atmosphere & climatology section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 21 [SSC CGL 2014]

Atmospheric temperature increasing at the higher altitudes is called

a) Inversion

b) Radiation

c) Convection

d) Conduction

Question : 22 [SSC GL 2013]

The climatic zones are classified on the basis of

a) elevation

b) distance from the equator

c) distance from the sea

d) rainfall

Question : 23

Examine the following statements and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. The atmospheric air is never completely dry.
2. Water vapour can occupy as much as 4 per cent of the atmospheric volume.
3. Water vapour in the atmosphere is always invisible.

a) 2 and 3 are correct

b) 1 and 2 are correct

c) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

d) 1 and 3 are correct

Question : 24

Which of the following are true with regard to temperature control of the atmosphere of a given place?

1. The major temperature contrasts on the earth’s surface are between landmasses and oceans.
2. During the night, the water surface cools more rapidly than the land surface.
3. Temperature generally decreases with latitude on either side of the equator.
4. The temperature rises to a maximum during summer and falls to a minimum during winter.

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 3 and 4

d) 1 and 2

Question : 25 [IAS (Pre) 2002]

Assertion (A):
60º-65º latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt instead of high pressure.
Reason (R):
The low pressure areas are stable over oceans rather than on land.
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