MCQ Chapter 5 Geography Class 7 Maharashtra Board MCQ For All Chapters – Geography Class 7Winds 1. What is wind?Movement of airMovement of waterMovement of soilMovement of peopleQuestion 1 of 202. What causes the movement of air?Differences in air pressureDifferences in temperatureDifferences in humidityDifferences in gravityQuestion 2 of 203. What is the unit used to measure wind velocity?CelsiusKnotsMeters per secondDegreesQuestion 3 of 204. What happens when the pressure difference between two areas is greater?Wind blows with less speedWind stops blowingWind blows with greater speedWind changes direction randomlyQuestion 4 of 205. How does Earth's rotation affect wind direction in the northern hemisphere?Winds get deflected towards the leftWinds move straight towards low pressureWinds get deflected towards the rightWinds stop movingQuestion 5 of 206. What are planetary winds?Winds that blow in a specific region for a short periodWinds that blow throughout the year on a large scaleWinds that blow only in coastal areasWinds that blow only during stormsQuestion 6 of 207. What is another name for Easterlies?Trade windsWesterliesMonsoon windsLocal windsQuestion 7 of 208. What are the winds called that blow from mid-latitudinal high-pressure belts to subpolar low-pressure belts?EasterliesWesterliesLocal windsMonsoonsQuestion 8 of 209. Which winds blow from polar high-pressure belts to subpolar low-pressure belts?MonsoonsWesterliesPolar windsEasterliesQuestion 9 of 2010. What are Roaring Forties?Winds blowing around 40°NWinds blowing around 40°SWinds blowing around 60°SWinds that cause hurricanesQuestion 10 of 2011. Which winds are known as Furious Fifties?Winds around 40° SWinds around 50° SWinds around 60° SWinds near the equatorQuestion 11 of 2012. Which winds are called Screeching Sixties?Winds blowing around 30°SWinds blowing around 40°NWinds blowing around 60°SWinds blowing in desertsQuestion 12 of 2013. What are local winds?Winds that blow throughout the yearWinds that originate in specific regions and last for a short durationWinds that blow only in desertsWinds that blow over the oceans onlyQuestion 13 of 2014. What are sea breezes?Winds that blow from land to sea during the dayWinds that blow from sea to land during the dayWinds that blow in valleysWinds that blow only in winterQuestion 14 of 2015. When do land breezes occur?During the dayDuring summerDuring the nightDuring monsoonsQuestion 15 of 2016. Which winds bring rainfall to India in summer?WesterliesEasterliesSouth-west monsoonPolar windsQuestion 16 of 2017. What is the other name for retreating monsoon?South-east monsoonNorth-east monsoonWesterliesTrade windsQuestion 17 of 2018. Which belt near the equator remains calm throughout the year?Horse latitudesTrade wind beltWesterlies beltDoldrumsQuestion 18 of 2019. What is a cyclone?A high-pressure systemA low-pressure system surrounded by high pressureA windstorm caused by mountainsA type of planetary windQuestion 19 of 2020. How do cyclonic winds move in the northern hemisphere?ClockwiseCounterclockwiseNorth to southEast to westQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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