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question_answer1)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. The rate of evaporation is higher in the Northern Hemisphere as compared to the Southern Hemisphere. |
2. The rate of precipitation is higher in the Southern Hemisphere as compared to the Northern Hemisphere. |
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Only 1 is correct done
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Both 1 and 2 are correct done
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Only 2 is correct done
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question_answer2)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. The long term behaviour of weather over time is known as climate. |
2. The state of atmosphere at a place and time as regards temperature, wind and rain, etc. known as weather |
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Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Highland climate of low latitudes show a similar seasonably to lowland climates of the nearby region. |
2. The highlands of low latitudes are wetter and cooler. |
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A region records abundant rainfall, but with a winter maximum. The temperature throughout the year is moderate. These are the characteristics of
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Marine West Coast Climate done
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Monsoon Climate done
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Taiga Climate done
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Temperate Grassland Climate done
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question_answer5)
The Majova Desert lies in
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Africa done
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Asia done
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Australia done
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D)
North America done
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The highest ever temperature recorded in Europe was in
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Greece done
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Bosnia done
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Italy done
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D)
Spain done
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question_answer7)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. The sub, polar low pressure belt develops because of centrifugal force. |
2. The sub, tropical high pressure belt is the result of adiabatic warming. |
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Only 2 is correct done
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question_answer8)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. The average rainfall of the Northern Hemisphere is more than that of the Southern Hemisphere. |
2. The Northern Hemisphere has more area under folded mountains. |
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Only 2 is correct done
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Both 1 and 2 are correct done
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question_answer9)
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A)
In the tropical latitudes, the eastern margins of oceans are relatively cool. done
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In the tropical latitudes, the cyclones occur within \[{{5}^{o}}\] of the equator. done
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The eye of a tropical cyclone is cloudless. done
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Thunder occurs in the rear part of a tropical cyclone. done
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question_answer10)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Alpine Tundra is similar to Arctic Tundra |
2. Alpine Tundra is found in both the lower and the higher latitudes. |
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A country of Europe has mild and wet winter and hot-dry summer. These are the characteristics of:
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Albania done
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Bulgaria done
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Hungary done
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Romania done
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question_answer12)
What percentage of the Earth is covered by clouds at any point of time?
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30% done
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4% done
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50% done
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60% done
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question_answer13)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Trail of precipitation hanging from the undersurface of a cloud but not reaching the ground is called as virga |
2. The tube-shaped clouds associated with tornadoes/water spouts is called as tuba |
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question_answer14)
The halo-phenomenon is visible in the:
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Alto-Stratus cloud done
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Cirrus clouds done
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Cirro-cumulus clouds done
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Cirro-Stratus clouds done
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question_answer15)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Cumulus-Nimbus are heavy dense clouds with considerable vertical extension. |
2. Stratus clouds are grey clouds which may give drizzle or snow grains. |
3. Alto, Cumulus clouds are known for thunder and lightning. |
4. Nimbo, Stratus are grey clouds which give continuous rain, snow or sleet. |
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1, 2 and 4 are correct done
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2, 3 and 4 are correct done
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question_answer16)
The average annual temperature of a city is about \[{{4}^{o}}C\] and the annual range of temperature about \[{{30}^{o}}C\]while the average annual rainfall is about 60 cm. These weather conditions are found in the city of:
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Berlin done
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Copenhagen done
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Moscow done
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Oslo done
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question_answer17)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Precipitation of liquid water particles is known as rain. |
2. A fairly uniform precipitation composed exclusively of fine drops of water is known as drizzle. |
3. A precipitation of ice crystals most of which are branched is known as snow. |
4. A precipitation of small pieces of ice is known as hail. |
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1, 3 and 4 are correct done
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2, 3 and 4 are correct done
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question_answer18)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Fog, ice, fog, and mist are a form of precipitation |
2. Diamond dust (ice, prism) may fall from a cloudy or cloudless sky. |
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Only 2 is correct done
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question_answer19)
Which one of the following is not a type of precipitation?
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Dew done
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Fog done
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Mist done
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Virga done
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question_answer20)
The consequences of the Pleistocene Age are
1. Change in sea level |
2. Isostatic adjustment of the Earth-crust |
3. Creation of a number of lakes |
4. Stress on the fauna and fiora |
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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1, 2 and 3 are correct done
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1, 3 and 4 are correct done
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2, 3 and 4 are correct done
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1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct done
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question_answer21)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. In the 'eye' of a tropical cyclone the winds are light and variable. |
2. The 'eye' of a tropical cyclone is cloudless. |
3. The highest velocities of wind are just outside the 'eye' of a tropical cyclone. |
4. The strongest winds of a tropical cyclone are usually recorded in its left front quadrant. |
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1, 2 and 3 are correct done
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1, 3 and 4 are correct done
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2, 3 and 4 are correct done
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question_answer22)
Which one of the following conditions is not favourable for the origin of a tropical cyclone?
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Tropical cyclones originate when the sea surface temperature is above \[{{25}^{o}}C\] done
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They originate in both the North and the South Atlantic Ocean. done
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They originate when there is continuous supply of warm- moist air. done
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They originate between \[{{8}^{o}}N\]and \[{{25}^{o}}N\] in the Northern Hemisphere. done
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question_answer23)
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A)
The hot deserts are confined between \[{{20}^{o}}\]to \[{{30}^{o}}\] latitudes. done
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The equatorial low pressure area is the result of thermal heating. done
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There develops a low pressure area in the hot deserts. done
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Most of the hot deserts lie on the lee-ward side of folded mountains. done
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question_answer24)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. In USA the list of hurricanes is prepared before the beginning of a year. |
2. The names of only those hurricanes are retained which attain the magnitude of 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. |
3. The names which are not according to the magnitude of scale are never used again to name the hurricanes. |
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1 and 3 are correct done
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question_answer25)
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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The lowest temperature of the world is recorded at Verkhoyansk (Siberia) done
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The highest annual range of temperature of the world is recorded in Taiga climate. done
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The average annual temperature is only about \[{{26}^{o}}C\] at Singapore. done
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The average temperature in the summer of Tundra is always below \[{{10}^{o}}C\] done
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question_answer26)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. The temperature and rainfall cycles of Delhi and Shimla are identical in phase. |
2. Shimla receives more rainfall than Delhi. |
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Only 2 is correct done
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Both 1 and 2 are correct done
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Neither 1 nor 2 is correct. done
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question_answer27)
At the occurrence of a local wind, the temperature rises from \[-{{15}^{o}}C\]in the morning to \[{{5}^{o}}C\] in the evening. These weather phenomenon is associated with:
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Bora done
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Foehn done
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Gibli done
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Mistral done
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question_answer28)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. The age of the atmosphere is about 600 million years. |
2. The composition of the atmospheric gases is constant. |
3. The gases of the homosphere are evenly mixed |
4. The heterosphere lies 80 km above the sea level. |
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1, 2 and 4 are correct done
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question_answer29)
Consider the following staements:
1. The winds which blow between \[{{30}^{o}}N\]and \[{{60}^{o}}S\] latitude throughout the year are known as westerlies. |
2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in the north-western region of India are part of westerlies. |
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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2 only done
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Both 1 and 2 done
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Neither 1 nor 2 done
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question_answer30)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. A tropical cyclone is characterised by closed isobars. |
2. A tropical cyclone that occurs in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean is known as Typhoon. |
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Only 2 is correct done
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