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Climate, Weather, and Geography

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Climate, weather, and geography examine temperature variations, wind patterns, atmospheric hazards, and global climate zones. This hub addresses climographs, thunderstorm triggers, and regional climate descriptors. These concepts are essential for UPSC, SSC, and RRB general studies and geography exams.

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Climate, Weather, and Geography Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

a. Fog is frequent over mountains as the rising warm air up the slopes meets a cold surface. b. Mists are prevalent where warm currents of air come in contact with cold currents. c. Smogs are mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by the dust, smoke, and the salt particles.

  1. Only a

  2. Only b

  3. Only c

  4. Only b and c

  5. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer, as all the statements given are incorrect.  Mist, not fog is frequent over mountains as the rising warm air up the slopes meets a cold surface. Fogs, mot mists are prevalent where warm currents of air come in contact with cold currents. Fogs, not smogs are mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by the dust, smoke, and the salt particles.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct about cirrus clouds?

a. They form at high altitudes. b. They are thin and detached clouds having a feathery appearance. c. They are always white in colour.

  1. Only a and b

  2. Only b and c

  3. Only a and c

  4. All of these

  5. Only b
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct, as all the statements are correct. Cirrus clouds are formed at high altitudes. They are thin and detatched clouds having a feathery appearance. They are always white in colour.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are true about stratus clouds?

a. They are always white in colour. b. They exist in patches and can be seen scattered here and there. c. These clouds are generally formed either due to loss of heat or the mixing of air masses with different temperatures.

  1. Only a

  2. Only b

  3. Only c

  4. Only a and b

  5. Only b and c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is correct about stratus clouds. Stratus clouds are layered cloudscovering large portions of the sky. 

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are true about nimbus clouds?

a. These are layered clouds covering large portions of the sky. b. They are black or dark gray. c. These are extremely dense and opaque to the rays of the sun.

  1. Only a

  2. Only b

  3. Only c

  4. Only a and b

  5. Only b and c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer, as both statements are correct. Nimbus clouds are black or dark gray. Nimbus clouds are extremely dense and opaque to the rays of the sun.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Convectional rainfall is very common in the equatorial regions and interior parts of the continents, particularly in the northern hemisphere. b. Convectional rainfall is common in the summer or in the hotter part of the day. c. Convectional rainfall takes place with thunder and lightening and does not last long.

  1. Only a

  2. Only b

  3. Only c

  4. Only b and c

  5. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer, as the statements are correct. Convectional rainfall is very common in the equatorial regions and interior parts of the continents, particularly in the northern hemisphere. Convectional rainfall is common in the summer or in the hotter part of the day. Convectional rainfall takes place with thunder and lightening and does not last long.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

a. The chief characteristic of orographic rain is that leeward slopes receive greater rainfall. b. The windward slopes in orographic rain remain dry and rainless. c. The area which gets less rainfall is known as the rain-shadow area.

  1. Only a

  2. Only b

  3. Only c

  4. Only a and b

  5. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer, as both these statements are incorrect.The chief characteristics of orographic rain are that windward slopes receive greater rainfall, and leeward side remains rainless and dry.

Multiple choice

When the reading of a barometer goes down it is an indication of

  1. storm

  2. snow

  3. rainfall

  4. intense heat
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C Correct answer
Explanation

A falling barometer indicates decreasing atmospheric pressure, which typically signals approaching rainfall or stormy weather. Low pressure systems are associated with cloud formation and precipitation. Snowfall and intense heat are not directly indicated by falling barometric pressure.

Multiple choice

Microorganisms cannot survive under

  1. ice cold condition

  2. hot springs

  3. deserts

  4. marshy lands

  5. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

As they can survive under all types of environment, ranging from ice cold climate to hot springs and deserts to marshy lands, so all are correct. Hence, this is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the appropriate answer from the options given below:

Which is the most common landform of glaciated mountains?

  1. Moraines

  2. Troughs

  3. Cirque

  4. Depositional land forms

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Cirques are the most common landform in glaciated mountains - bowl-shaped depressions carved at the head of glaciers where ice accumulates and erodes headward. While moraines (depositional) and troughs (U-shaped valleys) are present, cirques are more numerous as every glacier source has one. Common in Himalaya, Alps, and Rockies. They often contain tarns (lakes) after glacial retreat and are the starting point for valley glaciers.

Multiple choice

Hot deserts are found near the western coasts of continents because the winds passing by the cold ocean currents blowing along these coasts are dry.

  1. the winds passing by the cold ocean currents blowing along these coasts

  2. the wind passing through the cold ocean currents blowing along these coasts

  3. the wind that passes through the cold ocean current blowing along these coasts

  4. the winds that pass by the cold ocean current flowing from these coasts

  5. the winds passing over the cold ocean currents flowing along these coasts
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence has error of incorrect usage of preposition and diction. Ocean currents don't blow. Also, use of the preposition 'by' is incorrect. The correct usage is 'over'. This option corrects both the errors.

Multiple choice

Match the following.

1. It is a mixture of gases A. Clouds
2. The process of conversion of water vapour into water B. Air
3. The period of year with a particular weather C. Condensation
4. They fall down on earth as rain D. Season

  1. 1 - A, 2 - C, 3 - B, 4 - D

  2. 1 - B, 2 - C, 3 - A, 4 - D

  3. 1 - B, 2 - C, 3 - D, 4 - A

  4. 1 - C, 2 - B, 3 - A, 4 - D

  5. 1 - D, 2 - C, 3 - A, 4 - B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the right answer. Air is the mixture of gases. The process of consversion of water vapour into water is called condensation. Season is the period of year with a particular weather and clouds fall down on earth as rain.