Q. Where is Ozone layer found?

Answer

Correct Answer : Stratosphere

Q. Which are of the following is wrongly characterised?

Answer

Correct Answer : Mistral - Rhone Valley - summer – cold

Q. Which gas is found in maximum quantity in lower atmosphere?

Answer

Correct Answer : Nitrogen

Q. Which is the lowest layer of Atmosphere?

Answer

Correct Answer : Troposphere

Q. Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?

Answer

Correct Answer : Thermosphere

Q. Which of the following are the ideal conditions for the phenomenon of temperature inversion to occur? I. Long nights II. Cloudy sky III. Calm and stable air IV. Dry air

Answer

Correct Answer : I, III and IV

Q. Which of the following are true regarding ionosphere? I. It is the uppermost layer of atmosphere II. The molecules and atoms of nitrogen and oxygen in this layer absorb a part of solar radiation and become ionized III. This layer is responsible for reflecting back the radio wave transmitted from the earth

Answer

Correct Answer : II and III

Q. Which of the following are true with regard to temperature control of the atmosphere of a given place? I. The major temperature contrasts on earth’s surface are between land masses and oceans II. During night, the water surface cools more rapidly than the land surface III. Temperature generally decreases with latitude on either side of the equator IV. Temperature rises to a maximum during summer and falls to a minimum during winter

Answer

Correct Answer : I, III and IV

Q. Which of the following characterises the Foehn? I. It is warm II. It is humid III. It is common in the valleys of the northern Alps IV. It blows in winter

Answer

Correct Answer : I, III and IV

Q. Which of the following colour types do not indicate fair or fine weather?

Answer

Correct Answer : Cumulonimbus