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Climatology - Test Set 7

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18 questions

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  1. Question 1

    Mediterranean type of climate is characterized by :
    1. Wet summer and dry winter
    2. Dry summer and dry winter
    3. Dry summer and wet winter
    4. Wet summer and wet winter
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  2. Question 2

    The main cause of global climatic change is :
    1. Adding of dus
    2. Emissions of industrial gases
    3. Change in plant cover
    4. Increase in the content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
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  3. Question 3

    The climate of North America is influence during winter by the :
    1. Polar air masses
    2. Continental air masses
    3. Warm air mass
    4. Tropical air masses
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  4. Question 4

    Depression formed due to deflating action of winds are called :
    1. Ventifacts
    2. Sand dunes
    3. Yardang
    4. Playas
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  5. Question 5

    In atmosphere the lowermost layer is :
    1. Stratosphere
    2. Ionosphere
    3. Exosphere
    4. Troposphere
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  6. Question 6

    Blizzards are characteristic feature of :
    1. Antarctic region
    2. Temperature region
    3. Tropical region
    4. Equatorial region
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  7. Question 7

    Which one of the following is not the example of planetary winds ?
    1. Monsoon
    2. Chinook
    3. Trade Wind
    4. None of these
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  8. Question 8

    Which one of the following represent the lines joining the places of equal rainfall :
    1. Isohyets
    2. Isobars
    3. Isohalines
    4. All of above
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  9. Question 9

    Which one of the following is the highest cloud ?
    1. Stratocumulus
    2. Cirrus
    3. Cumulus
    4. Nimbostratus
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  10. Question 10

    Sea breeze is formed during :
    1. Seasonal
    2. Both day night
    3. Night
    4. Day time
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  11. Question 11

    Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because :
    1. It is closest to the Sun
    2. It is heated by the Earth’s surface
    3. There are charged particles in it
    4. All of these
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  12. Question 12

    Airmass near to the earth’s surface is warmer because it :
    1. contains dust particles
    2. Radiates heat
    3. Is far from the sun
    4. Is warmed by terrestrial radiation
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  13. Question 13

    Which one of the following is a greenhouse gas ?
    1. Oxygen
    2. Nitrogen
    3. Ozone
    4. Carbon-di-Oxide
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  14. Question 14

    What is a ‘tornado’ ?
    1. A very low pressure centre
    2. A very high pressure centre
    3. A very high ocean wave
    4. A planetary wind
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  15. Question 15

    Which one of the following is called North-easter ?
    1. Cold and fast-blowing winds in South Pole region
    2. Cold and fast blowing winds in northern hemisphere that move from sub-polar to polar regions
    3. Winds blowing towards Kazakhstan in Central Asia
    4. Cold and fast-blowing winds from the polar region in northern hemisphere
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  16. Question 16

    Density of the earth’s atmosphere is highest in the :
    1. Ionosphere
    2. Mesosphere
    3. Stratosphere
    4. Troposphere
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  17. Question 17

    Typhoons are common in the :
    1. Arctic Ocean
    2. Mexican Gulf
    3. Seas of China and Japan
    4. Indian Ocean
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  18. Question 18

    Frontal Rain is caused by
    1. Cyclonic activity
    2. Condensation of water evaporated from mountains
    3. Convection current
    4. All of above
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