. Filipino
19. The wettest month in Odisha is:
A. June
C. October
B. July
D. January
