atmosphere & climatology section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which one of the following statements is correct?

a) Cold fronts normally move faster than warm fronts and therefore frequently overtake the warm fronts.

b) Cold fronts move at slower rate than warm fronts and therefore cannot overtake the warm fronts.

c) Cold fronts move faster than warm fronts but they cannot overtake the warm fronts.

d) Cold fronts move at slower rate, and eventually they are overtaken by the warm fronts.

Question : 2

What causes snowfall?

a) When rain freezes into snow flakes while passing through the atmosphere.

b) When condensation takes place below 0°C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes.

c) When the air temperature is much lower than surface temperature.

d) When condensation takes place in the form of fog and precipitation occurs as flakes.

Question : 3

Most of the communication satellites today are placed in a geostationary orbit. In order to stay over the same spot on the Earth, a geostationary satellite has to be directly above the

a) Either North or South Pole

b) Tropic of Cancer

c) Tropic of Capricorn

d) Equator

Question : 4

Match the following List-I & List-II:

a) 3 1 2 4

b) 3 2 1 4

c) 3 4 1 2

d) 1 3 4 2

Question : 5

Which one of the following statements regarding water cycle is correct ?

a) Only evaporation of surface water of rivers and oceans is responsible for cloud formation.

b) Transpiration by plants does contribute to cloud formation.

c) Underground water may also be connected to surface water.

d) Rainfall does not contribute in maintenance of underground water table.

Question : 6

Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

a) Cirrus-Wispy, fibrous — Looking cloud which indicates fair weather

b) High Clouds — 10000 to 15000 meters above sea level

c) Cirrostratus — Thin white sheet type which gives the sun and moon their haloes

d) Cirrocumulus — A thin cloud, often globular and rippled