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

Question : 31

Which of the following is wrongly matched?

a) Rain caused by vertical circulation of air currentsorographic rainfall.

b) Rainfall caused by mountain standing in the way of moisture-laden winds-relief rainfall.

c) An area sheltered from rain bearing winds by a hillrain shadow area.

d) Rain caused by a warm moist air mass moving upward over cold air mass- cyclonic rain-fall.

Question : 32 [IAS (Pre) 2007]

Consider the following statements.

1. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere.

a) Only 2

b) Only 1

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) Both 1 and 2

Question : 33 [SSC CPO 2003]

The line on a map connecting points of equal temperature at a given time is

a) Isobar

b) Isohyet

c) Isotherm

d) Isthumus

Question : 34

The leeward side of a mountain which does not receive rain is known as the

a) desert area

b) dry zone

c) adiabatically dry area

d) rain-shadow area

Question : 35 [SSC CPO 2016]

Most of the ozone in the earth’s atmosphere is found in the :

a) Stratosphere

b) Troposphere

c) Thermosphere

d) Mesophere