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Question : 11 [NDA/NA 2014-I]
Statement I:
The decrease of air temperature with increasing altitudes in the atmosphere is called the vertical temperature gradient.
Statement II:
In the Troposphere, air temperature decreases with increasing altitude due to radiation from the Earth.
Code:
a) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
b) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
c) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
d) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Answer »Answer: (b)
Statement I is correct and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.
Question : 12 [SSC LDEO 2011]
Which one of the four regions above the earth has smallest height (km) ?
a) Mesosphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Troposphere
d) Thermosphere
Answer »Answer: (c)
The troposphere is the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere. The average depth of the troposphere is approximately 17 km (11 mi) 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. It contains approximately 80% of the atmosphere's mass and 99% of its water vapour and aerosols.
Question : 13 [UPPCS (Mains) 2002]
Assertion (A):
The ports of North-West Europe are open throughout the year.
Reason (R):
The South Westerly winds blow over North-West Europe throughout the year.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Code
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
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 14 [IAS (Pre) 2000]
Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’.
- They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- They blow with great strength and constancy.
- Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them.
a) 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1, 2 and 4
d) 1, 3 and 4
Answer »Answer: (a)
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