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

Question : 36 [UK-PSC 2016]

Which is the lowest layer of the Atmosphere?

a) Ozonosphere

b) Stratosphere

c) Troposphere

d) Ionosphere

Question : 37

As we proceed from equator to poles, the daily range of temperature tends to

a) increase

b) decrease

c) fluctuate

d) be constant

Question : 38 [SSC LDEO 2012]

Wind rose represents

a) wind data

b) wind turbulance

c) wind temperature

d) wind pressure

Question : 39 [SSC CGL 2016]

Which of the following is/are ‘rain cloud’?

1. Cirrus
2. Nimbostratus
3. Cumulonimbus
4. Altocumulus

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 1 and 4 only

d) 3 and 4 only

Question : 40

An anti-cyclone

1. is an intense low-pressure system.
2. has winds blowing clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
3. is accompanied by clear and settled weather conditions.
4. is more extensive, slower-moving and more persistent than a depression.

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) 3 and 4