atmosphere & climatology section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Match the following List I & List II;

a) 2 1 3 4

b) 2 3 1 4

c) 4 3 1 2

d) 4 1 3 2

Question : 2

Consider the following statements

1. A hurricane acquires its spin from the coriolis effect.
2. The diameter of the hurricane decreases as it moves away from low latitudes.
3. The diameter of a hurricane is never below 150 km.

a) 2 and 3

b) Only 1

c) All of these

d) 1 and 3

Question : 3

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

a) 2 3 4 1

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 1 3 2 4

d) 4 2 3 1

Question : 4

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

a) 45º

b) 30º

c) 23½º

d) 60º

Question : 5

Jet streams are usually found in the

a) mesosphere

b) ozonosphere

c) ionosphere

d) tropopause

Question : 6

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