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Climatology - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    There are three distinct characters of temperature stratification of the atmosphere around the Earth. Which one among the following is the correct arrangement of the layers (from the Earth’s surface upwards)?
    1. Troposphere - Thermosphere - Stratosphere
    2. Thermosphere - Stratosphere -Troposphere
    3. Thermosphere- Troposphere – Stratosphere
    4. Troposphere - Stratosphere - Thermosohere
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  2. Question 2

    The most important fishing grounds of the world are found in the regions where :
    1. Rivers drain out large amounts of freshwater into the sea
    2. Warm and cold atmospheric currents meet
    3. Continental shelf is undulating
    4. Warm and cold oceanic currents meet
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  3. Question 3

    Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
    1. Cirrus-Wispy, fibrous — Looking cloud which indicates fair weather
    2. High Clouds — 10000 to 15000 meters above sea level
    3. Cirrostratus — Thin white sheet type which gives the sun and moon their haloes
    4. Cirrocumulus — A thin cloud, often globular and rippled
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  4. Question 4

    Which one of the following statements regarding water cycle is correct ?
    1. Only evaporation of surface water of rivers and oceans is responsible for cloud formation.
    2. Transpiration by plants does contribute to cloud formation.
    3. Underground water may also be connected to surface water.
    4. Rainfall does not contribute in maintenance of underground water table.
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  5. Question 5

    Hekistotherms are plants growing in :
    1. High temperature
    2. Bright light
    3. Very low light
    4. Very low temperature
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  6. Question 6

    What causes snowfall?
    1. When rain freezes into snow flakes while passing through the atmosphere.
    2. When condensation takes place below 0°C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes.
    3. When condensation takes place in the form of fog and precipitation occurs as flakes.
    4. When the air temperature is much lower than surface temperature.
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  7. Question 7

    Most of the communication satellites today are placed in a geostationary orbit. In order to stay over the same spot on the Earth, a geostationary satellite has to be directly above the?
    1. Either North or South Pole
    2. Tropic of Cancer
    3. Tropic of Capricorn
    4. Equator
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  8. Question 8

    The atmospheric layer which reflects radio waves is called ?
    1. Ionosphere
    2. Exosphere
    3. Troposphere
    4. Stratosphere
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  9. Question 9

    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. Code
    1. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
    2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
    3. (A) is false, but (R) is true
    4. (A) is true, but (R) is false
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  10. Question 10

    Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of fuel wood in the world?
    1. Russia
    2. Indonesia
    3. China
    4. India
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  11. Question 11

    Which one of the following is called “Roaring Forty”?
    1. Winds blowing in northern hemisphere between 400– 600 N
    2. Winds blowing in southern hemisphere between 400– 600 S
    3. Very hot and fast blowing summer winds
    4. Very cold winds which blow in winters
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  12. Question 12

    Tropical storm in the Chinese Sea is known as–
    1. Tornado
    2. Wave
    3. Cyclone
    4. Typhoon
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  13. Question 13

    The temperature at which an air parcel will become saturated with the present amount of water vapour is called:
    1. Saturation point
    2. Critical temperature
    3. Condensation point
    4. Dew point
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  14. Question 14

    In which among the following countries, rainfall occurs in winter season?
    1. Norway
    2. China
    3. Nigeria
    4. Brazil
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  15. Question 15

    The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth upwards is?
    1. Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere.
    2. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere.
    3. Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere.
    4. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere.
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  16. Question 16

    Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world?
    1. Temperate Deciduous forests
    2. Temperate Coniferous forests
    3. Tropical Rain forests
    4. Tropical Monsoon forests
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  17. Question 17

    Jet streams are usually found in the:
    1. Mesosphere
    2. Ozonosphere
    3. Ionosphere
    4. Tropopause
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  18. Question 18

    Which of the following latitudes (North or South) would you associate with ‘Horse Latitudes’?
    1. 45º
    2. 30º
    3. 23½º
    4. 60º
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  19. Question 19

    Cloud burst means :
    1. Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm
    2. Formation of artificial rain
    3. Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
    4. Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky
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  20. Question 20

    Clouds are the result of :
    1. Normal temp. lapse rate
    2. Evaporation
    3. Condensation
    4. Catabatic lapse rate
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