atmosphere & climatology section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

“Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders”. The above statement best describes which of the following regions?

a) Central Asian Steppe

b) African Savannah

c) Siberian Tundra

d) North American Prairie

Question : 2

Mist is a result of which one of the following

a) Evaporation

b) Condensation

c) Saturation

d) Sublimation

Question : 3

What causes wind to deflect toward left in the Southern Hemisphere?

a) Magnetic field

b) Temperature

c) Pressure

d) Rotation of the Earth

Question : 4

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A):
The polar front theory states that masses of relatively, warm and cold air are brought into contact.
Reason (R):
These masses are known after their source regions.
Codes:

a) Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

c) R is true, but A is false.

d) A is true, but R is false.

Question : 5

The coldest place on the Earth is

a) Chicago

b) Halifax

c) Verkhoyansk

d) Siachin

Question : 6

Which one of the following is called North-easter?

a) Cold and fast-blowing winds in South Pole region

b) Cold and fast-blowing winds in northern hemisphere that move from sub-polar to polar regions

c) Winds blowing towards Kazakhstan in Central Asia

d) Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere