More Questions on Atmosphere
- Q. The jet aircrafts fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be the appropriate explanation? 1. There are no clouds or water vapour in the lower stratosphere. 2. There are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere. Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean. 2. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2 only
- Q. Countries favourably influenced by Westerlies are ________
A)New Zealand
B)Western Europe, British Columbia and East of U.S.A.
C)South-West Africa and South Chile
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Consider the following statements regarding the distribution and pattern of isotherms 1. In the northern hemisphere, isotherms bend sharply equator-ward over the continents during winter. 2. Temperature gradients are greater in summer than in winter in the northern hemisphere. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- 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
Answer: 15° C
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the three processes involved in the transfer of water between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth?
A)Condensation
B)Insolation
C)Evaporation
D)Precipitation
Answer: Insolation
- Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The variation in an average annual range of temperature at 15° latitude of Southern Hemisphere is much less than that at 15° latitude of Northern Hemisphere. 2. At latitudes poleward of 35° the incoming radiation exceeds the outgoing radiation in. Northern Hemisphere, whereas in Southern Hemisphere the outgoing radiation exceeds the incoming radiation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
- Q. Which are of the following is wrongly characterised?
A)Sirocco – Sahara – spring - hot
B)Chinook- Canada - winter - warm
C)Khamsin – Egypt – spring - hot
D)Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
Answer: Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold
- Q. Dew point is ________
A)A low pressure system in lower atmosphere
B)Amount of actual water vapour present per unit volume of air
C)Incoming solar radiation
D)A temperature at which a given sample of air becomes saturated
Answer: A temperature at which a given sample of air becomes saturated
- 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
Answer: It gets warm from the heat of the surface of the Earth
- Q. Winds and air currents differ in the aspect that ________
A)The winds blow on lands while air currents blow over seas and oceans
B)Air currents blow much faster than winds
C)Air currents are always moisture laden while the winds are usually dry
D)Winds are horizontal movements of air while air currents are the vertical movements of air
Answer: Winds are horizontal movements of air while air currents are the vertical movements of air
- Q. Where do all meteorological incidents occur?
A)Ionosphere
B)Stratosphere
C)Troposphere
D)Exosphere
Answer: Troposphere
- Q. The velocity of winds is related to ________
A)Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
B)The amount of moisture they carry
C)The nearness to the sea
D)The direction in which they blow
Answer: Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
- Q. Which one of the following is the cloud that is dark-grey or black, found at very low height and brings the real rain?
A)Cirrostratus
B)Altocumulus
C)Cirrus
D)Nimbostratus
Answer: Nimbostratus
- Q. Which of the following sequences of clouds in ascending order would one meet 500 metres and above the mean sea level?
A)Cirrostratus, Stratus, Cumulo-nimbus
B)Stratus, Nimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
C)Nimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus, Stratus
D)Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cumulo-numbus, Cirrocumulus
Answer: Stratus, Nimbus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
- Q. The hot dry local winds that blow on the eastern side of the Alps Mountain are known as ________
A)Khamsin
B)Chinook
C)Foehn
D)Sirocco
Answer: Foehn
- Q. The amount of actual water vapour of air is known as ________
A)Relative humidity
B)Absolute humidity
C)Dew point
D)Condensation point
Answer: Absolute humidity
- Q. Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?
A)Stratosphere
B)Thermosphere
C)Troposphere
D)Mesosphere
Answer: Thermosphere
- Q. In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called ________
A)Polar Easterly
B)Westerly wind
C)Trade wind
D)Jet Stream
Answer: Trade wind
- Q. Consider the following statements regarding general characteristics associated with tropical cyclones 1. Tropical cyclones move with very low velocity over the oceans but become strong while moving over the land areas. 2. They are confined to a particular period of the year (mainly summer) and normally move from east to west. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A)Both 1 and 2
B)1 only
C)2 only
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2 only
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