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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

Match the following:

 
a. Cyclone 1. The storms accompanied by rain and lightning at a speeds of 89 - 102 km/h.
b. Thunderstorm 2. A dark funnel shaped cloud formed on land such that it reaches from the sky to the ground.
c. Tornado 3. Swirlling winds formed in tropical seas due to the formation of a low pressure region at sea.

  1. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1

  2. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2

  3. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3

  4. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1

  5. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. A cyclone is formed by swirlling winds  in tropical seas due to the formation of low pressure regions at sea. Thunderstorms are the storms accompanied by rain and lightning at a speeds of 89 - 102 km/h. A tornado is a dark funnel shaped cloud formed on land such that it reaches from the sky to the ground.

Multiple choice

During winter season, birds in the polar region

  1. undergo hibernation

  2. migrate

  3. breed

  4. cannot survive and die

  5. none of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Yes, it is correct. They fly to warmer regions during winter to survive. Long distance travel in search of favourable climate is called migration.

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 primptive
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Kalahari Desert's aridity is primarily due to its location in the subtropical high-pressure belt on the western side of the continent, where offshore trade winds and the cold Benguela current inhibit precipitation.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements The contrast between areas north and south of the 37th parallel in Japan is largely on account of differences in

  1. climate

  2. settlement process

  3. topography

  4. industrial activity
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The 37th parallel north in Japan roughly marks a significant climatic division between the snowy, cold northern regions facing winter monsoons from Siberia and the milder southern regions. This climatic contrast dictates agriculture, lifestyle, and regional characteristics. Climate is the primary driver of this boundary.

Multiple choice

Which of the following are examples of peneplains? Plains of _____.

  1. Central Russia
  2. Paris Basin
  3. Eastern England
  4. Upper Mississippi Basin

  1. 2 and 3

  2. 1, 3 and 4

  3. 1, 2 and 4

  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Peneplains are low-relief plains formed by protracted erosion. The plains of Central Russia, the Paris Basin, and the Upper Mississippi Basin are classic examples cited in geomorphology. Eastern England is generally characterized as a structural plain or cuesta landscape.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:1. In the high latitudes, east-coast regions are wetter than west-coasts2. Precipitation is abundant on the windward slopes but rare on the leeward slopes.3. In the subtropics, west-coasts are wetter thatnthe east-coasts.4. Precipitation is abundant in the middle latitudes. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 3

  2. 2 only

  3. 2 and 4

  4. 3 and 4
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 2 is correct because moisture-laden winds drop most of their precipitation on the windward slopes of mountains. Statement 4 is correct because middle latitudes experience frequent cyclonic activity and precipitation associated with frontal systems.

Multiple choice

Identify the correct sequence of the given processes regarding rainfall.

  1. Unsaturated air, condensation, dew point, precipitation

  2. Dew point, condensation, unsaturated air, precipitation

  3. Unsaturated air, dew point, condensation, precipitation

  4. Dew point, precipitation, condensation, unsaturated air
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Rainfall begins with unsaturated air that cools as it rises. Once it reaches the dew point, the air becomes saturated, condensation occurs to form droplets, and eventually, precipitation falls.

Multiple choice

Consider the following conditions for the formation of temperature inversions:

  1. Cloud sky
  2. Strong winds
  3. Long winter nights
  4. Cold dry air Which of the above conditions are ideal?

  1. 1, 2 and 3

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 2, 3 and 4

  4. 3 and 4
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Temperature inversion requires the ground to cool rapidly, which happens best during long winter nights with clear skies and calm (not strong) winds. Cold, dry air also facilitates this cooling process by allowing terrestrial radiation to escape more easily.

Multiple choice

Thunderstorms originated from

  1. nimbostratus clouds

  2. altocumulus clouds

  3. stratus clouds

  4. cumulonimbus clouds
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Cumulonimbus clouds are towering vertical clouds associated with heavy precipitation and atmospheric instability. They are the only cloud type capable of producing lightning, thunder, and severe storms.