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ODISHA CLIMATE & NATURAL CALAMITIES

1.Which of the following districts in Odisha is normally NOT affected by the Kal-Baisaikhi?
a) Balasore
b) Puri
c) Ganjam
d) Mayurbhanj
2. The rate of evaporation in Odisha is very high in which of the following month?
a) May
b) March
c) June
d) October
3.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
4.Which of the following agro-climatic zones in Odisha gets comparatively high rainfall?
a) West-Central Plateau
b) North-Central Plateau
c) South-Eastern Coastal Plain
d) South-Eastern Ghat
5. The very Severe Cyclonic Storm Phailin that affected Odisha coastline recently. The term Phailin was derived
from which of the following language?
a) Japanese
b) Chinese
c) Thai
d) Filipino
6.Which of the following month in Odisha is slated to be the coldest month?
a) November
b) December
c) January
d) February
7.On which year cyclone “Phailin” came to Odisha?
a) 2011
b) 2013
c) 2015
d) 2017
8. The wettest month in Odisha
a) June
b) July
c) October
d) January
9. Which of the following places is known as the Kashmir of Odisha?
a) Patangi (Koraput)
b) Padmapur (Raygada)
c) Daringibadi (Kandhamal)
d) Khandadhar (Sundargarh)
10. Humidity is maximum in:
a) Coastal regions
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b) Central plateau regions

c) Easter Ghats regions
d) All the above regions
11. Which type of climate prevails Odisha:
a) Tropical
b) Temperate
c) Mediterranean
d) All of these
12. The coastal Odisha experiences a ____________ climate throughout the year.
a) very hot
b) Extreme
c) Equable
d) Cold
13. The Tropic of Cancer lies to the_____ of Odisha.
a) West
b) East
c) South
d) North
14. “Monsoon” is derived from which language?
a) Spanish
b) Sanskrit
c) Arabic
d) Turkish
15.Consider the following regions in Odisha.
Dhenkanal, Boudh, Jharsuguda The above regions come under the:
a) High Rainfall zone
b) Medium Rainfall zone
c) Low Rainfall zone
d) None of the above
16. The coastal part of Odisha gets copious rainfall from the: -
a) North-east monsoon
b) South-west monsoon
c) Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal
d) None of these
17. The hottest month in Odisha is:
a) April b) May
c) June d) March
18. The average annual rainfall in Odisha is estimated as:

a) 1250 mm
b) 1650 mm
c) 1500 mm
d) 1350 mm
19.About what times the south west monsoon arrives in Odisha coast?
a) Mid-July
b) Last week of July
c) 1st week of June
d) Mid- June
20. Who introduced the term ‘monsoon’?
A. The British

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B. The Mughals
C. The Arabs
D. The Chinese
21.Which of the following is INCORRECT about the rainfall pattern in Odisha?
a) Agriculture in Odisha directly depends upon monsoon.
b) 80 percent of total rainfall is received during monsoon season
c) Coastal Odisha receives maximum rainfall from south-west monsoon.
d) The mountainous regions receive copious rainfall from south-west monsoon
22.Through which of the following places the isohyet line passes?
a) Balasore
b) Rairakhoi
c) Talcher
d) All the above
23. What is called the line that combines the places of same amount of rainfall?
A) Isobath B) Isohyet
C) Isoryme D) Isoneph
24. Which of the following places in Odisha does NOT experience high rainfall?
a) Bhadrak
b) Kendrapara
c) Sukinda
d) Patnagarh
25. Basanta or Spring season prevails in Odisha from:
a) Mid — February to Mid —April
b) Mid — October to Mid — December
c) Mid— June to Mid —August
d) Mid—April to Mid —June
26. 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
27. Which of the following district does receive the highest normal annual rainfall in Odisha?
a) Ganjam
b) Keonjhar
c) Nuapada
d) Bolangir
28.The south-west monsoon withdraws from Odisha by the end of which of the following months?
a) September
b) October
c) January
d) July
29.Cyclone ‘Phani/Fani’ came to Odisha: -
a) October 2019
b) May 2019
c) October 2018
d) May 2017
30. Cyclone ‘Hudhud’ came to Odisha: -
a) October 2013
b) October 2015
c) October 2014 d) October 2016

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