- Q. The total number of layers above Earth are
A)2
B)4
C)5
D)3
- Q. Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because
A)It is heated by the Earth's surface
B)It is closest to the Sun
C)There are charged particles in it
D)Heat is generated in it
- Q. Troposphere is the most warm part of the atmosphere because
A)It gets warm from the heat of the surface of the Earth
B)It is closer to the Sun
C)It contains charged particles
D)It produces heat
- Q. Cyclone is a system of wind blowing ________
A)In a straight line from high to low pressure region
B)Spirally outwards from a high pressure region
C)Spirally towards low pressure region
D)From Ball of Bengal towards Bangladesh annually
- Q. Smog is likely to occur ________
A)On calm, clear and cool nights
B)Around valleys
C)Near lakes
D)Near the industrial areas
- Q. The cauliflower shape is associated with which of the following cloud formations?
A)Nimbus
B)Stratus
C)Cumulus
D)Cirrus
- Q. Heat gain through insolation and heat loss through terrestrial radiation are equal approximately at which latitude?
A)90° North and South
B)22° W North and South
C)40° North and South
D)66° W North and South
- Q. Increase in carbon dioxide in atmosphere causes ________
A)Uniform earth temperature
B)Rise in earth temperature
C)Fall in earth temperature
D)Increase in Ultraviolet rays
- Q. Which one of the following is not a correct example of tropical cyclone?
A)Hurricanes
B)Tornadoes
C)Typhoons
D)Nor westers
- Q. Which one among the following statements relating to an anticyclone is correct?
A)The contribution of an anticyclone towards determining weather of an area is quite significant
B)Anticyclone is a wind system with a high pressure centre
C)In anticyclone the movement of wind is inward
D)The movement of wind is clockwise in an anticyclone of southern hemisphere
- Q. The instrument used for finding out wind-direction is ________
A)Wind gauze
B)Anemometer
C)Wind vane
D)Hygrometer
- Q. Logically, what does a continually rising air pressure indicate?
A)Fine and settled weather
B)Advent of unsettled and cloudy weather
C)Advent of a cyclone
D)Fine and unsettled weather
- Q. A fragment of solid matter which enters the upper atmosphere from outer space almost disintegrating before reaching the earth’s surface is
A)Meteor
B)Meteorite
C)Asteroid
D)Comet
- Q. Water vapour beyond the dew point results in ________
A)Condensation
B)Precipitation
C)Hailstorm
D)Formation of ice
- Q. Which one among the following is a high cloud?
A)Nimbostratus
B)Cirrus
C)Cumulonimbus
D)Stratus
- Q. Where do all meteorological incidents occur?
A)Ionosphere
B)Stratosphere
C)Troposphere
D)Exosphere
- Q. What is the correct sequence of the given clouds from low to high altitudes?
A)Cumulonimbus, Stratus, Cirrus, Cirrostratus
B)Stratus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
C)Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrus
D)Cumulonimbus, Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
- Q. The portion of the atmosphere which extends from the earth’s surface upto 6-8 miles and experiences decrease in temperature at constant rate is ________
A)Troposphere
B)Stratosphere
C)Tropopause
D)Ionosphere
- Q. Which of these statements are correct with reference to tornadoes? 1. Tornadoes are smaller and more intense than hurricanes. 2. Tornadoes are most abundant along the eastern coast of India. 3. The average tornado lasts for less than one hour. 4. Tornadoes are most common in the afternoons in the early summer.
A)1, 2 and 4
B)1, 3 and 4
C)2, 3 and 4
D)1, 2 and 3
- Q. The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and subtropical zones is ________
A)12° C
B)21° C
C)18° C
D)15° C
