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2. READ THE PASSAGE GIVEN BELOW AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: (10)

What causes the monsoon? The monsoon, which is essentially the seasonal reversal in wind direction,

causes most of the rainfall received in India and some other parts of the world. The primary cause of monsoons

is the difference between annual temperature trends over land and sea. The apparent position of the Sun with

reference to the Earth oscillates from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn. Thus the low pressure

region created by solar heating also changes latitude. The northeast and southeast trade winds converge in

this low pressure zone, which is also known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone or ITCZ. This low pressure

region sees continuous rise of moist wind from the sea surface to the upper layers of the atmosphere, where

the cooling means the air can no longer hold so much moisture resulting in precipitation. The rainy seasons of

East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and the southern part of North America coincide with the shift of ITCZ

towards these regions.

i: Monsoon is -

(a) (b) a seasonal reversal in wind direction

(c) very hot wind

(d) Very cold wind.

ii: What is the full form of ITCZ?

(a) Intertrance Convergence Zone

(b) Intertropical Convergence Zone

(c) Intertropical Capricorn Zone

(d) Intertropical Conveyance Zone.

iii: The major cause of monsoon is the

(a) difference between annual temperature trends over land and sea

(b) difference between day and night temperature

(c) moisture in the atmosphere

(d) None of these.

iv: Low pressure region is created by

(a) solar heating

(b) lunar cooling

(c) Moist wind

(d) dry wind.

v: It rains when

(a) moist wind goes down

(b) dry wind meets moist wind

(c) the air can no longer hold moisture resulting in precipitation

(d) Annual temperature goes down. type of sea wave​

Answer 1

Answer:

i: ans is option b

ii: ans is option b

iii: ans is option a

iv:ans is option a

v: ans is option c

Explanation:

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