atmosphere & climatology section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world?

a) Temperate Deciduous forests

b) Temperate Coniferous forests

c) Tropical Rain forests

d) Tropical Monsoon forests

Question : 2

Jet streams are usually found in the

a) mesosphere

b) ozonosphere

c) ionosphere

d) tropopause

Question : 3

Which of the following latitudes (North or South) would you associate with ‘Horse Latitudes’?

a) 45º

b) 30º

c) 23½º

d) 60º

Question : 4

In which among the following countries, rainfall occurs in winter season?

a) Norway

b) China

c) Nigeria

d) Brazil

Question : 5

The temperature at which an air parcel will become saturated with the present amount of water vapour is called

a) saturation point

b) critical temperature

c) condensation point

d) dew point

Question : 6

Tropical storm in the Chinese Sea is known as–

a) Tornado

b) Wave

c) Cyclone

d) Typhoon