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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

What is Willy Willy?

  1. Cyclone in South East Carribean region.

  2. Cyclone in Philippines islands, Eastern China and Japan.

  3. Cyclone around South East Africa coast, Madagascar, Mauritius Islands and North West Australia.

  4. Violently rotating storm, characterised by funnel shaped cloud in which winds whirl around a small area of extremely low pressure.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

It is Willie Willies.

Multiple choice

Which type of climate is experienced in North America and Eurasia?

  1. Tropical climate

  2. Humid microthermal climate

  3. Polar climate

  4. Highland climate
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B Correct answer
Explanation

 Humid microthermal climate. Based on the type of forests growing in the region, this type of climate is also known as ‘taiga’. The summer temperature is higher than 100 C, but the temperature in the winter season goes below the freezing point.

Multiple choice

The main cause of Kalahari being a desert is

  1. the cold currents near the coast

  2. its location on the west coast in the tropics

  3. its location in the tropics

  4. that its people are primitive
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Kalahari is not a true desert but a semi-arid region. Its aridity is primarily due to its location on the western coast within the tropical high-pressure belt (around 30°S), where descending air masses create dry conditions. While cold currents can influence coastal deserts, the Kalahari's position is more significant. The primitive nature of local populations has no effect on climate.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Fast flowing and narrow air currents are called jet streams. b. The westerly jet streams are responsible for western cyclonic disturbances in the north and north-western parts of India. c. The easterly jet stream moves north of the Himalayas with the apparent movement of the sun.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and b

  5. a and c
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as both statements are correct.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. As the distance from the sea increases, its moderating influence decreases, which is called continentality. b. As one goes from the surface of the earth to higher altitudes, the atmosphere becomes less dense and temperature decreases, which is called Ferrel's law. c. The way ocean currents along with onshore winds affect the climate of the coastal areas is called Coriolis force.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and b

  5. b and c
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A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

The Savanna type of climate is characterized by

  1. humid summers and humid winters

  2. humid summers and dry winters

  3. humid winters and dry summers

  4. humid conditions throughout the year
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B Correct answer
Explanation

 The Savanna type of climate is characterized by humid summers and dry winters.

Multiple choice

Which of the following has the highest wind velocity?

  1. Tornado

  2. Typhoon

  3. Hurricane

  4. Cyclone
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Tornadoes have the highest wind velocities among all atmospheric disturbances, often exceeding 300 km/h. Typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclones are all tropical cyclones with similar wind speeds, but tornadoes can have significantly higher wind velocities in their most intense forms.

Multiple choice

Geothermal gradient is the difference between the temperatures of

  1. two points on the earth’s surface

  2. the core of the planet and its surface

  3. land and water bodies

  4. equatorial and polar regions
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Thermal energy is the energy that determines the temperature of matter. The geothermal energy of the earth's crust originates from the original formation of the planet (20%) and from radioactive decay of minerals (80%). The geothermal gradient, which is the difference in the temperature of the core of the planet and its surface, drives a continuous conduction of thermal energy in the form of heat from the core to the surface.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. The planet closest to the sun is much hotter than the planet farther away from it.

  2. Mercury is colder than Venus

  3. Places closer to the equator are colder than the places closer to the poles.

  4. Mountains can change or even stops wind.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The statement is incorrect because equatorial regions receive more direct solar radiation and are hotter, while polar regions receive indirect sunlight and are colder. This is a fundamental principle of Earth's climate system. Options A, B, and D are all factually correct statements about planetary and atmospheric conditions.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. The planet closest to the Sun is much hotter than the planet farther away from it.

  2. Mercury is colder than Venus.

  3. Places closer to the equator are colder than the places closer to the poles.

  4. Mountains can change or even stop wind.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Mercury is closest to the Sun but has no atmosphere, so it's actually colder than Venus which has a thick CO2 atmosphere creating extreme greenhouse effect. Places near the equator are warmer, not colder, than poles due to more direct sunlight. Mountains do block and redirect winds, creating rain shadows and changing local weather patterns.

Multiple choice

Why do clouds in the rainy season appear black?

  1. Because rain clouds are full of black dirt particles.

  2. Because sunlight is very dim in the rainy season.

  3. Because rain clouds are dense and opaque.

  4. Because atmosphere is not clear in the rainy season.

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Clouds in the rainy season are dense, full of vapour and dust particles. Light cannot pass through these particles. In fact, light projects down from their edges. Hence, the clouds appear black. 

Multiple choice

Fungi basically grow in _____.

  1. very hot weather

  2. very cold weather

  3. hot and humid weather

  4. desert region

  5. water
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Fungi basically grow in hot and humid weather.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements: 1. Below 30 degree latitude, the steady surface winds blow towards the equator from north-east in the northern hemisphere and from south-east in the southern hemisphere. These are called trade winds.2. The S.I. unit of heat is Newton.

Which of the given statements is /are incorrect?

  1. Only (1)

  2. Only (2)

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

(i) Statement (1) is correct. These winds are called trade winds. These winds (also called trades) are the prevailing pattern of easterly surface winds found in the tropics, within the lower portion of the Earth's atmosphere. (ii) Statement (2) is incorrect. The S.I. unit of heat is Joule. Newton is the S.I. unit of force.