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The following question based on Atmosphere & Climatology topic of indian geography mcq
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) North Sea
(c) Coral Sea
(d) Caribbean Sea
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (a)
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Question : 1
Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to :
a) revolution of earth
b) rotation of earth
c) uneven heating of earth
d) gravitational pull
Answer »Answer: (d)
The atmosphere is made up of gasses. Gasses are physical substances, and all physical substance has weight.
The atmosphere is 25 miles thick, and that 25 miles thick layer of gasses presses down on earth with a weight of 15 lbs. per square inch because of the gravitational pull. That’s how the atmosphere exerts pressure on the earth.
Question : 2
Statement I
The wind is deflected to the right in Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern hemisphere from its normal course.
Statement II
Earth rotates from West-to-East.
a) Both the statements are individualy true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
b) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
c) Statement I is false, but Statement ll is true
d) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
Answer »Answer: (b)
As air moves from high to low pressure in the Northern hemisphere, it is deflected to the right. In the Southern hemisphere, air moves from high to low pressure and deflected to the left due to Coriolis force.
The Earth’s rotation (West to East) deflects the direction of the wind to the right in the Northern hemisphere and to the left in the Southern hemisphere.
Question : 3
The order of the layers in the atmosphere, upwards from below, is
a) exosphere, ionosphere, troposphere and stratosphere.
b) stratosphere, troposphere, ionosphere and exosphere.
c) troposphere, magnetosphere, stratosphere and exosphere.
d) troposphere, stratosphere, ionosphere and exosphere.
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 4
What is the importance of ozone in the atmosphere?
a) It provides condensation nuclei.
b) It provides protection against ultraviolet radiation.
c) It helps scatter blue light.
d) It creates the greenhouse effect on earth.
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 5
“Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the Sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, then the rain comes with thunder and lightning. But rain is soon over”.
Which of the following regions is described in the above passage?
a) Equatorial
b) Savannah
c) Mediterranean
d) Monsoon
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 6
The most prominent gases in the atmosphere, in terms of volume, are
a) nitrogen and oxygen
b) nitrogen and methane
c) hydrogen and nitrogen
d) oxygen and carbon dioxide
Answer »Answer: (a)
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