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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

The Taiga belt lies between the

  1. temperate grasslands and tundra

  2. mediterranean climate and tundra

  3. monsoon climate and tundra

  4. Tibet-type climate and tundra
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Taiga (boreal forest) biome is located between the temperate grasslands to the south and the tundra to the north. This forms a natural latitudinal progression from warmer grasslands through coniferous forests to Arctic tundra. The other options pair tundra with climates not adjacent to taiga belts.

Multiple choice

Which of the following conditions characterise the equatorial climates of the world?

  1. Cold winter
  2. Hot summer
  3. Afternoon under shower
  4. Small diurnal range of temperature

  1. 1 and 3

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 2

  4. 3 and 4
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option 3 and 4 is correct because equatorial climates are characterized by consistent high temperatures (no cold winters or hot summers) and afternoon convectional showers. They have very small diurnal (daily) temperature ranges due to high cloud cover and humidity. Statements 1 and 2 are incorrect - equatorial regions don't experience seasonal temperature extremes.

Multiple choice

The lines joining the places with equal amount of rainfall are called

  1. isolines

  2. isodrums

  3. isohyets

  4. isotherms
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Isohyets is the correct answer because they are lines on a map connecting points with equal rainfall. Isolines is the general term for any line connecting equal values, Isodrums is not a standard term, and Isotherms connect points of equal temperature - only Isohyets specifically refers to rainfall.

Multiple choice

What is Chinook?

  1. Dry, warm wind that blows down on the eastern side of Rockies

  2. Warm, heavy rains on Alps

  3. Cold water current in the Pacific

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct answer is (1). 

Multiple choice

How are pressure zones on earth formed?

  1. By differential water currents

  2. By differential wind system

  3. By differential heating of the earth's surface by the sun

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct option is (3).

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. New Zealand has very mild winters owing to its oceanic situation and only the extreme north has very cold winters.
  2. In New Zealand, the situation of the mountain chain produces much sharper climate contrasts between east and west than in a north-west direction.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 2 alone is correct. Statement 1 is incorrect because New Zealand's oceanic position gives it mild temperatures throughout the country, not just in the north. Statement 2 is correct because New Zealand's mountain ranges run northeast-southwest, creating sharp east-west precipitation contrasts (west is wet, east is dry) rather than north-south differences.

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.