atmosphere & climatology section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 36 [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]

Which of the following continents has all types of climatic zones?

a) North America

b) South America

c) Asia

d) Australia

Question : 37 [SSC CAPFs 2015]

The forests which act as barriers against cyclones are :

a) Mangrove forests

b) Alpine forests

c) Monsoon forests

d) Evergreen forests

Question : 38 [NDA 2017-I]

The planetary winds that blow from the sub-tropical high pressure belts to the equator are known as

a) doldrums

b) westerlies

c) trade winds

d) polar winds

Question : 39

The earth’s reflectivity of solar radiation, termed albedo, is highest in which one of the following?

a) Forest area

b) Cropland

c) Snow area

d) Sand desert

Question : 40 [SSC CGL 2011]

Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because

a) there are charged particles in it

b) it is closest to the Sun

c) heat is generated in it

d) it is heated by the Earth’s surface