atmosphere & climatology section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following is wrongly matched?

a) Rain caused by vertical circulation of air currentsorographic rainfall.

b) Rainfall caused by mountain standing in the way of moisture-laden winds-relief rainfall.

c) An area sheltered from rain bearing winds by a hillrain shadow area.

d) Rain caused by a warm moist air mass moving upward over cold air mass- cyclonic rain-fall.

Question : 2

Consider the following statements.

1. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere.

a) Only 2

b) Only 1

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) Both 1 and 2

Question : 3

The line on a map connecting points of equal temperature at a given time is

a) Isobar

b) Isohyet

c) Isotherm

d) Isthumus

Question : 4

Smog is a combination of

a) water and smoke

b) air and water vapour

c) smoke and fog

d) fire and water

Question : 5

Which of the following statements is true about insolation?

a) On an average earth receives 1.94 calories per sq. cm per minute at the top of the atmosphere

b) Earth’s surface receives its energy as short wave electromagnetic radiation

c) All of the above

d) Total insolation received at the equator is 400% more than at poles.

Question : 6

Taiga forests are characteristics of

a) Tropical region

b) Equatorial region

c) Temperate region

d) Sub-tropical region