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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 true?

  1. Lightning occurs between two clouds only.

  2. Lightning occurs between clouds and the earth only.

  3. Lightning does not occur between clouds and the earth.

  4. Lightning can occur between two or more clouds and between clouds and the earth.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Lightning can occur between two or more clouds and between clouds and the earth.

Multiple choice

How are winds generated?

  1. By uneven heating on the earth.

  2. By the rotation of the earth.

  3. By the air pressure exerted in the atmosphere.

  4. By the difference between the pressures of the air in two regions.

  5. None of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

 At the poles, the air is colder than that at latitudes about 60 degrees. The warm air at these latitudes rises up and the cold wind from the polar regions rushes in  to take its place. In this way, wind circulation is set up from the poles to the warmer latitudes. The change in direction of winds is however, caused by the rotation of the earth, which is also the cause of the uneven heating of the earth.

Multiple choice

A storm with lightning and thunder is called a thunderstorm. It occurs due to the convection of air in ____________.

  1. cold and polar areas, such as Iceland

  2. moderate and pleasant weather, such as Pune

  3. hot and humid areas, such as Bhubneshwar

  4. equatorial areas such as the Sahara

  5. hilly areas such as Shimla
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. A storm with lightning and thunder is called a thunderstorm. It occurs due to the convection of air in hot and humid areas.

Multiple choice

EI Nino is

  1. A sea storm

  2. A warm ocean current

  3. A tropical disturbance

  4. Another name of typhoon
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A Correct answer
Multiple choice

Seasonal variation is the least

  1. in the Arctic Circle

  2. at 450 N latitude

  3. in the Tropic of Cancer

  4. at the Equator
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The equator experiences the least seasonal variation in temperature and daylight hours throughout the year. This is because the equator receives fairly consistent solar radiation year-round, unlike higher latitudes where the angle of sunlight changes dramatically with seasons. At the Arctic Circle, seasonal variation is most extreme with periods of continuous daylight or darkness depending on the season.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the most ideal condition for chemical weathering?

  1. Hot and humid

  2. Hot and dry

  3. Cold and dry

  4. Cold and humid
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Chemical weathering requires both moisture and heat to proceed effectively. Water acts as a solvent and medium for chemical reactions, while higher temperatures increase the kinetic energy of molecules, accelerating reaction rates. Hot and humid conditions provide both, making them ideal for chemical weathering processes.

Multiple choice

Excessively dry and very cold temperature throughout the year correspond to which of the following regions?

  1. Arctic deserts

  2. Tundra

  3. Alpine meadows

  4. Antarctica
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Antarctica is characterized by extremely cold temperatures throughout the year and very low precipitation, making it both the coldest and driest continent. Arctic deserts, tundra, and alpine meadows have different climatic characteristics and do not match the extreme year-round cold and dryness of Antarctica.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a form of precipitation?

  1. Hail

  2. Snowfall

  3. Rainfall

  4. Fog
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Precipitation refers to water products that fall from clouds to the ground. Hail, snowfall, and rainfall are all forms of precipitation. Fog, however, is a cloud at ground level consisting of suspended water droplets - it does not fall from the sky and therefore is not classified as precipitation.

Multiple choice

In northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitude to the Doldrums is called

  1. Westerly winds

  2. Trade winds

  3. Polar Easterly winds

  4. Monsoon winds
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Trade winds are steady winds that blow from the subtropical high-pressure belts (Horse Latitudes, approximately 30° N/S) toward the equatorial low-pressure zone (Doldrums, near the equator). In the Northern Hemisphere, the Coriolis effect deflects these winds to the right, causing them to blow from the northeast. Westerlies blow from the subtropics toward subpolar regions, not toward the equator.

Multiple choice

Which of these is a violently rotating column of air?

  1. Hail

  2. Firestorm

  3. Tornado

  4. Heat wave

  5. Solar flare
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C Correct answer
Explanation

A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud.