atmosphere & climatology section 4 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 31 [UP (Pre) 2004]

The world’s largest and most dense forests are in

a) Tanzania

b) India

c) Canada

d) Brazil

Question : 32

The most prominent gases in the atmosphere, in terms of volume, are

a) nitrogen and oxygen

b) nitrogen and methane

c) hydrogen and nitrogen

d) oxygen and carbon dioxide

Question : 33 [IAS (Pre) 2015]

“Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the Sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, then the rain comes with thunder and lightning. But rain is soon over”.
Which of the following regions is described in the above passage?

a) Equatorial

b) Savannah

c) Mediterranean

d) Monsoon

Question : 34

What is the importance of ozone in the atmosphere?

a) It provides condensation nuclei.

b) It provides protection against ultraviolet radiation.

c) It helps scatter blue light.

d) It creates the greenhouse effect on earth.

Question : 35 [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1993]

In which of the following regions long forties winds blow?

a) Indian Ocean

b) North Sea

c) Coral Sea

d) Caribbean Sea