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The following question based on Atmosphere & Climatology topic of indian geography mcq
(a) the air is colder than the earth’s surface
(b) humid air condenses on cool surface
(c) the wind is too dry to cause rainfall
(d) the sky is overcast at night
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
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Question : 1
Chinook is a
a) tropical desert storm in West Asia
b) cold wind in Europe
c) depression to South Africa
d) warm wind in North-America
Answer »Answer: (d)
Chinook is a warm, dry, gusty, westerly wind that blows down the Rocky Mountains in North America.
Question : 2
Assertion (A):
The amount of moisture in the atmosphere is associated with latitude.
Reason (R):
The ability to keep the moisture in the form of water vapour is related to temperature.
a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
c) (A) is false, but (R) is true
d) (A) is true, but (R) is false
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 3
Consider the following statements in respect of temperate cyclones:
- They rise in the belt of trade winds.
- They move from west to east.
a) Only 2
b) Only 1
c) Neither 1 nor 2
d) Both 1 and 2
Answer »Answer: (a)
The temperate cyclone developing in the mid and high latitude (35° latitude and 65° latitude in both hemispheres).
Question : 4
The annual range of temperature in the interior of the continents is high as compared to coastal areas. What is/are the reason/reasons?
- Thermal difference between land and water.
- Variation in altitude between continents and oceans.
- Presence of strong winds in the interior.
- Heavy rains in the interior as compared to coasts.
a) Only 1 and 2
b) Only 1
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) Only 2 and 3
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 5
If the earth did not have an atmosphere, temperature extremes between day and night would
a) decrease
b) increase
c) fluctuate rapidly
d) stay the same
Answer »Answer: (b)
If a planet has no atmosphere, all of the sunlight which strikes it reaches the surface, and usually 90% or more of that is absorbed and 10% or less is reflected back into space. Thus the temperature will increase.
Question : 6
Which of the following scales is used to measure the damage by a hurricane?
a) Mercalli Scale
b) Saffir-Simpson Scale
c) Richter Scale
d) Fujita Scale
Answer »Answer: (b)
The saffir – Simpson Scale estimates potential property damage by a hurricane.
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