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The following question based on Atmosphere & Climatology topic of indian geography mcq
(a) A wind that blows in a desert
(b) A type of tree grown in temperate regions
(c) A kind of common fish found near Lakshadweep islands
(d) A tropical cyclone of the NorthWest Australia
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
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Question : 1
Which one of the following is a low cloud?
a) Cirrostratus
b) Cirrocumulus
c) Nimbostratus
d) Altocumulus
Answer »Answer: (c)
Low cloud group includes clouds occupying height of up to 2100 metres. This group consists the stratus, the nimbostratus and the stratocumulus types.
Question : 2
Hailstorms are caused due to
a) convection
b) condensation
c) freezing
d) sublimation
Answer »Answer: (c)
In a hailstorm, small ice particles that form above the freezing level (which occurs in all thunderstorms) collect either rainwater or cloud water on them, forming a water shell that freezes.
The tilted updraft and downdraft structure of the storm is important in order for hailstones to grow because they can be ‘recycled’ several times until they either become too large for the updraft to carry them, or they get caught in a downdraft, and they finally reach the ground.
Question : 3
Jet stream is westerlies in the upper part of the Troposphere.
a) Ocean current
b) Fast blowing
c) None of these
d) Monsoon winds
Answer »Answer: (b)
The jet stream is fast blowing westerlies in the upper part of the troposphere. Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow air currents found in the atmospheres of some planets, including Earth.
The main jet streams are located near the tropopause, the transition between the troposphere (where temperature decreases with altitude) and the stratosphere (where temperature increases with altitude).
Question : 4
Which of the following statements are correct?
- In a cyclone, the area of low pressure is at the centre surrounded by the areas of high pressure
- In a cyclone, the areas of low pressure surround the area of high pressure
- In an anti-cyclone, the area of high pressure is surrounded by the areas of low pressure
- In an anti-cyclone, the area of low pressure is surrounded by the areas of high pressure
a) 1and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 4
d) 1 and 4
Answer »Answer: (a)
In a cyclone, the area of low pressure is at the centre surrounded by the areas of high pressure.
In an anticyclone, the area of high pressure is surrounded by the areas of high pressure.
Question : 5
Over which region is the temperature the highest near the tropopause?
a) Over the Arctic region
b) Around the equator
c) Near the Tropic of Cancer
d) Near the Tropic of Capricorn
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 6
Which of the following statements are true with regard to tropical monsoon climate?
- Temperatures range from 32°C in the hot season to about 15°C in the cool season.
- Annual rainfall varies greatly.
- The climate is best developed in the southern continents.
- It consists of three main seasons, i.e., cool, dry season; hot, dry season; a hot, wet season.
a) 2, 3 and 4
b) 1 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 4
d) 2 and 3
Answer »Answer: (c)
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