Indian Geography MCQ

Kuldeep Lodhi Updated August 8, 2025 1 min read Education

This MCQ series has covered some of the important questions as per the requirements of any government examination. These questions will help you in many examinations. All the important topics have been covered; to check your knowledge, attempt these questions.

Q221. According to Halley’s thermal concept, the monsoon is an extension of:

A Trade winds

B Local winds

C Sea and land breezes

D Cyclonic winds

Q222. Who proposed the Thermal Concept of the monsoon?

A Walker

B Halley

C Thornthwaite

D Blanford

Q223. According to Halley’s hypothesis, during winter:

A High pressure develops over ocean

B Low pressure develops over land

C High pressure develops over land

D Both A and C

Q224. What is the major limitation of Halley’s theory?

A It is only applicable to Africa

B It overemphasizes jet streams

C It ignores the Coriolis effect

D It fails to explain sudden onset and breaks of monsoon

Q225. Which plateau acts as both a heat source and physical barrier influencing the monsoon?

A Chota Nagpur Plateau

B Deccan Plateau

C Malwa Plateau

D Tibetan Plateau

Q226. Which jet stream develops due to the heating of the Tibetan Plateau?

A Tropical Easterly Jet

B Polar Jet

C Monsoon Jet

D Subtropical Westerly Jet

Q227. The Mascarene High, an important pressure cell for monsoon onset, lies in the:

A Pacific Ocean

B rabian Sea

C Bay of Bengal

D Indian Ocean near Madagascar

Q228. Which phenomenon represents a reversal of normal sea surface temperature in the Pacific Ocean?

A Walker Cell

B ENSO

C El Niño

D La Niña

Q229. A negative value of the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) indicates:

A Heavy rainfall over India

B Good monsoon

C Poor monsoon due to high pressure over North Indian Ocean

D Strengthened Walker circulation

Q230. The Walker Cell is an example of:

A Polar–equatorial circulation

B East–West atmospheric circulation

C North–South circulation

D Jet stream circulation