atmosphere & climatology section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following is the annual precipitation of an area?

a) The total actual amount of rain, snow, hail and sleet

b) All forms of precipitation converted to the quantity of liquid water

c) All forms of precipitation measure after conversion to equal quantity of ice

d) The total amount of rain per year, irrespective of snow, hail and sleet

Question : 2

Typhoons are common in the

a) Seas of China and Japan

b) Arctic Ocean

c) Indian Ocean

d) Mexican Gulf

Question : 3

Daily weather changes in the atmosphere are associated with

a) Mesosphere

b) Troposphere

c) Stratosphere

d) Ionosphere

Question : 4

Assertion (A): The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone.
Reason (R): Air descends at the centre of the cyclone.
Code

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

Question : 5

Mediterranean climate is not found in which among the following town?

a) Rome

b) Los Angeles

c) New York

d) Cape Town

Question : 6

In the South Atlantic and SouthEastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. What is the reason?

a) Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone seldom occurs

b) Sea surface temperatures are low

c) Absence of land in those regions

d) Coriolis force is too weak