atmosphere & climatology section 7 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 21 [PSC (Pre) 2019]

Assertion (A):
Unlike temperate forests, the tropical rain forests, if cleared, can yield productive farmland that can support intensive agriculture for several years even without chemical fertilizers.
Reason (R):
The primary productivity of the tropical rain forest is very high compared to that of temperate forests.
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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

Question : 22 [IAS (Pre) 1997]

Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of fuel wood in the world?

a) Russia

b) Indonesia

c) China

d) India

Question : 23 [SSC CML 2000]

Which one of the following is called “Roaring Forty”?

a) Winds blowing in northern hemisphere between 400– 600 N

b) Winds blowing in southern hemisphere between 400– 600 S

c) Very hot and fast blowing summer winds

d) Very cold winds which blow in winters

Question : 24 [SSC SO 2003]

Tropical storm in the Chinese Sea is known as–

a) Tornado

b) Wave

c) Cyclone

d) Typhoon

Question : 25

The temperature at which an air parcel will become saturated with the present amount of water vapour is called

a) saturation point

b) critical temperature

c) condensation point

d) dew point