Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: Climates of India
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What does India's latitude place it in? [1]
(A) The tropical zone mostly
(B) The polar zone
(C) Only a temperate zone
(D) No specific zone
2. How does altitude affect climate? [1]
(A) Higher areas are cooler
(B) Higher areas are always hotter
(C) Altitude has no effect
(D) Only latitude matters
3. How do coastal areas' temperatures compare to inland areas? [1]
(A) More moderate
(B) More extreme
(C) The same always
(D) Always colder
4. What brings seasonal rainfall to India? [1]
(A) Monsoon winds
(B) Only rivers
(C) Only mountains
(D) Nothing specific
5. Why are monsoons important? [1]
(A) They are crucial for agriculture
(B) They have no importance
(C) Only for tourism
(D) Only for sports
6. What region in India is much cooler due to altitude? [1]
(A) The Himalayas
(B) Coastal plains
(C) The Thar Desert
(D) The Deccan Plateau lowlands
7. What factor makes inland areas have more extreme temperatures? [1]
(A) Distance from the sea
(B) Latitude only
(C) Monsoons only
(D) Nothing
8. Why is understanding these factors useful? [1]
(A) It explains India's diverse climate patterns
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful
9. When does the southwest monsoon typically arrive? [1]
(A) Around June
(B) Around December
(C) Around March
(D) Around September only
10. What does the monsoon bring to India? [1]
(A) Most of its annual rainfall
(B) No rainfall at all
(C) Only snow
(D) Only wind
11. What crop especially depends on monsoon rain? [1]
(A) Rice
(B) Only wheat
(C) Only cotton
(D) Only sugarcane
12. What does a good monsoon support? [1]
(A) Strong agricultural output and economic growth
(B) Nothing important
(C) Only tourism
(D) Only trade
13. What can too little monsoon rain cause? [1]
(A) Drought
(B) Floods
(C) Nothing
(D) Excess crops
14. What can too much monsoon rain cause? [1]
(A) Floods
(B) Drought
(C) Nothing
(D) Better crops always
15. Why do many Indian farmers depend on monsoons? [1]
(A) They often lack reliable irrigation
(B) They prefer monsoon rain for no reason
(C) Monsoons don't affect farming
(D) Farmers don't need water
16. Why is the monsoon important for India's economy? [1]
(A) It affects food prices and farmer incomes
(B) It has no economic effect
(C) Only affects tourism
(D) Only affects sports