Q.1
Which of the following statements is not true?
Q.2
Land masses are heated and cooled much faster than water bodies. Identify the true statements in this regard:
I. Land gets heated by conduction
II. Water has higher specific heat
III. Only the surface layers of water are heated
IV. Water gets heated by convection
Q.3
Cloud burst means ________
Q.4
Which of the following is located at the minimum height from the Earth?
Q.5
The study of the processes of atmosphere is called as
Q.6
Consider the following statements
1. Tropical cyclones have circular isobars.
2. Tropical cyclones originate entirely within the tropical air mass.
3. The intensity and magnitude of hurricanes generally exceed those of typhoons.
4. Tropical cyclones are more destructive than the western disturbances.
Select the correct answer by using the following codes
Q.7
What is the correct sequence of the following zonal pressure belts?
1. Subpolar low
2. Equatorial low
3. Polar high
4. Subtropical high
Q.8
Beaufort Scale is used to measure ________
Q.9
Which of the following depletion results in the increase in the UV radiation on the Earth?
Q.10
What helps to maintain the heat budget on the surface of the earth?
Q.11
Which of the following is not one of the three processes involved in the transfer of water between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth?
Q.12
Consider the following statements:
1. Nearly 99% of the total mass of the atmosphere lies within 30 km of the Earth's surface.
2. The proportion of ozone in the atmosphere increases to a maximum at about 60 km from Earth's surface.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.13
Which gas is found in maximum quantity in lower atmosphere?
Q.14
Relative humidity of the atmosphere is directly affected by ________
Q.15
Which of the following statements about Stratosphere is incorrect?
Q.16
Winds and air currents differ in the aspect that ________
Q.17
Lapse rate is related to the decrease of ________
Q.18
The most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere is
Q.19
A temperature inversion is most likely to occur under which of the following conditions?
Q.20
The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called
Q.21
The layer of the atmosphere which provides ideal conditions for flying on jet aeroplanes is ________
Q.22
Because of which one of the following factors, clouds do not precipitate in deserts?
Q.23
Which one among the following local winds is not characteristically hot and dry?
Q.24
Which one of the following characteristics is not associated with the tropical cyclones?
Q.25
In the atmosphere of the primitive earth there was no ________
Q.26
Which of the following sequences of atmospheric layers is correct from below?
Q.27
The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth's surface is known as
Q.28
Anticyclones are caused by ________
Q.29
The Trade winds are caused by ________
Q.30
Which one of the following constituents of the atmosphere causes greatest changes in climate and weather?
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