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

Question : 26

Consider the following statements :

1. Troposphere varies in its thickness between equator and poles.
2. Stratosphere does not experience a Normal Lapse Rate.
3. Ozone layer occurs in the Mesosphere.
4. Ionosphere lies between Stratosphere and Mesosphere.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1, 2 and 4

d) 3 and 4

Question : 27 [PSC (Pre) 2019]

Taiga forests are characteristics of

a) Tropical region

b) Equatorial region

c) Temperate region

d) Sub-tropical region

Question : 28 [UK-PSC 2016]

Which of the following statements is true about insolation?

a) On an average earth receives 1.94 calories per sq. cm per minute at the top of the atmosphere

b) Earth’s surface receives its energy as short wave electromagnetic radiation

c) All of the above

d) Total insolation received at the equator is 400% more than at poles.

Question : 29 [SSC LDEO 2011]

Smog is a combination of

a) water and smoke

b) air and water vapour

c) smoke and fog

d) fire and water

Question : 30 [SSC CGL 2015]

Choose the correct option which represents the arrangement of atmospheric layers.

a) Ecosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere

b) Ionosphere, Ecosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere

c) Troposphare, Ionosphere, Ecosphere

d) Mesosphere, Ionosphere. Ecosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphare