ATMOSPHERE MCQS SET 13

ATMOSPHERE MCQS SET 13

121) Which of the following is produced by the rapid ascent of moist air?
A) Frost
B) Hail
C) Snow
D) Fog

Answer: Hail
   
122) In the atmosphere of the primitive earth there was no:
A) oxygen
B) carbon dioxide
C) nitrogen
D) ammonia

Answer: oxygen
   
123) The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and subtropical zones is:
A) 21∘ C
B) 18∘ C
C) 12∘ C
D) 15∘ C

Answer: 18∘ C
   
124) Match the following:
List I      List II
A. Chinook winds       1. bring bitterly cold conditions
B. Polar Easterlies      2. most regular and constant
C. Trade winds      3. snow eaters
D. Westerlies      4. stormy and powerful in Southern hemisphere

A B C D
A) 4 1 2 3
B) 3 1 4 2
C) 1 3 2 4
D) 3 1 2 4

Answer: 3 1 2 4
   
125) A temperature inversion is most likely to occur under which of the following conditions?
A) Mountain top in late evening
B) Windy but cloudy night
C) Calm, cloudy and humid night
D) Calm, clear and cool winter night

Answer: Calm, clear and cool winter night

126) Which of the following are the ideal conditions for the phenomenon of temperature inversion to occur?
l. Long nights
ll. Cloudy sky
lll. Calm and stable air
IV. Dry air
A) l and II
B) I, II and Ill
C) II, III and IV
D) I, III and IV

Answer: I, III and IV
   
127) Agents of fog formation do not include:
A) high relative humidity
B) diurnal temperatures of short ranges
C) winter season
D) rapid radiation

Answer: diurnal temperatures of short ranges
   
128) Which one of the following is the cloud that is dark-grey or black, found at very low height and brings the real rain?
A) Altocumulus
B) Cirrus
C) Cirrostratus
D) Nimbostratus

Answer: Nimbostratus
   
129) Which one of the following statements is correct?
A) Cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals
B) Cirrus clouds exhibit a flat base and have the appearance of rising domes
C) Cumulus clouds are white and thin and form delicate patches and give a fibrous and feathery appearance .
D) Cumulus clouds are classified as high clouds

Answer: Cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals
   
130) The cauliflower shape is associated with which of the following cloud formations?
A) Stratus
B) Cumulus
C) Cirrus
D) Nimbus

Answer: Cumulus