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The following question based on Atmosphere & Climatology topic of indian geography mcq
Unlike temperate forests, the tropical rain forests, if cleared, can yield productive farmland that can support intensive agriculture for several years even without chemical fertilizers.
Reason (R):
The primary productivity of the tropical rain forest is very high compared to that of temperate forests.
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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
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
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Question : 1
Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of fuel wood in the world?
a) Russia
b) Indonesia
c) China
d) India
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 2
Which one of the following is called “Roaring Forty”?
a) Winds blowing in northern hemisphere between 400– 600 N
b) Winds blowing in southern hemisphere between 400– 600 S
c) Very hot and fast blowing summer winds
d) Very cold winds which blow in winters
Answer »Answer: (b)
The Roaring Forties is the name given to strong westerly winds found in the Southern Hemisphere, generally between the latitudes of 40 and 50 degrees.
The strong west-to-east air currents are caused by the combination of air being displaced from the Equator towards the South Pole and the Earth's rotation, and there are few landmasses to serve as windbreaks.
Question : 3
Tropical storm in the Chinese Sea is known as–
a) Tornado
b) Wave
c) Cyclone
d) Typhoon
Answer »Answer: (d)
Tropical Cyclones (also known as Typhoons (in the western Pacific), Hurricanes (Atlantic), or Tropical Revolving Storms) occur all year round over the northern South China Sea.
However, the “Typhoon Season” is taken to be from the Autumn transition (Oct) to the first half of the Northeast monsoon (NovDec), when they occur most frequently in the South China Sea.
Question : 4
Consider the following statements:
- The approach of a cyclone is characterised by a rise in barometric reading.
- In the cyclones of the Northern 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 : 5
The atmospheric layer which reflects radio waves is called
a) Ionosphere
b) Exosphere
c) Troposphere
d) Stratosphere
Answer »Answer: (a)
Atmospheric layer which reflects radio waves is called Ionosphere. The ionosphere is a region of the upper atmosphere, from about 85 km (53 mi) to 600 km (370 mi) altitude, and includes the thermosphere and parts of the mesosphere and exosphere. It is distinguished because it is ionized by solar radiation.
It plays an important part in atmospheric electricity and forms the inner edge of the magnetosphere. It has practical importance because, among other functions, it influences radio propagation to distant places on the Earth.
Question : 6
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
Answer »Answer: (d)
A geostationary satellite is an earth-orbiting satellite. It is placed at an altitude of approximately 35,800 kilo metres directly over the equator that revolves in the same direction the earth rotates (west to east).]
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