atmosphere & climatology section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1 [PSC (Pre) 2017]

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

List I List II
a. Willy-Willy 1. U.S.A.
b. Hurricanes 2. Australia
c. Typhoons 3. Philippines
d. Baguio 4. China
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 2 1 3 4

d) 1 2 4 3

Answer: (a)

Question : 2 [SSC CGL 2016]

Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?

a) Troposphere

b) Thermosphere

c) Mesosphere

d) Stratosphere

Answer: (b)

The thermosphere is the hottest layer of the atmosphere. It extends from 80 kilometres above the surface of the Earth up to 600 kilometres and can heat up to 1,500 degrees Celsius because it’s very sensitive to solar activity.

The air is thin and extremely hot, and there are sparse air molecules in this layer.

Question : 3

Roaring forties are the

a) High velocity westerly winds

b) High velocity trade winds

c) High mangitude tidal waves due to high wind velocity

d) High velocity polar winds

Answer: (a)

Roaring forties are the high velocity which winds blow persistently from the west areas between latitudes 40° and 50° south in the Southern Hemisphere.

Question : 4 [IAS (Pre) 2015]

In the South Atlantic and SouthEastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. What is the reason?

a) Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone seldom occurs

b) Sea surface temperatures are low

c) Absence of land in those regions

d) Coriolis force is too weak

Answer: (b)

Question : 5 [PSC (Pre) 2019]

Mediterranean climate is not found in which among the following town?

a) Rome

b) Los Angeles

c) New York

d) Cape Town

Answer: (c)

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