atmosphere & climatology section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

a) El Nino — Strong monsoon

b) Rossby waves — Jet stream

c) Hadley cell — Mid-latitude cell

d) Index cycle — Walker circulation

Question : 2

Logically, what does a continually rising air pressure indicate?

a) Advent of a cyclone

b) Advent of unsettled and cloudy weather

c) Fire and unsettled weather

d) Fine and settled weather

Question : 3

Air Pressure is lowest in

a) Spring

b) Winter Season

c) Summer season

d) Autumn Season

Question : 4

When air temperature rises, relative humidity

a) decreases

b) increases

c) may increase or decrease

d) does not change

Question : 5

Winter rains in North and North-West India are generally associated with the phenomenon of :

a) temperate cyclones

b) retreating monsoon

c) shift in jet stream movement

d) local thunderstorms

Question : 6

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.