Climate of Rajasthan MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

The incorrect statement is the one describing winds moving from an oceanic high-pressure area towards a terrestrial low-pressure area and causing rain. That pattern describes the summer south-west monsoon more than Rajasthan’s winter situation. In winter, pressure conditions over and beyond the Himalayas influence the circulation, and winds of continental origin are generally dry, so ordinary rainfall is limited. Some winter rain in Rajasthan is brought by western disturbances linked with Mediterranean cyclonic systems. Those features make the other statements consistent with the winter monsoon context.

In Koppen's classification as used for Rajasthan geography, Dungarpur and Banswara fall in the Aw type, commonly described as tropical wet and dry or savanna-type climate. These south Rajasthan districts receive comparatively higher monsoon rainfall than the western desert belt. BWhw represents a hot desert climate and fits the driest western areas, not Dungarpur-Banswara. BShw is the hot semi-arid type, more suitable for transitional dry regions. Cwg is a temperate winter-dry category and is not the standard classification for these districts. Hence Aw matches the given districts.

Statement 1 is incorrect — Bikaner recorded the State's highest day temperature at 42.8 degrees Celsius on April 15, 2026, not 50 degrees Celsius. Statement 2 is correct — heatwave-like conditions were specifically reported in Bikaner, Phalodi and Jaisalmer in the IMD bulletin reported on April 16, 2026.