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The following question based on Atmosphere & Climatology topic of indian geography mcq
- Monsoon topics
- Wet and dry tropics
- Arid and semiarid
- Rainy tropics.
(a) 4-3-2-1
(b) 1-4-3-3
(c) 3-2-1-4
(d) 2-1-3-4
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
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Question : 1
Which one of the following statements is true about tropopause?
a) Its average height is about 10 km over the equator.
b) It is about 5 km thick layer.
c) The temperature at its top is lowest over the equator and relatively higher over the poles.
d) There is no seasonal variation in its height.
Answer »Answer: (c)
The tropopause is the boundary in the Earth’s atmosphere between the troposphere and the stratosphere. The tropopause is higher than the global average in warm regions (e.g., tropics) and lower in cold regions (e.g., polar regions).
If the atmosphere is warming due to climate change, then we might expect the height of the tropopause to increase.
Question : 2
Which one of the following zones of the atmosphere is rich in ozone gas?
a) Troposphere
b) Mesosphere
c) Ionosphere
d) Stratosphere
Answer »Answer: (d)
Stratosphere is rich in Ozone gas.
Question : 3
In which of the following areas, the main centre of ‘Hurricane Mathew’ that occurred in the Caribbean Sea in the 1st week of October 2016 was located?
a) Georgia
b) Florida
c) South-West Haitti
d) South Carolina
Answer »Answer: (c)
As of 11:00 EST on 3rd Oct. Category-4, Hurricane Mathew was some 330 km.
Southwest from Kingstone (Jamaica) and 440 km South-West from Ports64-Prince (Haiti) in the Caribbean Sea.
Question : 4
If tropical rain forest is removed, it does not regenerate quickly as compared to a tropical deciduous forest. This is because
a) Propagules of the trees in a rain forest have poor viability
b) The soil of rain forest is deficient in nutrients
c) Exotic species invade the fertile soil of rain forest
d) The rain forest species are slow growing
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 5
Consider the following statements:
- The approach of a cyclone is characterised by a rise in barometric reading.
- In the cyclones of the southern hemisphere, the winds circulate in an anticlockwise direction.
a) 2 only
b) 1 only
c) Neither 1 nor 2
d) Both1 and 2
Answer »Answer: (d)
Cyclone is a mass of air whose isobars form an oval or circular shape, with low pressure at the centre.
The air converges at the centre and rises to disposed of. In a depression, the winds rotate anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere. While in the southern hemisphere, the circular movement of winds is in a clockwise direction.
Question : 6
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of increasing the velocity of wind?
a) Fresh breeze-Light breeze-Hurricane-Gale
b) Light breeze-Fresh breeze-Gale-Hurricane
c) Hurricane-Light breeze-Gale-Fresh breeze
d) Light breeze-Gale-Fresh breeze-Hurricane
Answer »Answer: (b)
The correct sequence is Light breeze-Fresh breeze-Gale-Hurricane.
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