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The following question based on Atmosphere & Climatology topic of indian geography mcq
- The atmospheric air is never completely dry.
- Water vapour can occupy as much as 4 per cent of the atmospheric volume.
- Water vapour in the atmosphere is always invisible.
(a) 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 1 and 2 are correct
(c) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(d) 1 and 3 are correct
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
Water vapour in the atmosphere is visible
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Question : 1
Which of the following are true with regard to temperature control of the atmosphere of a given place?
- The major temperature contrasts on the earth’s surface are between landmasses and oceans.
- During the night, the water surface cools more rapidly than the land surface.
- Temperature generally decreases with latitude on either side of the equator.
- The temperature rises to a maximum during summer and falls to a minimum during winter.
a) 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 3 and 4
c) 3 and 4
d) 1 and 2
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 2
Assertion (A):
60º-65º latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt instead of high pressure.
Reason (R):
The low pressure areas are stable over oceans rather than on land.
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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
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 3
Consider the following statements :
- Troposphere varies in its thickness between equator and poles.
- Stratosphere does not experience a Normal Lapse Rate.
- Ozone layer occurs in the Mesosphere.
- Ionosphere lies between Stratosphere and Mesosphere.
a) 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 1, 2 and 4
d) 3 and 4
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 4
The climatic zones are classified on the basis of
a) elevation
b) distance from the equator
c) distance from the sea
d) rainfall
Answer »Answer: (d)
The climatic zones are classified on the basis of maximum and minimum temperatures and the temperature range as well as the total and seasonal distribution of precipitation.
Based on these parameters, the most commonly used classification scheme was originally developed by Wladimir Koppen.
Question : 5
Atmospheric temperature increasing at the higher altitudes is called
a) Inversion
b) Radiation
c) Convection
d) Conduction
Answer »Answer: (a)
The reversal of the normal behaviour of temperature in the troposphere in which a layer of cool air at the surface is overlain by a layer of warmer air is known as temperature inversion.
Inversions play an important role in determining cloud forms, precipitation, and visibility.
Question : 6
Normally, the temperature decreases with the increase in height from the Earth’s surface, because
- The atmosphere can be heated upwards only from the Earth’s surface.
- There is more moisture in the upper atmosphere.
- The air is less dense in the upper atmosphere.
a) 2 and 3
b) Only 1
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 1 and 3
Answer »Answer: (d)
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