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

Question : 11 [ BPSC (Pre) 2001]

Which country of the world is the largest producer of wood pulp?

a) Norway

b) U.S.A.

c) Canada

d) Sweden

Question : 12

What is the term used to denote the temperature at which the water vapour present in the atmosphere is sufficient to saturate?

a) Dew point

b) Condensation point

c) Saturation point

d) Sublimation point

Question : 13 [NDA 2017-I]

Which of the following gases in the atmosphere is/are responsible for acid rains?

1. Oxides of sulphur
2. Oxides of nitrogen
3. Oxides of carbon

a) 1 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) Only 2

Question : 14

Which one among the following is the idealised global pattern of surface wind from the Equator to Pole ?

a) Easterlies-Westerlies-Trade Wind-Easterlies

b) Doldrum-Westerlies-Trade Wind-Easterlies

c) Westerlies-Trade Wind-Doldrum-Easterlies

d) Doldrum-Trade wind-Westerlies-Easterlies

Question : 15

Which of the following are wrongly matched?

1. Typhoons - China Sea
2. Cyclones - West Indies
3. Hurricanes - Indian Ocean
4. Tornadoes - Australia

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 4

c) 3 and 4

d) 2 and 4