atmosphere & climatology section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

The atmospheric layer which reflects radio waves is called

a) Ionosphere

b) Exosphere

c) Troposphere

d) Stratosphere

Question : 4

Hekistotherms are plants growing in

a) high temperature

b) bright light

c) very low light

d) very low temperature

Question : 5

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 : 6

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.