atmosphere & climatology section 8 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 46

Assertion (A) :
Most of the weather changes are confined to troposphere.
Reason (R) :
Most of the atmospheric mass is contained in this layer.

a) Both A and R are true but R does not explain A

b) Both A and R are true and R Explains A

c) A is false but R is true

d) A is true but R is false

Question : 47

Atmosphere with excess of carbon dioxide as a result of pollution could result in

a) rise in temperature

b) fall in temperature

c) excess of ultraviolet rays reaching the earth

d) no change of temperature

Question : 48

‘Horse latitudes’ is the term applied to the

a) polar circles

b) 0° – 5° Nand S latitudes

c) 40°– 60° Nand S latitudes

d) 30° – 40° Nand S latitudes

Question : 49 [SSC Investigator Exam 2010]

Which one of the following is the highest cloud?

a) Stratocumulus

b) Cirrus

c) Cumulus

d) Nimbostratus

Question : 50 [UPPCS (Mains) 2004]

Assertion (A):
The Mediterranean regions have rainy winters.
Reason (R):
During winter they lie in the belt of the Westerlies.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
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