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The following question based on Atmosphere & Climatology topic of indian geography mcq
(a) are the most rocky and barren areas of the Earth
(b) do not receive moisture-bearing wind from the oceans
(c) are not on the path of the monsoons
(d) are located on the tropical high pressure belt of the atmosphere
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
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Question : 1
The Mediterranean region is characterized by heavy rain in:
a) Spring
b) Winter
c) Summer
d) Autumn
Answer »Answer: (b)
- During summer season, regions of the Mediterranean climate are dominated by subtropical high-pressure cells, making rainfall impossible or unlikely except for the occasional thunderstorm.
- During winter the polar jet stream and associated periodic storms bring heavy rain. Precipitation is heavier during the colder months.
Question : 2
Thunder cloud develops due to
a) High humidity
b) High temperature
c) Westerlies
d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer »Answer: (d)
Thunder cloud develops due to high temperature and high humidity.
Question : 3
Which one among the following statements relating to an anticyclone is correct ?
a) In anticyclone the movement of wind is inward
b) Anticyclone is a wind system with a high pressure centre
c) The movement of wind is clockwise in an anticyclone of southern hemisphere
d) The contribution of an anticyclone towards determining weather of an area is quite significant
Answer »Answer: (c)
An anticyclone is a large scale circulation of wind around a central region of high atmospheric pressure. It is clockwise in northern hemisphere but anticlockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Question : 4
Which of the following statements is not true of Trade Winds?
a) They are deflected to the right to become South-East Trades in the southern hemisphere.
b) They blow from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums.
c) The sometimes contain intense depression.
d) They are constant in strength and direction.
Answer »Answer: (a)
They deflect to the left in the southern hemisphere.
Question : 5
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I | List II |
(Type of Climate) | (Region) |
A. Equatorial | 1. California |
B. Mediterranean | 2. Bangladesh |
C. Monsoon | 3. Sudan |
D. Savannah | 4. Congo |
a) 2 3 1 4
b) 4 1 2 3
c) 4 3 2 1
d) 1 2 3 4
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 6
In atmosphere the lowermost layer is
a) exosphere
b) troposphere
c) strato sphere
d) ionosphere
Answer »Answer: (b)
The troposphere is the lowest portion of Earth’s atmosphere. It contains approximately 80% of the atmosphere’s mass and 99% of its water vapour and aerosols. The average depth of the troposphere is approximately 17 km in the middle latitudes.
It is deeper in the tropics, up to 20 km, and shallower near the Polar Regions, at 7 km in summer, and indistinct in winter. Most of the phenomena we associate with day-to-day weather occur in the troposphere.
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